Mark Hamill

Sit down and take a deep breath: the second trailer for ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ is here.

The original Star Wars was driven by nostalgia for pulp magazines, Saturday-morning serials, and a simpler era with clear-cut heroes and villains. The new Star Wars is driven by nostalgia for the original Star Wars, and a simpler era when that title evoked words like “adventure” and “excitement,” and not words like “the taxation of trade routes,” and “Jar Jar Binks.” The characters in Star Wars: The Force Awakens are all searching for something of great importance to the galaxy far, far away. I won’t reveal what this MacGuffin is, but I will tell you what it represents: that old Star Wars magic. Can director J.J. Abrams and the rest of the saga’s new creators find it?

Along with the big news that the 7th chapter of the Star Wars saga being named "The Force Awakens" and the recent awakening of my Las Vegas obsession (because of my impending trip) I thought of another tie in with Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker), his movies and that wonderful city of sin.