Andy Serkis’s Character Name Revealed in Behind-The-Scenes Vanity Fair Interview.
Annie Leibovitz just unveiled some key information about her photoshoot for Vanity Fair – and among other things, it unveils our first look at Andy Serkis behind the scenes of the movie, along with his character’s name.
I’ll just relay the character name here as opposed to quoting the article verbatim. As it turns out, the figure we’ve been calling “Uber” for a while is named… Snoke, of all things. Supreme Leader Snoke. Title aside, I think it’s kind of underwhelming as a name for what appears to be a puppet-master-type villain. It reminds me a lot of how Palpatine’s first name was revealed to be “Sheev” a few months ago. Maybe he has a more menacing title if he’s a Sith? Oh, well. In any case, Andy Serkis looks like he’s in his element in that photo, and that should count for something whenever we see him on screen.
Aside from that key tidbit of information, Leibovitz has noted that J. J. Abrams has compared Adam Driver (Kylo Ren) to Marlon Brando in terms of acting ability, and that she was personally impressed with what she saw of him when he was acting. The interview also brings up her love for Star Wars and her experience with doing photoshoots of the Prequel Trilogy, which is always appreciated no matter what part of the Galaxy you live in.
Source: StarWars.com
Grant has been a fan of Star Wars for as long as he can remember, having seen every movie on the big screen. When he’s not hard at work with his college studies, he keeps himself busy by reporting on all kinds of Star Wars news for SWNN and general movie news on the sister site, Movie News Net. He served as a frequent commentator on SWNN’s The Resistance Broadcast.
