Quite a few people have been deeply disappointed in the direction Disney took their belovedStar Warsfranchise, and this has never been more apparent than after the release of Rian Johnson’sThe Last Jedi. Fans weren’t the only ones expressing their disdain with the direction the sci-fi saga took in telling its new trilogy story. Mark Hamill has often been quite outspoken about his disappointment with the treatment of Luke Skywalker. Now anotherStar Warsicon is opening up about the latest movies, and he pretty much feels the same way.

Anthony Danielshas the distinction of appearing in nearly everyStar Warsmovie ever made. He didn’t get to have a cameo inSolo, but he has been there through every single installment of the Skywalker saga, starting withA New Hopein 1977 and going all the way throughThe Rise of Skywalker, coming Christmas 2019. He even had a small cameo inRogue One, and his presence in the first live-actionStar WarsTV ShowThe Mandalorianhasn’t been entirely ruled out.

Now, Anthony Daniels is looking back on the experience of playingC-3POfor a new audience, returning in J.J. Abrams’The Force Awakenswith a new red arm, an idea that was abandoned at the very end of that movie without explanation, and never revisited again on the big screen, though it has been addressed in the comic books.

Anthony Daniels explains that he deeply understands the backlash fans have had with Disney’sStar Wars, heading intoEpisode IXthis December. Anthony Daniels is doing press for his new book,I Am C-3PO. Having shot his role forThe Rise of Skywalker, perhaps expecting it to be his last ride, as evident inStar Wars 9 final trailerthat teases his demise, the actor says this.

“Well, yes. I do understand why the fans are unhappy… It speaks to a devotion that they care so much that they mind if someone messes with it. I understand people being critical of the films. I know it has been particularly difficult for [Mark Hamill] lately because the new movies haven’t given him much to do. I certainly recognize that and can relate to it. In these new movies, I have felt like a table decoration. And that is difficult because I recognize this character (C-3PO) is worth so much more. But I understand it is a whole film, not a feature about C-3PO. That is just my personal disappointment. I get paid whether or not he does anything but it would be nice for him to have a purpose.”

Anthony Daniels admits he was not very happy working on the most recentStar Warsmovies, and sometimes C-3PO is CGI rendered instead of a practical ‘man in suit’ on set. He also didn’t enjoy the George Lucas directed prequels as much as he’d hoped working on them back in the late ’90s into the early 2000s.

“It was certainly a bit weird in the prequels. But I accepted the storylines were very different. I was very glad to be there although they weren’t that much fun to do.”

C-3PO will be wielding Chewbacca’s Bowcaster inThe Rise of Skywalker, and it’s been hinted that he has a much more substantial role this time out. A scene in theStar Wars 9 D23 footageshowed C-3PO with red eyes, which has sparked much conversation. Is he turning evil? Is his mind being erased? Will C-3PO be killed off completely? Or will he be uploaded into the Millennium Falcon?

Anthony Daniels is not allowed to drop any further hints about what is happening with C-3PO inThe Rise of Skywalker. He does say this though.

“C-3PO has a major arc. I am very satisfied with what I had to do in this movie and I am very satisfied with everything I know about this movie.”

Some fans are so distraught over what Rian Johnson did to theStar Warsfranchise withThe Last Jedithat they are boycotting the movie. Anthony Daniels does have a message for them.

“People should be respectfully critical. The toxicity was so shocking and unpleasant. And often wrong. To be venomous and cruel is against the ethos of a story about goodness. I get tweets from people saying they will never watch another Star Wars film again. Well, I bet they do. Everybody needs to see how it ends. And I hope they do because, from everything I have seen so far, it is really rather good.”

While Anthony Daniels is disappointed with his overall role in the new Disney era ofStar Wars, he does appear to be happy with the final chapter in the Skywalker saga. You can read more from Anthony Daniels with his bookI Am C-3POhitting bookstores everywhere.The Rise of Skywalkeris in theaters December 18 with specialty screenings across the country. And if you want to see C-3PO out of his costume in one of the great lost movies of the 1990s,I Bought a Vampire Motorcyclehas Anthony Daniels playing a priest who performs an exorcism on a motocycle. It’s not to be missed. This news comes fromExpress.co.uk.