Mark Hamill's Golden Globes Tweet Will Warm The Hearts Of 'Star Wars' Fans
For many celebrities, Sunday’s Golden Globes was a chance to party with old friends.
For Mark Hamill, it was a chance to have a first-time familiy reunion.
Although Hamill played Luke Skywalker in six “Star Wars” films, none of them had Natalie Portman, who played his mom, Padme Amilada, in the prequel trilogy: “Phantom Menace,” “Attack of the Clones” and “Revenge of the Sith.”
As a result, Hamill and Portman had never officially met in any capacity — until last night’s awards show.
Naturally, a photo was taken and Hamill gleefully posted it on X, formerly Twitter, with a fitting caption.
Now I have finally met my "mother", thanks to the @goldenglobes. pic.twitter.com/lkRZQgmLmp
— Mark Hamill (@MarkHamill) January 8, 2024
The photo took the internet — pardon the pun — by force.
And, yes, people were amused.
My nerdy little brain just exploded. (I guess something I don’t mention enough is my love of “Star Wars.”) https://t.co/bEoN8Y0M8J
— 𝙰𝚜𝚑𝚕𝚎𝚢 𝚁𝚎𝚐𝚒𝚗𝚊 💋 (@ClassicFilmDame) January 8, 2024
Uplifting; 73 year old son meets his mom for the first Time! It will melt your heart! https://t.co/J4WFEMow65
— Benjamin, Still sort of accomplishing things (@CPthreeio) January 8, 2024
Kids, this is how I met MY mother https://t.co/v7AKscyrcW
— Thiago (@Mellerthiago) January 8, 2024
We aren’t even through the month of January but this is tweet of the year 🔥 https://t.co/30NPbNt2rt
— 💯🏈JJ Kindred🏈💯 (@Jimmy_3_Tech) January 8, 2024
I’m not even one of you people and I think this is precious. https://t.co/2pVPx39D2T
— Beefsteak 🐄 (@burrnie) January 8, 2024
https://t.co/hAc0VVOuZopic.twitter.com/UOHMUj9s1R
— Ringer-Verse (@RingerVerse) January 8, 2024
Seems like he went better than meeting your father https://t.co/gcQUyJ0nvRpic.twitter.com/XvydvloC1c
— Hunter Oakley (@Hunter_Oakley) January 8, 2024