Aidan Barton isn’t credited for his work in the film, but is mentioned in the “special thanks” at the end of the credits. Barton’s mother was also present for the filming and doubled for both Aunt Beru and Queen Breha Organa in the scenes where they held the babies. During the production of the movie, Roger Barton, the editor of the film, suggested that they use his newborn son when it came time to shoot the closeups of the infant twins. The only person to get a chance to play two members of the Skywalker family, Aidan Barton was the baby that portrayed both twins, Luke and Leia at the end of Revenge of the Sith. Whatever the reason, in 1996, Fardon became the first person besides Mark Hamill to play Luke Skywalker. Perhaps Hamill wasn’t available for the recording of Return of the Jedi, or perhaps the troubled development and delays resulted in them having to go in a different direction. While Mark Hamill reprised the role of Luke for the first two radio dramas, the role went to actor Joshua Fardon for the Return of the Jedi. While the first radio adaptations for Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back were created in the early 1980s, around the same time the original trilogy was being produced, financial problems caused a 13 year delay before the radio adaptation was made for the third installment of the Star Wars trilogy. Joshua Fardon – Return of the Jedi radio Drama In fact, a surprising number of people have played Luke Skywalker in official Lucasfilm projects. While it’s more than likely we will one day get a Luke Skywalker story that features a new actor taking on the role, it’s important to remember that despite the character being synonymous with Mark Hamill, he isn’t the only person who’s ever portrayed Luke. Recently, Mark Hamill stated that he would be fine with the character of Luke Skywalker being recast, and if fact stated that he would prefer that approach than the de-aged CGI portrayal that we’ve seen in the character’s last two appearances.
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