10 Things You Didn't Know About Mark Hamill

4. He's Still Got Luke's Boots

Yes, in a revelation that will excite Star Wars fans young and old, the original Luke Skywalker boots are very much alive and in one piece, and in the hands of the original wearer.

"A pair of boots? Seriously? Meh". Indeed. But consider for a moment the character. It's Luke Skywalker from Star Wars. It's not a pishy John Carter movie. To a huge amount of people, this would be more valuable than a piece of the Cross. It's a well-known fact that a lot of money can be made from original Star Wars figurines, still in their packaging. Various paraphernalia that has remained untouched and in pristine condition still fetches a large sum. Hurrah. But these are Luke's boots. Like, the actual boots. Cool.

In a moment of excellent paternal wisdom, Mark Hamill stated that upon the re-release of the Star Wars films in the 90s, he forbade his son to wear the boots to the cinema. He reckoned that if anyone there clocked that they were the originals, his son wouldn't "get out alive". 

Quite. To some, those boots are the holy grail.