Andy Serkis’s Character Name Revealed in Behind-The-Scenes Vanity Fair Interview.

Andy Serkis Snoke

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

 

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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.

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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.

298 thoughts on “Andy Serkis’s Character Name Revealed in Behind-The-Scenes Vanity Fair Interview.

  • May 28, 2015 at 10:01 pm
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    I guess you could say that I’m pretty Snoked to see Andy Serkis’s character in action.

    • May 28, 2015 at 10:09 pm
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      ^ THIS XD!!!

    • May 28, 2015 at 10:29 pm
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      *Shakes head* No Snokeing. I just have to say that this is the first bit of information that I have heard for the new movie that I haven’t really liked.

      • May 29, 2015 at 9:19 am
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        All the haters who swoop down on anything PT related seem to be on a lunch break today.

        Hello? Where is everyone??? Snoke sounds terrible.

        • May 29, 2015 at 12:58 pm
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          We are talking about a franchise where some of the most badass characters are called Jabba, Boba and Yoda. I think Snoke fits pretty well.

          • May 29, 2015 at 2:38 pm
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            I didn’t like Rey, Finn, Poe Dameron, or Kylo Ren when I first heard them…but they have now penetrated my psyche and I have grown accustomed to hearing them and now – even before seeing the film – they actually feel like genuine Star Wars names to me. I guess stuff just takes getting used to (although I admit I may never be used to Sheev…). Thankfully it’s the actor and the script that makes the character, so what’s in a name? I think Snoke is an alias anyway. I think in the film he will be revealed as the more sinister sounding Darth (insert something awesome here). Time will tell.

          • May 30, 2015 at 6:39 am
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            ^I wish time could have been this nice to you concerning your opinion of the prequels.

  • May 28, 2015 at 10:03 pm
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    Cool

  • May 28, 2015 at 10:04 pm
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    Supreme LEADER Snoke

    • May 28, 2015 at 10:15 pm
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      I guess I was thinking of Supreme Commander Darth Vader when I wrote that. Thank you. Fixed.

      • May 29, 2015 at 6:30 am
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        the more i learn about this movie, the more i fear that JJ Abrams has made the highest production value FAN FICTION of all time.

        ‘Supreme leader snoke’? NO.

  • May 28, 2015 at 10:04 pm
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    So his name doesn’t sound all too Sith lordy but it was still Serkis doing the teaser one narration, talking about the dark and light sides of the force, plus he feels the awakening so he is more a mystery than before!

    • May 28, 2015 at 10:11 pm
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      A Force user that isn’t a Sith or a Jedi would be intriguing. Much like how The Emperor “was” in the OT, until he was made a Sith later.

      • May 28, 2015 at 10:47 pm
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        Palpatine doesn’t sound too “sith-lordy” but look what happened!

      • May 28, 2015 at 10:49 pm
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        Yes, “Darth” has always been a shortened “Dark Lord of the Sith”

      • May 28, 2015 at 11:02 pm
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        The Emperor has always been a Sith… in the movies anyway… I’m not concerned with what the earliest script says, if it was not in the movie then it’s irrelevant.

        “There is a great disturbance in the Force.”

        That’s the first thing out of his mouth establishing he is a evil Force User or Sith

        anything else is speculation

        • May 28, 2015 at 11:14 pm
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          Vader – Lord of the Sith
          The Emperor – Vaders master as well as Force User logically leads one to assume he is the Master of all the Sith

          Also says

          EMPEROR
          The Force is strong with him. The
          son of Skywalker must not become a
          Jedi.

          VADER
          If he could be turned, he would
          become a powerful ally.

          EMPEROR
          Yes. Yes. He would be a great
          asset. Can it be done?

          VADER
          He will join us or die, my master.

          JOIN US! (The SITH)

          • May 29, 2015 at 12:51 am
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            As far as the audience at the time was concerned, there was a Light side and a Dark side. The Jedi leaned toward the light. The Dark Side was a perversion of the Light – the more glamorous road if you will. It was much more focused on the Religion of the Force and which side of the Religion you would follow. There was no concept of the “Sith” before the Prequels. Just because it was stated on a toy/novel that Darth Vader was a/the Dark Lord of the Sith, no one really knew what that meant nor does it mean Darth’s Master was also a “Sith”. And Sith could have been a culture, military unit, or just a title within the empire and not have to do with the religion of the Force.

            My original point was this – When the OT was all that we had, The Emperor was a mysterious and fanatical believer in the Dark Side of the Force – it was so much more intriguing to me.

