Mark Hamill May Have Just Been Cast in ‘Guardians of the Galaxy 3’ Thanks to Twitter
‘Star Wars’ fans are freaking out.
Twitter is a leveling platform, where anonymous sci-fi fanboys can wield as much power as genre directors like James Gunn.
Case in point: one Star Wars fanatic might have just convinced James Gunn to cast Mark Hamill in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 with just a geeky tweet.
@JamesGunn, could you do me a huge favour and find a role for @HamillHimself in Guardians 3? The awesomeness of it might end me, but I’m willing to risk it. Thanks 🙂👍
— Ian Fee (@IanFee) February 25, 2018
“Could you do me a huge favour and find a role for @HamillHimself in Guardians 3?” Ian Fee tweeted at the director. “The awesomeness of it might end me, but I’m willing to risk it.”
I think @HamillHimself lives around the corner from me in Malibu so he can just come over and we can talk about it over a cup of coffee.
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) February 26, 2018
Gunn responded, announcing he’s totally cool with it and revealing that he and Hamill are actually neighbors.
I would be happy to do so, both as a good neighbor & an unemployed actor.
All the best, mh— Mark Hamill (Mar🐫) (@HamillHimself) February 26, 2018
Here’s where we really geek out: Hamill responded, also saying he’s down.
Haha let’s do it.
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) February 26, 2018
Then, they have a conversation about DMs, and our nerd minds collectively exploded.
DM me for my contact info if you're serious.
(& a good neighbor)
xoxo, mh— Mark Hamill (Mar🐫) (@HamillHimself) February 26, 2018
Yes I will although I don’t think your DMs are on for me.
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) February 26, 2018
Just followed you. Is that how DM's work?
— Mark Hamill (Mar🐫) (@HamillHimself) February 26, 2018
Actor Josh Gad had the right take.
— Josh Gad (@joshgad) February 26, 2018
It really does go down in the DM, but not in the way we expected…