Mark Hamill posts gleeful pic of himself sat next to Stephen King, gets a wholesome response

"It took every ounce of discipline I possess to avoid freaking out."
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There's something kind of adorable about celebrities getting excited about meeting other celebrities, and that goes double if the celebrity in question is Mark Hamill.

The actor recently attended the premiere of The Life of Chuck, Mike Flanagan's adaptation of Stephen King's novella of the same name — and he was fortunate enough to be seated next to the horror author himself.

"It's not often I'm seated next to a literary genius & one of my all-time favorite authors," Hamill wrote on X (formerly Twitter). "It took every ounce of discipline I possess to avoid freaking out."


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Fortunately, it appears King himself is a fan.

Hamill sent one more reply to say he was "FRAMING THIS TWEET."

If Mark Hamill is fanning out about sitting next to you, you know you must be doing something right.

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Sam Haysom

Sam Haysom is the Deputy UK Editor for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time.

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