Debate has raged over how sensitive the character was to the Force before his tragic death in Episode 7: The Force Awakens – and, therefore, whether a return as a Force Ghost could be on the cards in Episode 8.
Alas, Ford himself now seems to have quashed any and all speculation.
He told GQ: “I mean, I’m finished with Star Wars if Star Wars is finished with me.”
Pushed further by the interview, he added: “I can’t imagine it. But it is science fiction.
“I’d rather not [return]. You know, at this point I’d rather do something else.

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“Just because it’s more interesting to do something new.”
The star is currently promoting Blade Runner 2049, which comes out next month.
On an official level, very little remains known about the upcoming Star Wars film, although more morsels of information have been drip-fed over recent weeks.
Rian Johnson, the director, said earlier this week of the much-anticipated “shocks”: ”There are things that will shock the audience but you don’t want an empty surprise for the sake of it being a surprise.
“You want it to be an emotional story that makes sense that surprising things happen naturally in.
“So I hope those are the kind of things that will make audiences gasp when they see this movie.”