          • May 29, 2015 at 3:43 am
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            This.
            In fact, back then hearing that Darth was the Dark LORD of the Sith, most people thought he was the supreme lord of some kind of group or beings of some sort – we just never got an explanation. I never really assumed that the Emperor lorded over the Sith as well – I just thought the Emperor was always a Dark Side of the Force user. In fact, no one knew the Emperor had force powers until ESB when he mentions the disturbance in the Force – In ANH when he’s briefly mentioned you just thought he was some kind of asshole Emperor. Obi-Wan, Yoda – none of them mention that the Emperor is a Sith.

          • May 29, 2015 at 5:12 am
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            Dark Jedis and Sith have always been different. At first Siths were people from Korrriban ans was sensisitive to the Force. An ancient Dark Lord Sith perverted them and ruled them and trained them. Then the Sith became one of the powerful faction of the galaxy. And this leads to the old war between Siths and Jedis where all Siths were exterminated except two. The dark lord above and his apprentice. Then comes the Rule of two and echoes to the Revenge of the siths and the Order 66. All this is lore but it was stated long way before that Lucas wrote the story of Star Wars in one time. He started with A new hope because in 70-80 he had not the technology for making the Prequel

  • May 28, 2015 at 10:05 pm
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    Disappointed no Plagueis…

    • May 28, 2015 at 10:15 pm
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      Relieved no Plagueis.

    • May 28, 2015 at 10:16 pm
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      I bet he’s still Plagueis. Palpatine was also Sideous after all.

    • May 28, 2015 at 10:16 pm
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      Who’s to say that Snoke isn’t simply a real name he uses to mask a “Darth” identity? Like how Dooku was Darth Tyranus, but only a few people ever actually called him that. Regardless of whether or not he’s Darth Plagueis, I’m betting that this is going to be the case – maybe not in The Force Awakens, but in the other two parts of the Sequel Trilogy.

      • May 28, 2015 at 10:52 pm
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        Man I’m usually the guy who says to look at the silver lining… but this name?

        I suppose it’s possible it might have some type of pronounciation that sounds different from how it’s spelled… but otherwise I keep thinking of Snookie every time I think of that name now… and I really hate that.

        Even *Brance* would have been better!

        But on the other hand… I’ve gotten used to some of the other names now.

      • May 29, 2015 at 2:30 am
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        That might be the case. But here’s hoping that it isn’t Plagueis. In my opinion, using Plagueis diminishes the OT. Anakin/Vader was the chosen one, Luke redeemed him, and thus brought balance to the Force. Meanwhile (in Justice League cartoon voice), Plagueis is hangin’ out on some Outer Rim world just chillin’?!? It doesn’t make sense. Even if they make Plagueis a Dark Force Ghost that is “tethered” to a tomb. What’s he doing? Why didn’t he do anything before? If it is Plagueis I’ll still view the film with an open mind and hope that is done well and written well. BUT, I would like something fresh.

        • May 29, 2015 at 9:51 pm
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          Right because it makes much more sense that someone besides Plagueis was dormant or lurking around during the OT but never showed his face, and neither the light or dark side saw it…

          • May 30, 2015 at 6:54 pm
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            Who said he *had* to be a lurker? I am really sick of this rumor being considered fact. Couldn’t he just as easily be a former student of Luke’s that fell to the Darkside and rose to power. A quick internet search show Serkis and Hamill are about 12 years apart with Hamill being the elder…perhaps it could be a plot point…perhaps Luke’s first discovery/student. I don’t know…but it’s not the lurking threat. Also, has it ever been *confirmed* that Snoke is a force sensitive. Granted, it has been heavily hinted…but in a court of law…there is still plenty of reasonable doubt.

            I have this feeling that people just can’t let go of that debunked title “The Ancient Fear”

            I happen to theorize that Snoke is a powerful darkside user. I don’t think he is Plagueis. My personal opinion is that he is a new and fresh character.

      • May 29, 2015 at 8:26 am
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        Everybody hated the new names when they first heard them. Now they are hating snoke. That will change. Give it a chance.

      • May 29, 2015 at 11:42 pm
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        Hated the name Dooku when I first heard it….still hate it. It sounds like something you would find in your underwear after an unfortunate fart. Snoke…doesn’t sound real bad-assy. It will kiley grow on me, like a fungus.

    • May 28, 2015 at 10:54 pm
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      I’m so glad he’s not another Dead Sith returning.

