But since he did backtrack, we can’t say definitively that Luke does put a lightsaber to good use in Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Though, this does seem to heavily imply that he will, which has to be pretty close to the top of everyone’s list when it comes to stuff we really want to see in this movie.
The answer to this will almost definitely elude us until Star Wars: The Last Jedi arrives on December 15.
Star Wars: The Last Jedi is definitely going to deliver on the promise of giving us some Luke Skywalker action for the first time in thirty years (not counting his minute of screen time at the end of Star Wars: The Force Awakens) which is great.
In the meantime, you can check out the brief interview clip with Mark Hamill from D23 for yourself below.