Actor Mark Hamill, best known for his role as Luke Skywalker within the “Star Wars” franchise, is being placed on blast by Jamie Kennedy after he shared an AI-generated photo of U.S. President Donald Trump in a grave. Although the actor apologized after facing backlash from the White House, many have voiced their disappointment in Hamill’s actions on social media.
In early May, the actor shared an AI-generated image on Bluesky that showed Trump lying in a shallow grave. The dates on the gravestone read 1946-2024.
Hamill captioned the post, “If Only — He should live long enough to witness his inevitable devastating loss within the midterms, be held accountable for his unprecedented corruption, impeached, convicted & humiliated for his countless crimes.”
“Long enough to understand he’ll be disgraced within the history books, forevermore,” he added. White House Spokesman Davis Ingle responded to the post, calling him a “deranged lunatic,” as previously reported by The Blast.
“The Lifetime of Chuck” actor then attempted to apologize, but it surely seemed tongue-in-cheek, as he shared his message alongside one other photo of Trump with an outrageous hairstyle.
“Accurate Edit for Clarity: ‘He should live long enough to… be held accountable for his… crimes,’” he wrote. “Actually, I used to be wishing him the alternative of dead, but apologize for those who found the image inappropriate.”
The apology did little to quell the net firestorm, especially after Jamie Kennedy called him out for his comments.
Jamie Kennedy Says ‘Luke Skywalker Has Lost It’
In an episode of his podcast, “Hate To Break It To Ya”, Jamie Kennedy blasted Mark Hamill for posting the AI-generated image of Trump depicting him in a shallow grave.
“That’s insane. That’s brain rot gone beyond,” Kennedy said. “That is nuts. Luke Skywalker has lost it, dude. You’re like a giant voice on the earth, and also you’re promoting that. Like, what’s improper with you?”
He went on to say, “You possibly can call this guy whatever you would like, but he’s the elected leader, so clearly he’s legally in, and he won, and he’s the elected leader,” Kennedy continued, calling Hamill’s post “irresponsible” and “evil.”
Has Mark Hamill Retired From ‘Star Wars’?
As most fans know, the character of Luke Skywalker met his end at the top of 2017’s “The Last Jedi.” Presently, it’s unclear where the franchise is heading. The recently released film “The Mandalorian and Grogu” was set before the events of the sequel trilogy, during a time when Luke Skywalker was still alive. Nevertheless, Hamill believes that the franchise should concentrate on recent characters.
“I’m so grateful to George for letting me be an element of that back within the day, the standard days when George called ‘Star Wars’ ‘the costliest low-budget movie ever made,’” he told ComicBook in 2025. “We never expected it to turn into a everlasting franchise and an element of popular culture like that. But my deal is, I had my time. I’m appreciative of that, but I believe they need to concentrate on the longer term and all the brand new characters.”
Mark Hamill Felt ‘Closure’ After His Character Died
The Skywalker Saga looked as if it would come to an end with 2019’s “The Rise of Skywalker.” Luke Skywalker seemingly had no children. Leia Organa, the daughter of Darth Vader, had a son with Han Solo – Kylo Ren/Ben Solo – but he passed away at the top of the film. Although Rey called herself “Rey Skywalker” at the top of the movie and was determined to be the daughter of a clone of Palpatine, she shouldn’t be a Skywalker by blood, and subsequently, plainly the bloodline has officially come to an end.
“My character was given complete closure,” Hamill said in an interview with TODAY, noting that the top of his story “felt like a conclusion.”
“I died… and once the Skywalker trilogy was over, it was a complete recent era for them [Lucasfilm],” he added.
Still, the journey right into a galaxy far, far-off will proceed with “Star Wars: Starfighter,” which is scheduled for a theatrical release in May 2027. The film stars an A-list forged consisting of Ryan Gosling, Mia Goth, Flynn Gray, Matt Smith, and Amy Adams.