  • May 28, 2015 at 10:05 pm
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    All Plagueis theories and hopes have now been laid to rest lol

    • May 28, 2015 at 10:13 pm
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      Not exactly. Remember Darth Sidious was under the name sheev palpatine. Maybe smoke is plaguis in disguise, who knows…

      • May 29, 2015 at 1:23 am
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        I wonder who decided that Palpatine will have a first name and that name would be sheep. Is there a person at Disney who has this job? To give new names and things like that? Why the XXXX would Palpatine need another name? We lived happily without it several decades….and now some smart xxx looked to the far distance and dreamed…mmmmmm…..let´s give ol´Palpy a first name….why? Does he need it? Not at all…I´ll just invent some ridiculous name from time to time, edit some old stuff a la George Lucas, and it will be the bone thrown to the fanboys (because ordinary people won´t even notice) so they could argue or fight or get pissed off or whatever, but it will make waves and that is precisly the point. No other reason.

        • May 29, 2015 at 2:18 am
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          Lucas was the one who named him “Sheev Palpatine,” they just never were given the go ahead/the right cotext to reveal the name before the Tarkin novel. You wanna blame someone, blame the Maker himself. 😛

      • May 29, 2015 at 2:17 pm
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        smokescreen…lol.

        • May 29, 2015 at 3:10 pm
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          Snokescreen

    • May 28, 2015 at 10:35 pm
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      Not really. Palpatine is to Sidious as Snoke is to Plagueis???? If this is a sith, he has another name for sure.

    • May 29, 2015 at 9:16 am
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      Tyler, aren’t you one of those guys who still insists Jakku is another name for Tatooine?

      Just sayin’.

  • May 28, 2015 at 10:05 pm
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    Actually, it’s Supreme LEADER Snoke. Not commander.

  • May 28, 2015 at 10:05 pm
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    Emperor Palpatine – Darth Sidious.

    Perhaps just maybe…..

    Supreme Commander Snoke – Darth Plagueis The Wise

    I can only hope???????

    • May 28, 2015 at 10:17 pm
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      Exactly. Everyone needs to settle down and stop assuming Snoke is not Darth Plagueis!

      • May 29, 2015 at 2:59 am
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        Uh no, you people need to quit assuming Darth Plagueis has anything to do with this film. It’s pure conjecture, there is precisely zero evidence supporting this.

        And it’s frankly a really retarded idea.

        • May 29, 2015 at 6:11 am
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          Uh, no it isn’t! The whole premise of Star Wars is the Skywalkers. Who is the father of Anakin? Darth Plagueis. It makes perfect sense to have Plagueis return from the dead since he himself was studying ways to stop beings from dying! I like it. The story will come full cirlce before it ends. I hope this is the case.

          • May 29, 2015 at 12:35 pm
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            I am agree that there’s no evidence at all at the moment, but I’m pretty disagree it’s a dumb idea.
            I’m not a prequel fan, but I think the overall story was great, and Darth Plagueis is a waste. All of a sudden from nowhere, in Episode III, we find out the story of this huge character. Great reveal, pretty interesting, but only introduced by dialog.
            I can’t imagine a better way to come full circle than having Plagueis in this film. And the little BIG things we know about this character are related to cheating death. So he’s more than invited to be part of Episode VII IMO.

            Wouldn’t be great? A saga that introduces an important character by dialog, but you don’t actually see him until four movies later?
            You can dislike the prequels, but if there’s something that makes the six films great is the aim to be one single film narrated in different episodes. It’s truly the same story being told. I hope they have been attentive to this.

      • May 29, 2015 at 5:16 pm
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        He’s you.

    • May 28, 2015 at 11:11 pm
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      Where was Plagiues all during Sidious’ reign?

      • May 28, 2015 at 11:17 pm
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        Hiding behind your couch while you’re watching the films.

      • May 29, 2015 at 1:30 am
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        Exactly…waiting for the right moment 🙂 first of all, no one gets any younger, second – he could wait forever, because he couldn´t know the future. What was he waited for? End of Sidious? Ok, after 30+ years he was lucky. What els? Another 35 years? Seems to me Sidious was faaaaar more succesful, achieving the ultimate power after 10+ years and having it firmly in his hand for 25 years. Ol´Plagueis needed to be killed by Palpatine, survive somehow and wait more than 65 years and he just commands this bunch of New Order guys, while Palpy ruled the GALAXY! Something tells me we deal here with some new bad guy, not the dead Plagueis.

