Harrison Ford celebrated his 80th birthday on July 13. His Star Wars co-star Mark Hamill was among the many who wished the actor on social media.
Hamill shared a picture of the two with their arms around each other and wrote:
"For Harrison: 🎂Glad to be your pal, mh 🙏"
https://twitter.com/MarkHamill/status/1547282180228820992?s=20&t=zdslSftlBFtkNmeDrUxtVw
From the attire of the two stars, the picture seems to be taken at the 2017 Star Wars Celebration in Orlando, Florida where the 40th anniversary of Episode IV: A New Hope was celebrated.
Billie Lourd with Mark Hamill & Harrison Ford backstage at Star Wars Celebration Orlando (via @HamillHimself) // 4/13/2017 pic.twitter.com/Sg5PQQJUpZ
— Best of Billie Lourd (@badpostlourd) April 18, 2017
Hamill and Ford came together along with Star Wars creator George Lucas and Lucasfilm president Kathleen on the panel to pay tribute to their late co-star Carrie Fisher.
Hamill and Ford have remained friends since completing the original Star Wars trilogy together and have together reprised their roles for the sequels, although they did not share the screen.
Ford was present when Hamill received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2018 and delivered a touching tribute.
Star Wars fans were thrilled when Harrison Ford returned as Han Solo in Episode VII: The Force Awakens, and so did his furry sidekick Chewbacca. However, it quickly turned into agony as during the course of the movie, Solo perished in the hands of his son Ben Solo a.k.a. Kylo Ren, played by Adam Driver.
Solo’s death was not well-received by a certain section of the fandom, as well as the editor of the original trilogy and George Lucas’ ex-wife, Marcia Lucas.
In an interview by the late J.W. Rinzler for the book Howard Kazanjian: A Producer’s Life, Marcia Lucas admitted that she was “furious” when Han Solo was killed.
"“I was furious when they killed Han Solo. Absolutely, positively there was no rhyme or reason to it. I thought: You don’t get the Jedi story. You don’t get the magic of Star Wars. You’re getting rid of Han Solo?”"
Harrison Ford is set to appear next in the much-anticipated fifth instalment of his archeology-meets-adventure franchise, Indiana Jones. After being pushed back several times, the movie is now due for a June 2023 release.
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