Hello, Paul, I'm Chris Heward and welcome to this very special edition of the Empire Podcast.

Star Wars The Last Jedi, the biggest film of 2017 is out this week.

If you're listening to it in the week, you're commencing April 9th, that is, if not, ignore

me completely.

It's out this week on DVD and Blu-ray, and so I thought you might enjoy this interview

with two of the films, Key Figures, the director, Ryan Johnson, and The Last Jedi himself, Mark

Hamill, aka Look Frickin Skywalker.

Now this interview isn't as lengthy as other Empire specials, but it is a lot of fun,

and if you're looking for an interview that delves deep into The Last Jedi, well, this

isn't an interview either.

If you do want that, our last Jedi spoiler special features Ryan Johnson digging deep into

the film, and that's available for you to listen to now.

All you have to do is search for it.

What this does, hopefully, is give you a sense of the two men, and they're dynamic together.

They clearly enjoy each other's company, and you know what?

I hope you do too.

Some more quick notes to set things into some sort of context before we begin.

This interview took place in a London hotel room, not the pub booth, the morning after

the Empire Awards back in March, where Ryan was the best director, Star Wars 1 best film,

and Mark received the Empire icon award, which he marked with a sweet but surprisingly

short speech.

I say short because, well, as you're about to hear, and I mean this in the best possible

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