Andy Serkis, the man who made Gollum awesome, a humane King Kong, majestic ape leader Caesar and last seen as the villainous weapons dealer Ulysses Klaue in Age of Ultron has appeared with a mocap suit during a session of Star Wars: The Force Awakens shooting. Celebrated photographer Annie Leibovitz who had photographed many behind the set images of Star Wars since Empire Strikes Back revealed the shot of the said actor during an interview at StarWars.com.
The name of Serkis’ character in the upcoming Star Wars is Supreme Leader Snoke.
Many fans felt that he will be the leader of Imperial remnants called the First Order and possibly master of Kylo Ren the lightsaber user seen in the trailers. Or he is just another factional leader in the First Order, possibly competing against Kylo Ren for the leadership? Well, that’s all we know about Snoke for now.
The breakdown of the known actor/actresses with corresponding characters in Star Wars: The Force Awakens:
1. Rey (Daisy Ridley), a ship scavenger eking her life on desert planet of Jakku
2. Finn (John Boyega), the sweating and helmet-less stormtrooper who came across Rey
3. Poe Dameron (Oscar Isaac), hotshot pilot of X-Wing who is on a mission for a certain princess which came across Rey and Finn later.
4. Maz Kanata (Lupita Nyong’o), a space pirate leader
5. Captain Phasma (Gwendoline Christie), officer in the First Order, rumoured to be the direct superior officer of Finn.
6. Kylo Ren (Adam Driver), mysterious dark robed lightsaber user.
Only Domhall Gleeson (Ex Machina) left as the cast member without a known character in the movie. The highy anticipated movie will hit the theaters on 18 December 2015.
via StarWars.com
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