      • May 29, 2015 at 5:49 pm
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        Indeed I still think Palatine is about and this guy reports to

  • May 28, 2015 at 10:08 pm
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    The Snoke Monster. Hey, Lost shout out!

    • May 28, 2015 at 10:10 pm
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      How about: Solid Snoke?

      • May 28, 2015 at 10:43 pm
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        Snoke Plissken?

        • May 28, 2015 at 11:23 pm
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          President of what?

    • May 29, 2015 at 4:53 am
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      Black Snoke Moan

      • May 29, 2015 at 2:25 pm
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        JIm Carry the mask, “SNNNNOKIN'”!!!Lol.

    • May 29, 2015 at 8:41 pm
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      Snoke Gets In Your Eyes
      Cover version!

      • May 31, 2015 at 4:56 am
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        Snoke on a Plane

  • May 28, 2015 at 10:09 pm
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    I completely agree with you about the recent names given to the big baddies, Pomojema. They are not befitting of puppet master bad guys. Regardless of how the name turns out on screen, that image of Serkis along with his acting abilities, gives me confidence that his character will be a badass.

  • May 28, 2015 at 10:09 pm
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    Wow! TFA really has a problem with dumb names, which do not sound anything like Star Wars. It began with Ezra, Sabine in Rebels and now this: Snoke? Is this Snape’s long lost brother? I really hate most of the names up til now. Rey and Poe sound good…the rest…*sigh*

    • May 28, 2015 at 10:10 pm
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      Finn isn’t bad at all

      • May 28, 2015 at 10:17 pm
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        Ok. I somehow get used to Finn too, but I thought of Glee the first couple of weeks 🙂

      • May 29, 2015 at 12:42 am
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        When you heard Finns name did anyone else think of huckleberry Finn? No? Just me? ….ok

        • May 29, 2015 at 12:44 am
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          When you realise you spelt your own name wrong -_-

        • May 29, 2015 at 5:24 am
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          Oups Sorry dude i reported you accidentally.

          i wanted to say : Yes me too. i think to Huck and Tom Sawyer all the time i see his name. It’s the only name i can’t handle. it seems really out of place for me. Get your ass back in Mississippi Finn !

          Besides that i hope Rey comes with a second name like Solo (yes, why not ?) as well Kylo Ren Solo

        • May 29, 2015 at 8:41 am
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          When I heard Finn I thought of Adventuretime

        • May 29, 2015 at 2:28 pm
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          Oh of course. Your not alone on that one.

    • May 28, 2015 at 10:17 pm
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      I don’t see a problem with Ezra or Sabine.

    • May 28, 2015 at 10:18 pm
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      Damn, you beat me to the Snape thing 🙂

    • May 29, 2015 at 1:33 am
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      I´m sorry, till now I don´t like any of the new names, except Kanan. When I hear Kylo Ren, I always imagine Bruce Willis in The last boyscout saying with funny voice something like: Why Mr. Mylo crossed the street? Because he has his dick in a chicken….or something like that (in czech dubbing)

    • May 31, 2015 at 4:05 am
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      I agree on the Ezra bit. But I think Sabine is a fine star wars name. There was Dutchess Satine in TCW series and thats almost the same name

  • May 28, 2015 at 10:09 pm
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    Why don’t they just call him Cobra Commander and be done with it!

  • May 28, 2015 at 10:10 pm
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    Snoke…..Keep thinking of thunderCats Snort! lol

  • May 28, 2015 at 10:10 pm
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    It might not be pronounced Snoke like “Coke”,
    but Sin-O-Kay. More Japanese sounding. Who S’knows?

    • May 28, 2015 at 10:12 pm
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      or like Sknock…..with sounds like snot lol

      • May 28, 2015 at 10:19 pm
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        …or Spock

    • May 29, 2015 at 1:35 am
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      How about No-K! It´s like no – O.K. – not good….what a name for a bad guy :-))))))

  • May 28, 2015 at 10:13 pm
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    Reminds me of the “Who is Sifo Dyas?” discussions had over a decade ago… He could eventually still be revealed as Plagueis, so it’s still in play, and would tie the 3 trilogies together nicely.

  • May 28, 2015 at 10:15 pm
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    Snoke???!!! Really?? I’m sorry, but that is a pretty terrible name whatever way you want to look at it.

