LOS ANGELES, July 20 — Looks like Amy Schumer might be banished to a galaxy far, far away, if Lucasfilm had its way.
The rights holder for “Star Wars” has condemned a photo shoot for men’s magazine GQ, featuring the US actress and comic, as ‘inappropriate’, The Guardian reported today.
The response came after a Twitter user criticised the shots in which she recreates classic “Star Wars” scenes in a variety of provocative poses.
The Disney-owned studio made it clear the photographs were completely unauthorised, writing: “Lucasfilm & Disney didn’t approve, participate in or condone the inappropriate use of our characters in this manner.”
@CPThrio @icecoldpenguin Lucasfilm & Disney didn't approve, participate in or condone the inappropriate use of our characters in this manner
— Star Wars (@starwars) July 16, 2015One of the photographs features Schumer sucking robot C-3PO’s fingertip while dressed in the Princess Leia bikini costume from “Return of the Jedi”.
In another, she is seen topless in bed with both C-3PO and R2-D2, enjoying a post-coital cigarette, while in a third, she sucks on a lightsaber.
But it seems not everyone in the “Star Wars” universe got the memo, because Mark Hamill who plays Luke Skywalker tweeted that he was “excited” to see the pictures.
Got excited when I saw @amyschumer @GQMagazine pics & thought she was just cast in Ep 8! We should be so lucky.
— Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) July 18, 2015