“I have finally met my mother”: Mark Hamill Calls Back To His Star Wars Origin After Epic Reunion With Natalie Portman
Golden Globe Awards 2024 just reunited original Star Wars iconic figures Mark Hamill, who portrayed Luke Skywalker and Natalie Portman, who played his mother Padmé Amidala backstage.
Hollywood’s renowned actor, Mark Hamill, expressed his gratitude with Golden Globe Awards for reuniting him with his on-screen mother in the Star Wars saga. This reunion grabbed fans; attention as they recalled how Luke Skywalker never met his biological mother (Natalie Portman), who died soon after giving birth to him and his twin sister.
Star Wars Actor Mark Hamill Reunites With On-Screen Mother Natalie Portman
The Golden Globe Awards 2024 is taking all the attention, be it the winners, hosts, or iconic moments during the event. Recently, Mark Hamill shared a picture with Natalie Portman on his official X (earlier Twitter) account, thanking the award show for reuniting him with his on-screen mother. In the original Star Wars saga, Luke Skywalker never reunited with his biological mother and was even separated from his twin sister soon after birth.
Now I have finally met my "mother", thanks to the @goldenglobes. pic.twitter.com/lkRZQgmLmp
— Mark Hamill (@MarkHamill) January 8, 2024
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Though the galaxy far, far away could never show Luke Skywalker and his mother in the saga (except for the scene when Padmé gave birth to the infant), Mark Hamill thrilled his fans after sharing this picture. Following the post, enthusiasts have shared their experiences after witnessing the reunion after years:
“Luke, I am your mother” 😅😍🥹
— Araceli✨ (@aracelibs) January 9, 2024
How I Met Your Mother – Star Wars Edition
— Marc Chouen (@MarcChouen) January 9, 2024
I was unaware Padme knew how to become a force ghost pic.twitter.com/t9HzGGlEWp
— Larry Livin’ ~ Diamond Larry (@DiamondLarryETH) January 8, 2024
Love this!!! Can’t believe it took so long!!!
— Angela H ~ (@Miss_AngelaH) January 8, 2024
How Luke met his mother
— Bradley Productions (@productions86) January 8, 2024
Previously, Mark Hamill talked about never meeting Natalie Portman and shared that he was surprised after finding out that Portman is Luke’s biological mother. He said,
“When I saw that Natalie Portman was my mother, I thought holy moly. A woman that beautiful has a kid that looks like this? I’m not buying it. I should look way more handsome.”
The actor’s comments went insanely viral, and still, the on-screen mother-son couldn’t reunite until Golden Globe Awards 2024.
Natalie Portman Would Love To Reprise Her Role in Star Wars
While Mark Hamill got the chance to reprise his iconic role, nobody asked Natalie Portman to come back! revealed by the actress herself, she expressed a strong desire to return to Star Wars. In an interview with GQ, the May December star was asked if she’s coming back to the franchise, to which Portman said:
“I have no information on this. No one’s ever asked me to return, but I’m open to it.”
The actress has previously mentioned that it’s quite weird that she never met his on-screen son, even off-screen. That was the time when Natalie Portman, similarly to Hamill, mentioned her excitement of meeting the actor.
During her appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the host mentioned Hamill’s post on Portman’s birthday, which was captioned as “FUN FACT: I’ve never met this woman.” After which the Vox Lux star said:
“It’s such a shame, I would love to meet him. Mark, I would love to meet you, come over.”
Finally, after years, the two have reunited, making fans recall the resilient and incredible Luke Skywalker who never met his biological mother. Natalie Portman was nominated for her role in May December, and Mark Hamill presented the inaugural award for Cinematic and Box office Achievement.