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Jul 13, 2021 · Mark Hamill's car accident took place in January of '77, four months prior to the release of Star Wars. Given the timing, no one really knew who Mark Hamill was as he hadn't been in anything noteworthy to that point. In a 1978 Gossip magazine interview, Hamill admitted he thought his career was over after seeing the injuries to his face.
Mar 7, 2024 · Mark Hamill nearly missed out on his role in The Empire Strikes Back after an accident. Director George Lucas creatively avoided showing Hamill's face post-accident during filming....
Mar 27, 2023 · On January 11, 1977, with just a few pick-up shots left to do before "A New Hope" was finished, Mark Hamill was in a car accident that left director George Lucas using doubles to complete the...
Feb 1, 2022 · Mark Hamill was left with a fractured nose and left cheekbone after a freakish car accident on January 11, 1977. Doctors took cartilage from Hamill's ear to reconstruct his nose during the treatment. The car accident took place four months before the release of his then-upcoming sci-fi movie Star Wars: A New Hope , meaning he was yet to become ...
Feb 17, 2021 · Mark Hamill Reveals The Heartbreaking Impact His Near-Fatal Accident Had On His Career January 11, 1977: the day Mark Hamill's career — and life — nearly ended. Though he'd bounce back...
Oct 26, 2015 · October 26, 2015. Mark Hamill in ‘The Empire Strikes Back’ (Lucasfilm) By Jason Guerrasio, Business Insider. On January 11, 1977, Mark Hamill got into a car accident that fractured his...
Mark Hamill's accident actually happened after Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope had wrapped, but before the film's theatrical release. Due to this, the news didn't make much of a headline and didn't reach that many people, as it happened prior to Hamill's breakthrough role as Luke Skywalker .
