Robert Englund gives new details about how he aided good friend Mark Hamill in nabbing the role of Luke Skywalker in StarWars.
Freddy Krueger actor Robert Englund details exactly how he helped Mark Hamill score the iconic role of Luke Skywalker in Star Wars. The first Star Wars film - later retitled to be Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope - was released in 1977 and became one of the first major blockbuster films. Directed by George Lucas, it introduced audiences to the now-iconic characters of Han Solo , Princess Leia , and Luke.
"I really wanted to be in Apocalypse Now. I wanted to read for Chef – played by the great Frederic Forrest – but that part had been taken. They heard that I was a surfer, so I read for the surfer, but I think they thought I was too old. As I was leaving, one of the producers told me they were casting across the hall for this George Lucas space movie. George Lucas was my hero, so I thought: “Hell, I’ll go.
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