Mark Hamill reviews Rogue One: ‘It grabs you from the first frame’
The Jedi master cosigned the new standalone film
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Your support makes all the difference.On Friday night, Mark Hamill, who's also known as Luke Skywalker, tweeted his review of the latest Star Wars film, Rogue One, and it seems like the Jedi master was impressed.
“Perfect Cast Astonishing Action Non-Stop Thrills Grabs U from the 1st frame & never let's go! Not just a great #SWMovie A #GreatMovie PERIOD!” he tweeted.
“I'm euphoric and exhilarated! Ingenious the way it deepens and expands the [Star Wars universe] yet works as a stand-alone movie.”
Rogue One is the prequel to the 1977 film A New Hope, which Hamill stars in, centering around the heroes that acquired the blueprint to destroy the Death Star.
Hamill is just one of many critics to give the film praise. His next appearance in the series will be in Episode VIII late next year.
The film is also reached the 12th biggest single day in box office history yesterday, reeling in $71 million at the domestic box office on Friday. It’s also on target to hit between $140-150 million at the box office this weekend, making it the second most successful opening weekend for a Star Wars film.
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, starring Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Donnie Yen, and Ben Mendelsohn, is currently in theaters.