-You know our next guest from his iconic role
as Luke Skywalker in the "Star Wars" films
and his award-winning voiceover work as the Joker.
He stars in the second season of "Knightfall,"
which airs Monday nights on History.
Let's take a look.
-The worth of a man, knight or Templar,
is proven in the theater of war.
-Luciferians count battle-hardened warriors
amongst their number
with real weapons at their disposal.
-God demands we defend his principles,
training complete or not.
Line up for combat!
Any man who dies defending God's will dies a noble death.
Never forget that.
-Please welcome to the show Mark Hamill, everyone!
[ Cheers and applause ]
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-What a joy it is to have you here.
-It's nice being had. -All right.
[ Cheers and applause ]
-It's great. And that is --
I feel like that is a Mark Hamill
I have not seen before in "Knightfall" here.
-You know what's so great is, when you get into all that gear,
and you look in the mirror, Mark Hamill's gone.
-Yeah. -So, I don't feel like
I have to take any responsibility for my actions.
[ Laughter ]
'Cause he's highly unlikable.
He's sort of a latter-day drill sergeant.
And he's just brutal.
You know, and I have sort of a rudimentary grasp of religion,
but he's saying to the troops, "Once you complete this course,
you shall become a member of God's executioners."
I thought, "Wait a minute. That's my favorite Commandment."
-Yeah, right. [ Laughter ]
-"Thou shalt not kill." It's right up there with --
-Yeah. Way up top.
-Right up there with "Never covet thy neighbor's wife."
[ Laughter ]
So he's a perplexing guy.
But like I say, it was unlike anything I've done before.
And that's what you look for.
At least what I look for is the challenge.
-Sure. -Just not repeat yourself.
'Cause eventually "Star Wars" is gonna go away.
-Yeah. [ Laughter ]
But you never know. You never know, yeah.
-And look, it comes out in December,
so I only have eight months of trolling left.
-Right, yeah. [ Laughter ]
-I love to tease the fans online.
It drives them crazy.
I'm sure Disney's not that happy about it.
But what are they gonna do, fire me?
[ Laughter ] -Yeah, right.
It's like the safest -- the safest job.
-It's too late. -It's too late.
-It's too late. Hey, Fred Armisen!
I'm a big fan. Oh, my gosh.
-Thank you. Likewise. -Oh, wow.
-It's a really big night for Fred.
-"Portlandia." [ Laughter ]
[ Cheers and applause ]
Is there anything he can't do?
-There really is nothing Fred can't do.
-It's shocking -- author, actor, comedian, drummer.
-Yeah, he's everything. -Exactly.
-One thing that I think now people know about you
is you are a preeminent voiceover actor.
-Oh, yeah. -And so, when you go
in front of camera on something like "Knightfall"
or going back to the "Star Wars" movies,
is it a lot of adjustment to get in that kind of acting
versus your voice acting? -Well, that's the problem.
When I read the script, I sort of had my voiceover head on.
I didn't really think it through.
-Yeah. [ Light laughter ]
-And I didn't realize the undertaking
until I went to wardrobe.
And they just start putting on layers and boots
and belts and capes and shoulder pads.
And then just that makeup alone
is over an hour in the makeup chair.
Because there's -- -There's some scars and stuff.
-Full wig, full mustache, full beard...
-Yeah. -...three or four facial scars.
And they do aging on your hands and your face.
It's one of those things, too.
And I couldn't shave my real beard,
'cause I was doing something else.
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-Oh, no. Oh, no.
The cat's out of the bag. -See? See?
They're just desperate for spoilers.
[ Laughter ]
They're hoping I just have a slip and accidentally...
-Yeah, yeah. -...you know, reveal all.
-That one didn't seem that accidental, yeah.
-No, no.