    • May 29, 2015 at 1:36 am
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      Yeah, because Finn, Rey, Kylo, Poe are all great names, right? 🙂

    • May 29, 2015 at 2:39 am
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      Nothing wrong with Snoke but maybe to english speaking folks it sounds dumb. How about toiletpaper, does that sound better?

  • May 28, 2015 at 10:16 pm
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    same pose as ralph mcquarrie artwork at the top of page.. hmmmm

    • May 29, 2015 at 12:59 am
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      Same pose as almost any movie villain.

  • May 28, 2015 at 10:17 pm
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    A little sad he will most likely not be a sith with a name like that. It sounds very odd to me but maybe ill get used to it. Still, he is an awesome actor so it will be epic! Sith or no, my money is still that he will be the main villain. Most likely he will be some amalgam of Tarkin and Thrawn as the head of the First Order.

    • May 28, 2015 at 10:20 pm
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      Emperor Snookums

    • May 28, 2015 at 10:32 pm
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      Count Dooku was a Sith, and that name didn’t sound Sith-y either.

      • May 29, 2015 at 4:51 am
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        Count Dooku was Darth Tyranus.

        • May 29, 2015 at 5:20 am
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          Yeah, but we didn;t find that out ’til later, meaning Supreme Leader Snoke can still = Darth Plagueis.

  • May 28, 2015 at 10:22 pm
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    I thought the ape Serkis played in the last Planet Of… looked like Serkis, I hope Snookums, Didums, Cutie Pie or whatever he’s playing doesn’t.

  • May 28, 2015 at 10:22 pm
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    Supreme Leader Snoke = Dictator type figure with perhaps a “worship” him or else kind of rule like we see in North Korea?

    • May 29, 2015 at 2:35 pm
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      Or perhaps he’s an alien who just like snorkling…….Hmmm hmmm sorry, snokeling. LOL!!!

  • May 28, 2015 at 10:25 pm
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    these names suck so hard! I find myself having to get used to everything they anounce.. The force awakens? lame. Finn? poe? kylo? snoke? whoever is naming these guys needs to be shot

    • May 28, 2015 at 11:14 pm
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      What do you want Paul, Tom, Ricard? They have to sound different than Earth names.

      • May 28, 2015 at 11:56 pm
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        Yeah, like Luke, Ben, Owen, Biggs…

    • May 28, 2015 at 11:20 pm
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      Trust.. anything you could come up with.. everyone would hate

      • May 29, 2015 at 1:40 am
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        Wrong. I have never a problem with any name in the last 6 movies. Well, sort of, just with the titles of the second trilogy, but the names, it never crossed my mind that any of it could be bad….but in this movie all names are bad, including the title. To me, OK? And seemes I´m not alone. And I never heard complain anyone about names in the previous movies..

        • May 29, 2015 at 10:34 am
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          Are you kidding people thought Count Dooku was the shittiest name, it sounds like Count Poopoo or Count Dookie. General Grievous sounds just like General Grievance which means to complain or gripe.
          Names in Star Wars have always been kind of different and silly. Obi-Wan Kenobi…? Qui-Gon Jinn….? Mace Windu….?
          Captain Phasma to me is worse than Supreme Leader Snoke.
          Rey is fine, Kylo ren is fine, Finn is fine, Poe Dameron is mehhhhhhh okay fine I guess. But Supreme Commander Snoke, and Captain Phasma are not okay?…… Obviously they wanted names that mean something

          • May 30, 2015 at 2:41 am
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            Dooku is still a horrible name. That’s kind of the point. Getting used to it doesn’t make a name a good creative decision. All of the new names have been fan fic funky. Dooku didn’t sound fan fic-ish. It sounded like Lucas’ kids came up with it. Which they probably did. These sound like failed sci fi authors came up with them.

    • May 29, 2015 at 5:21 am
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      I, for one, would love to hear some suggested alternative names you can dream up… I’ve got time, so let’s hear ’em!

      • May 29, 2015 at 5:01 pm
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        Captain Nopernus
        Kylo graam
        Rey starlight
        Huckleberry Finn
        Poe Teletubbins
        Supreme leader snuusnuu

  • May 28, 2015 at 10:25 pm
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    Where’s snoke?

    Yo smoke right here!

