Mark Hamill, 72, lastly met his Star Wars “mom” Natalie Portman, 42, on the 2024 Golden Globe Awards on Sunday. The actor took to Twitter to share a smiling photograph with the actress and included a caption that exposed it was their first encounter with one another. “Now I’ve lastly met my ‘mom,’ because of the @goldenglobes,” he wrote.
The photograph confirmed the proficient stars with their arms round one another as they posed backstage on the occasion. He wore a darkish velvet blazer whereas she wore a sleeveless white costume with pink, blue, and inexperienced floral designs on the underside. he additionally sported some facial hair and he or she had her hair pulled again.
Now I’ve lastly met my “mom”, because of the @goldenglobes. pic.twitter.com/lkRZQgmLmp
— Mark Hamill (@MarkHamill) January 8, 2024
Mark’s photograph comes after Natalie admitted she “would love to satisfy” Mark again in 2018. Though they each starred in films from the Star Wars franchise through the years, that they had by no means starred in the identical one.
Mark performed Luke Skywalker, beginning with the unique Star Wars in 1977, and continued on in The Empire Strikes Again (1980), Return of the Jedi (1983), Star Wars: The Drive Awakens (2015), Star Wars: The Final Jedi (2017), and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019). Natalie starred as Padmé Amidala, Luke’s mom, within the franchise’s prequel trilogy, together with Star Wars:Episode 1 – The Phantom Menace (1999), Star Wars: Episode II – Assault of the Clones (2002), and Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005).
Earlier than assembly Natalie, Mark had met her costar Hayden Christensen, who performed his character’s father within the prequel movies. They posed for a photograph collectively on the Star Wars Celebration at Orange County Conference Heart on April 13, 2017 in Orlando, FL.
“SHOUT OUT to Hayden Christensen for no explicit motive, aside from being amongst the good of Canadians – a father younger sufficient to be my son – & the one & just one I do know they name the ‘Chosen One,’” Mark additionally captioned a 2020 Instagram put up that featured the photograph from their assembly.
As for whether or not or not a future Star Wars movie may embody each Mark and Natalie? The latter beforehand admitted she’d be up for it if the chance arose. “Nobody’s ever requested me to return, however I’m open to it,” she informed GQ in Could.