Gaten Matarazzo on Mark Hamill in LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy: "He elevates the show so much"

LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy is the latest miniseries set in a galaxy far, far away. The delightful show stars Stranger Things' Gaten Matarazzo as Sig Greebling, a nerf herder who accidentally rewrites all of time and space. Teaming up with Jedi Bob (Bobby Moynihan), the two head out on an adventure to make things right.

Matarazzo sat down with The Hollywood Reporter to discuss his excitement about the project, especially about appearing in the same show as Star Wars Legend Mark Hamill.

"I actually didn’t know Mark was going to be on board when they sent the project over, but it was still a no-brainer, initially," Matarazzo shared when asked about his feelings about being in the same cast. "I’m a Star Wars fiend, and so when I was approached, I was like, 'I don’t care if the script is dog [explicit]; I’m doing it.'"

As anyone who has seen Rebuild the Galaxy knows, the script has been highly praised across the board. Matarazzo agreed, "And, of course, the script wasn’t that. I was absolutely taken by the ingenuity, creativity and originality of Dan Hernandez and Benji Samit, our two writers who I’ve admired for a long time. So everything just fell into place to be a full-blown dream project that was basically a fan film. I was like, 'This is going to be insane,' and Lucasfilm let Dan and Benji get away with pretty much whatever they wanted, which was a miracle in and of itself."

There was a little part in the back of Matarazzo's mind wondering if he would be in the same show as Hamill, "I remember reading scenes with Luke in the booth, and I was like, 'Is there a world where we get Mark for this?' I meant it more as a bit, but they were like, 'We’re talking with him now.' And I was like, 'No way. You’re [explitive] me.' And then, two days later, they were like, 'Dude, we got him.' So they were as shocked as I was, but I think Mark liked the new fun spin that Luke took."

Matarazzo praised Hamill in the miniseries as well as his legacy in Star Wars, saying, "He’s been playing Luke since 1977. To play one character for nearly half a century and be widely known for that one character, I can imagine it’s fulfilling, but very, very exhausting. So to have him come back and do this is really, really kind. He elevates the show so much, and he also accentuates how brilliant the show is since people from the original trilogy wanted to be a part of it. We’re eternally grateful."

LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy is now available on Disney+. Check out our official review here.