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Mark Hamill gets emotional over death of Star Wars castmate Carrie Fisher and reveals how he feels about sci-fi franchise now

The 72-year-old actor chat about his feelings more than seven years after Fisher died at the age of 60 from a sudden cardiac arrest in December of 2016.

Mark Hamill got emotional while speaking about his late Star Wars castmate Carrie Fisher Friday at the Fan Expo Chicago at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois. Mark Hamill, 72, got emotional while speaking about his late Star Wars castmate Carrie Fisher Friday at the Fan Expo Chicago at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois Reflecting on the original 1977 movie, Hamill paid tribute to his late costar for bringing an 'effortless feminism' to the franchise by standing strong against the dreaded Darth Vader and taking command of Skywalker and Han Solo (played by Harrison Ford).

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