Mark Hamill on ‘Star Wars’ AI Deepfakes, Weighing Retirement and Voicing The Flying Dutchman in ‘The SpongeBob Movie’

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• 26 on Hulu), the adaptation of Stephen King’s “The Long Walk” and now “The SpongeBob Movie: Searching for SquarePants,” in which Hamill voices the ghoulish Flying Dutchman.
• Related Stories Holiday Gifting: 'Stranger Things,' 'When Harry Met Sally' Screenplays See Last-Minute Lift As Gift Ideas Best Video Game Gifts For Gamers in 2025 “You can’t really control it, but this was a really, really active year,” Hamill tells Variety.
• “I don’t have anything lined up, so maybe next year won’t be so active.” Popular on Variety Hamill weighed the idea of retirement after reprising Luke Skywalker in the “Star Wars” sequel trilogy, wanting to hang up his cape while the going was still good.
• “As much as an actor appreciates a good entrance,” he says, “you want to find a way to end your career in a way where you can hold your head high.”That outlook shifted when Mike Flanagan offered him a part in “The Fall of the House of Usher,” which reignited his excitement for the craft.
• “It was a character part that would’ve been routine in voiceover,” Hamill said.