-Hey, everybody. I'm Oscar Isaac.
Please enjoy this super-cut of "Star Wars" content
over the last five years at "Late Night."
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-What was it like working with young Harrison Ford?
-Oh, my gosh. Well, the thing is, he walked --
George likes to cast people that are so close to what he wants,
he doesn't have to really get in there
and give you a lot of directions.
-Yeah.
-So, Harrison walks in, and he's just too cool for school.
[ Laughter ]
I mean, I just -- Instant idolization.
You know, Carrie was funny and witty and adorable.
And we just -- we just immediately hit it off.
It was perfect.
And Harrison had a really firm grasp, like the overview.
I think he'd make a really good director if he weren't so lazy.
[ Laughter ]
We'll edit that out later.
[ Laughter ]
But for instance, we were doing a scene where --
it was right after we got out of the trash compactor.
We hadn't filmed that scene yet.
And I'm looking in continuity, and I said, "Wait a second.
This is right after we got out of the trash compactor.
Shouldn't my hair be all wet and matted
with schmutz all through it?"
And he turns to me, and he says...
[ Deep voice ] "Hey, kid, it ain't that kind of movie."
[ Laughter and applause ]
"If people are looking at your hair, we're all in big trouble."
[ Laughter and applause ]
[ Normal voice ] And I thought, "He's so..."
[ Cheers and applause ]
"He's so right." -He's so right.
-And next time I saw him, he said,
[ Deep voice ] "Hey, I don't sound anything like that."
[ Laughter ]
-What's your character's name? Is it Zorii?
-Zorii. -Zorii Bliss?
-Zorii, yeah.
-But you wear a helmet the whole film.
[ Laughter ]
-I think so. -Yeah.
And I think this is -- I hope I'm right.
That's Bitcoin. [ Laughter ]
But you -- And so you --
But it must have been --
How is it as an actor to, like, lose, you know, the face,
which is, a lot of people would say,
one of the real moneymakers for an actor?
-I think -- I think this character
and my enjoyment in this character,
wearing a helmet shows -- is directly equivalent
with my ambition in this business.
[ Both laugh ]
Like, most people would be like,
"I want my face to show in 'Star Wars.'"
I'm like, "No, this is perfect for me."
This is exactly the level I want to be in 'Star Wars.'"
[ Laughter ]
No, but I mean, the only --
Yes, you do have to be, like, aware of your body
and sell the story with your body.
-You're not just like -- -I did a lot of this.
-Yeah. Oh, my God.
-Right? -Just seeing that,
I want to see the movie now. -I'm so excited!
[ Laughter ]
-You finished -- You finished filming the ninth "Star Wars."
That's done? -All done, yes.
-How very exciting. [ Cheers and applause ]
-Yes, finished. -Are you --
I'm just curious because, you know, obviously,
those films are very intense and --
and there are giant budgets,
and there's an expectation for them.
What do you -- When you're, like, in between shooting,
what are you doing to -- to stay calm
or -- or to -- to just relax?
-In between shooting -- you know, I don't know.
There's -- It's funny 'cause you -- you do get --
like, we're such adaptable creatures
that even the craziest of situations
start to feel so routine. -Sure.
-You know? It's like,
"I got to squeeze back in this Millennium Falcon again."
[ Laughter ]
I'm like, "This is not made for ethnic people."
This is -- Solo had very slender hips, didn't he?
So, you know, it's funny.
You know, but -- but by the end of it, it really was,
like, the emotion of the whole thing finally being over.
-Yeah. -You know?
And that -- that was just unbelievable.
I mean, not only these three movies,
but the whole Skywalker saga. -It's crazy. Yeah.
"Seth, to promote the new 'Star Wars'
and since we know you're such a huge nerd,
we've sent you a lightsaber.
May the Force be with you. J.J."
Just what I need -- another fake lightsaber.
Take that, bookshelf.
It's real.
I have a responsibility to use this great power for good,
to protect my planet against all evil.
But first...
[ Laughing ] This is so [bleep] cool.
-Your mother likes your merch. -Yes.
Oh, goodness. Yeah, okay, so, yeah.
I got a proud mum, and she just --
I think she knows it really, like, gets to me slightly,
as it would to anyone, when your mother really enjoys
having your face on cushions.
[ Laughter ] -Yeah.
-And throws, and like now that "Star Wars" is here,
with a vengeance, there's a lot of merchandise
that comes along with being in a "Star Wars" movie.
So there's a lot of stuff that my mom can fill my house with...
-What? -...with my face on it!
-Why does she put it in your house?
-I don't know!
So, yeah, wait -- -Now, where's this from?
Is that her house or your house?
-I came home one day, and she was like --
-No! You came home to this? -Yes!
[ Laughter ]
She's like, "You're never gonna ever get laid again."
-Oh, my God. [ Laughter ]
-Ever. -Yeah, I will say --
You are beautiful and charming.
If I came back to your place, and this was on, I would be out.
"Goodbye!" [ Laughter ]
-Oh, God! [ Cheers and applause ]
One, two, three, four, five pillows.
[ Cheers and applause continues ]
Thanks. Thanks.
-And you're like... -Yeah.
-"Over the covers, lights on." -Tell me about it.
That's not on my Tinder profile.
Like, let's just put it that way.
-You obviously can't watch your stage work,
but you could watch your film work.
But you do not like to do that.
-Right, well, 'cause I'm used to doing plays.
I came from a theater background.
So it never really equated to me
that why would I want to watch that.
So long as I know what it feels like, that's good enough for me.
