Mark Hamill Confirms That George Lucas Wanted Looney Tunes Cartoon To Play Before Original Star Wars

Mark Hamill recently confirmed on Twitter that Star Wars creator George Lucas originally wanted the classic Daffy Duck Looney Tunes cartoon, “Duck Dodgers in the 24th-and-a-half Century,” to play before every theatrical showing of Star Wars: A New Hope. Lucas was unable to get the rights to do this, though.

“George really did want this classic Daffy Duck cartoon shown before every screening of #SW. It would’ve been an icebreaker to let the audience know what was coming was less than dead serious. I was disappointed when we couldn’t get the rights to it & it didn’t happen. #TrueStory”

George really did want this classic Daffy Duck cartoon shown before every screening of #SW. It would've been an icebreaker to let the audience know what was coming was less than dead serious. I was disappointed when we couldn't get the rights to it & it didn't happen. #TrueStory https://t.co/5VcGKH1yxf

— Mark Hamill (@MarkHamill) April 5, 2021