There doesn’t seem to be much of a connection between the Nirvana albumNevermindand theStar Warsfranchise, butMark Hamillhas found one and brought it to the attention of everyone by sharing an image of an edited version of the American band’s iconic album cover that incorporates a scene fromThe Empire Strikes Back. The original album cover is probably one of the most instantly recognizable pieces in music history, featuring a naked baby swimming towards a dollar bill, and has been recently the subject of a lawsuit by the now grown-up child, something that Hamill also brought up in his post.Hamill has been linked to theStar Warsfranchise for 45 years since he first played Luke Skywalker inA New Hope. As well as being the central character of the original trilogy, Hamill reprised his role in the sequel trilogy and also appeared inThe Mandalorianas a de-aged version of Luke, while the characteralso appeared through CGI technology inThe Book of Boba Fett.With Hamill still very much a part of the franchise, anything he posts on the subject is going to get the attention of his fans, and his latest post is no exception.On hisTwitter account, Hamill posted the image which showsThe Empire Strikes Backscene in which Luke Skywalker is seen recovering from a Wampa attack in a Bacta tank. Considering he is seen floating in liquid, the image of Luke only took the addition of a floating dollar bill and the album title to turn the whole image into one that Hamill was very much on board with. He commented, “Love this idea for Nirvana’s album.” He also made a joking reference to the recent lawsuit around the original album cover, saying, “Also, I never would have retroactively sued the band (like the original Cover-Baby did after he grew up).”
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As shown the accompanying Disney+ series looking at the making ofThe Mandalorian,being able to play the role of Luke Skywalker again and have the character look as did around the time ofReturn of the Jediwas something that gave Hamill a real buzz to do, and of course it was something that fans were both surprised by and welcomed as Luke Skywalker appeared to take The Child from Din Djarin and train him in the ways of The Force.
Whether we see Hamill make any further appearances as Luke in the future of theStar Warsfranchise or not, he clearly isn’t about to stop sharing anythingStar Warsrelated that catches his attention and that is something that can only bring more good things to the attention of his many followers.
