"Star Wars" icon Mark Hamill recently revealed to IGN that he got rather emotional after seeing how people reacted to the teaser trailer of "Star Wars: The Force Awakens". The said trailer was released a few weeks ago.

Sharing that his daughter was the one who showed him uploaded videos of people watching the trailer, the actor stated that he was deeply moved by the reactions he saw because he wasn't aware of how much people were talking and raving about the new movie.

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"It was all these people watching the trailer. Sometimes you get sort of isolated and disconnected because I don't really follow it as closely as, say, [my son] Nathan does, but to see those people that thrilled, it was moving to me. I actually got a lump in my throat watching that. To see so many people that happy was a thrill," he admitted.

Hamill also can't believe how much people can't wait to watch the flick - especially since everyone will have to wait another year for the movie to open in theaters.

He also shared that he has been told to keep details about the movie under wraps, but that it has been extremely difficult because everyone keeps on asking him about it.

The movie is scheduled to open in US theaters on December 18, 2015.

Hamill will be joined by other original cast members, including Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher.

Other cast members include Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Adam Driver and John Boyega

Walt Disney Co. chief Bob Iger previously shared with Variety that Disney had initially decided to not give away any details about the movie, especially since Director J.J. Abrams is known for keeping footage secret before a movie's release.

"But the rabid "Star Wars" fan base prompted Disney to come up with the brief introduction of what the new film would look like," Iger shared.

TagsMark Hamill, Star Wars, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher