Mark Hamill and Natalie Portman have each been a part of the Megastar Wars universe for many years, however they’d it sounds as if by no means met earlier than — till the 2024 Golden Globe Awards.
Hamill, 72, shared a photograph of himself posing with Portman, 42, behind the curtain on the Sunday, January 7, awards display, which was once held at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California.
“Now I have finally met my ‘mother,’ thanks to the @goldenglobes,” Hamill quipped in his Instagram caption on Monday, January 8.
Hamill has performed Luke Skywalker in Megastar Wars for the reason that unique trilogy debuted in 1977. Portman, in the meantime, joined the franchise in 1999 as Luke’s mom, Padmé Amidala, within the prequel trilogy. (Whilst Portman is 30 years more youthful than Hamill, the primary prequel movie, Megastar Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Threat, is ready 32 years earlier than the occasions of Megastar Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope.)
Portman and Hamill have by no means in fact shared the display in a Megastar Wars mission, however fanatics had been nonetheless surprised that the duo had by no means crossed paths earlier than Sunday. “They’ve never met previously??? no way ?!?” one Instagram consumer wrote in accordance with Hamill’s snap. Any other fan made a funny story about Luke’s first assembly with Darth Vader within the unique movies, writing, “Well that went a lot better than when you met your father.”
Ahmed Easiest, who performed Jar Jar Binks within the prequel trilogy, shared his appreciation for the mother-son reunion within the feedback phase as smartly, writing, “Love it. ❤️❤️❤️.”
Portman was once on the Golden Globes as a nominee for Easiest Efficiency by way of a Feminine Actor in a Movement Image – Musical or Comedy for her paintings in Might December. She in the end misplaced to Emma Stone, who gained for her portrayal of Bella Baxter in Yorgos Lanthimos’ Deficient Issues.
Hamill, in the meantime, served as a presenter on the awards display, handing out the trophy for Cinematic and Field Administrative center Fulfillment. The class was once new to the Golden Globes in 2024 and known movies that grossed a minimum of $100 million locally and $150 million international.
The prize went to Barbie, which has grossed greater than $1.4 billion on the field place of work since its July 2023 debut. The opposite nominees incorporated Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, John Wick: Bankruptcy 4, Venture: Not possible – Useless Reckoning Phase One, Oppenheimer, Spider-Guy: Around the Spider-Verse, The Tremendous Mario Bros. Film and Taylor Swift: The Eras Excursion.