Even after the release of two trailers, much of theStar Wars: The Force Awakensplot and characters still remain shrouded in mystery. Disney and LucasFilm have been revealing little tidbits of information over the past few months, and today we finally learn whoAndy Serkisis playing, a character known as Supreme Leader Snoke. We don’t know what this character looks like yet, but LucasFilm has released a new photo ofAndy Serkisin his motion capture outfit.
When the first trailer was released back in late November, it was revealed shortly thereafter that it wasAndy Serkis' voice providing the narration for the trailer, but we still have very little context about how what he was actually saying fits into the story. Last month, a leaked character list revealed thatAndy Serkis' character name was Uber, but that report also noted that it was likely a code name. Sadly, we don’t have any more confirmed information about Supreme Leader Snoke, but there was also a rumor floating around last year thatAndy Serkisis actually playing two characters, one who leads, “a group of unbelievably athletic and acrobatic motion capture characters,” and another role that is said to be pivotal, which intertwines withDaisy Ridley’s Rey.
Star Wars: The Force Awakensis set 30 years after the events ofStar Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi, following a new group of heroes plus plenty of fan favorite characters from the originalStar Warssaga.J.J. Abramsis directing from a script he co-wrote withLawrence Kasdan, with a cast that also includesJohn Boyega,Adam Driver,Oscar Isaac,Domhnall Gleeson,Lupita Nyong’oandMax von Sydow, along with returning franchise starsCarrie Fisher,Harrison Ford,Mark Hamill. While we wait for more official details onStar Wars: The Force Awakens, check out the new photo ofAndy Serkison the set below, and you canCLICK HEREforStarWars.com’s interview with photographerAnnie Leibovitz.