-But then it was problematic because you were an actual
"Star Wars" fan, so you then --
Could you not watch the new "Star Wars" movies?
-I did. I did. I did.
Well, because also, I mean --
Defend myself 'cause all my friends afterwards, like,
"You didn't watch our movie, but you watched 'Star Wars.'"
But you're standing in front of the screen, and they're like,
"Trust us. Your lightsaber is working."
"There's space behind you. It looks really cool."
So when you're, like, just standing in a rainy backlot,
it doesn't seem very impressive. -Yeah.
-You don't feel like you're commanding anybody
other than sticks and ping-pong balls.
-[ Laughs ]
I did once go to a set
that was green screen, and I was really excited.
And I had this real moment where I was like,
"Oh, I'm not supposed to be here."
Just watching a really good actor act with, like,
you know, a tennis ball on a stick, you're like --
-"I have this in my basement." -Yeah.
"I could just watch 'Star Wars' in my basement now."
-You have a theory of how to watch the "Star Wars" movies.
-I've heard -- This is called the Machete Order.
I wish I'd made this up. I did not make this up.
Here's what you do. You watch "Star Wars" and "Empire."
When "Empire" ends, it's that cliffhanger.
Just found out Darth is his dad.
Oh, I hope I didn't spoil that.
-That's okay.
-Then you watch "Episode II: Attack of the Clones."
Now -- And you do not watch "Episode I."
That just doesn't exist.
Don't -- It doesn't exist.
Then you watch "Episode II"
where you see Darth Vader as a teenager
basically going through Luke's whole thing,
except whereas Luke is trying to become good,
he falls into evil. -Right.
-So you watch "Episode II" and "III."
At the end of "III," he's become Darth Vader.
Then you watch "Episode VI: Return of the Jedi"
when Luke then redeems him and rescues his dad.
And it becomes this amazing emotional journey.
It's called the Machete Order.
I didn't make it up. It's online.
Look it up. It's been scientifically tested.
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-[ Laughs ]
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I got it.
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You're welcome.
[ As Yoda ] Welcome you are.
-And I got a call saying, "George would like to meet you."
So I went to his house,
and he hadn't really completed the script.
He said, "I don't know what you do in it. You know."
And I'm like, "Look. Just make me a stormtrooper.
I just wanna run across screen.
Nobody even needs to know. You know? Just let me go."
And he's like, "No, we'll find something."
So, a few months passed, and I got a call --
"Come to London. George is ready to shoot."
I didn't see a script. I didn't see anything.
-I just got on a plane. I showed up.
-Is that very rare for you in your career?
-Totally. Yeah, and, so, I got there,
and they said, "Well, you're going to costume fitting."
So I go in this room, and there was a pair of boots,
and this girl comes in with these Jedi robes,
and there was somebody else's name on the door,
so I figured they were just bringing that guy's costume in.
Then she came in and said,
"Okay, put the boots on, let's try the robe on."
I said, "Oh, wait. So I'm a Jedi?"
She's like, "Yeah."
And then somebody came in, and they gave me some sides.
And I go, "Who is this?"
And they go, "Well, Mace Windu is you."
"Oh. Oh. Oh. And I'm talking to Yoda?!
[ Laughter ]
Okay. All right. All right."
So I'm definitely not dying. You know?
So, I'm talking to Yoda.
And then I get my stuff on. They take me downstairs.
I go in the room. I meet Frank Oz.
'Cause Yoda was still a puppet then.
-Yeah. -So I meet Frank Oz
and the puppet and all the guys that work him.
And then somebody came in with a Halliburton
with 8 lightsaber handles in it, and they go, "Okay, pick one."
I about died. -That's pretty great.
-I was like... -[ Laughs ]
-[ Grunting ]
-Have you kept your lightsaber? Do you get to keep it?
-I have my lightsaber at home, and the prop department
actually put "BMF" on the on-switch.
-Oh, that's great. -It's awesome.
-That's a really nice thing to have on your lightsaber.
-Yeah. Yeah.
-My parents took me to see "Star Wars"
when I was 7 years old.
It's -- -Yeah.
-I mean, we're all obsessed, aren't we?
It is a cultural phenomenon.
-And this is a photo --
I am assuming this is from the premiere.
Is that accurate? -Yes. From our press in London.
-And this must be exciting, as well.
One of the things about these new "Star Wars" movies
is there's so many strong female characters.
Is that really exciting
to be a part of this generation of "Star Wars"?
-It really is incredible.
And let's say, as a deep homage,
we had the greatest muse possible in Princess Leia,
our beloved Carrie Fisher, so...
[ Applause ] Yes.
So to continue that tradition and have "Star Wars"
and the incredible producers working on the film
and Rian Johnson who wrote and directed it,
have these incredible female, complicated, powerful women
is really exciting.
-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.
I am never gonna stop playing with this thing.
-Meyers!
We meet again.
-Samberg.
Oh, cool, you got one, too?
-Yeah, they sent it by accident!
-Well, unfortunately for you, it's two against on--
Lutz, no, I --
[ Both imitating lasers firing ]
-Wait, wait, wait. We should do it as wangs.
-Oh, yeah.
[ Both imitating lasers firing ]
-It's really good to see you.
-It's really good to see you, too.
-Yeah, everything good? -Aah!
Pew, pew, pew, pew, pew!
-[ Groaning ]
-Don't worry. I can fix this.
Aah!
That's better. It was uneven.
-Yeah, it looks way better. -Way better, right?
-Way, way better. Yeah. Anyways, it's great to see you.
-It's great to see you, too, man. Yeah.
-[ Growling, as Chewbacca ]