Mark Hamill Will Flee Russian Gangsters with Bert Kreischer in The Machine Mark Hamill Will Flee Russian Gangsters with Bert Kreischer in The Machine Mark Hamill joins The Machine, inspired by Bert Kreischer's stand-up routine about accidently joining the Russian Mob. Star Wars icon and everyone's favorite Jedi, Mark Hamill, has joined stand-up comedian Bert Kreischer's The Machine, which will take inspiration from a viral clip from one of Kreischer's shows. Hamill will star in the movie in the movie as Kreischer's father, with the movie based on a supposedly true story where the comedian somehow accidentally got involved with the Russian mafia while studying abroad in college.