"Mark Hamill, who has portrayed original protagonist Luke Skywalker since long before Disney ever got its hands on the franchise, posted on Bluesky that he believes Jimmy Kimmel being pulled from the air in an effort to placate the FCC and the Trump administration will only embolden further attacks on free speech in America, and says that he finds Kimmel "very talented and funny.""
""As one of the writers on the Disney+ drama , we spent six years thinking about a fascist takeover of a galaxy far, far away," Gilroy wrote. "Six years thinking about ordinary beings as an authoritarian regime comes in for the kill. Many people saw parallels between and the real world. I see them as well, particularly in the events of the last week.""
Disney-owned ABC pulled Jimmy Kimmel from the air, prompting widespread criticism from actors and creators. Some, including Marisa Tomei and Tatiana Maslany, called for a boycott of Disney services. Mark Hamill posted on Bluesky saying the decision to placate the FCC and the Trump administration will embolden further attacks on free speech and called Kimmel "very talented and funny." Ex-Disney CEO Michael Eisner expressed similar sentiments on X. Writer Dan Gilroy compared recent real-world events to six years of crafting a story about authoritarian takeover on a Disney+ drama. Pedro Pascal posted a photo with Kimmel defending free speech and democracy.
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