    What?
    U asked for me smoke.
    No I said snoke
    Oh I think I saw snook over there
    Hello this is snook
    No! Snoke not snook
    Oh yur name is snoke?
    NO MY NAME IS NOT SNOKE
    Oh so ur smoke?
    NO!
    HES not smoke im smoke
    Shut up snook! Oh wait n..
    BUT IM SNOOK UR SNOKE
    AND IM SMOKE!
    HAVE U GUYS SEEN SNOKE !!!
    *both together* YEAH UR SNOKE!
    AAAAAAAH I GIVE UP *leaves*
    Hey do you have any Coke?

    • May 29, 2015 at 8:55 am
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      Let’s Snoke a bong together. New term for lighting up drugs in a bong!

  • May 28, 2015 at 10:27 pm
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    Snoke Skywalker = Darth Plagueis

  • May 28, 2015 at 10:28 pm
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    Snoke..I know, I’ll get used to it, but right now it sounds dumb as hell. But so did and do “Darth Maul”, “Darth Tyrannus”, and a host of other character names in STAR WARS. I suppose it is a word/name that could be associated with slithering, serpentine, “snake” in other words. A tempter. “Supreme Leader” makes it sound like he’s a bit of a Hitler-type of character perhaps?
    Interesting, fascinating, and silly all at the same time.

  • May 28, 2015 at 10:30 pm
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    i think there is a big hint here : “David W. Snoke is a physics professor at the University of Pittsburgh in the Department of Physics and Astronomy.In 2004, Snoke co-authored an article that stated that irreducible complexity, based on the calculation of the probability of mutations is required for evolution to succeed”
    Knowing the first order is an evolution from the empire in order to survive and Plagueis was a scientist looking for the key to cheating death…..

    • May 29, 2015 at 4:41 am
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      I think you’re on to something. But even more so professor David Snoke is a creationist. This means he believes in intelligent design this meaning life was created by God, not evolution. Who in the Star Wars universe contradicted evolution by creating life? Darth Plagueis

      • May 29, 2015 at 4:54 am
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        Wow that’s really interesting. And if he created the sky walker line then technically he is Kylo Rens God. As well as any of the sky walkers/solo lineage

        • May 29, 2015 at 5:00 am
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          Maybe kylo worships him as a God because of that

  • May 28, 2015 at 10:32 pm
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    Snoke gets in your eyes

    • May 29, 2015 at 12:03 am
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      And it’s coarse, and rough, and irritating. And it gets everywhere.

    • May 29, 2015 at 3:16 pm
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      Snoke On The Water

  • May 28, 2015 at 10:34 pm
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    Hey-ey-yayee-yay… Snoke Weed Everyday!

    • May 28, 2015 at 10:49 pm
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      I am not ashamed to say that this is one of the first things I thought of when I heard the name.

      • May 29, 2015 at 12:01 am
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        I’ll admit to it being the SECOND thing I thought of. (The first being, “Snoke? SNOOOOOKE?! Seriously?!”)

  • May 28, 2015 at 10:34 pm
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    also , in the star wars canon “Snoke” is a first name (Snoke Loroan was an x wing pilot who died during the battle of Endor )

    • May 29, 2015 at 12:36 am
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      Or did he?

  • May 28, 2015 at 10:37 pm
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    Boba, Lando, Jabba and Jar Jar. Snoke seems to fit.

    Worst case we can all say… “What were you snoking JJ when you came up with that name?” 😛

  • May 28, 2015 at 10:41 pm
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    not a sith name? LOL..and you all think Sheev palpatine WAS? lololol…cmon now…everyone knows that this is Plaqueis..If it is not, then why are they re writing Plagueis’s back story? why even worry about it when they could just leave the legends story the way it is and be done with it… Serkis is going to be a Muun…those of you who dont want him to be Plagueis are going to be highly dissapointed, and really….dont know Star Wars as much as you think you do. Plagueis is one of the most important characters in Star Wars..if not THE most important character…he is ABOVE Yoda…. as far as i am concerned. The friggin guy CREATED life. He Created Anakin Skywalker with the force….i mean…cmon.. It would totally make sense why Kylo Ren would follow Plagueis. After all, Plagueis Created his bloodline with the Darkside of the force and may as well be his god. ( if Kylo is of Skywalker decent that is)

    • May 28, 2015 at 11:21 pm
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      Amen brotha, preach it, preach it hard. Because I’m still on the Plagueis band wagon..like it or not

    • May 28, 2015 at 11:26 pm
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      Most people don’t give 2 snokes about Plagueis or the stinking prequels.. Most important character? That would be Luke Skywalker..

    • May 29, 2015 at 3:40 am
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      Uh they didn’t change Plagueis back story really, the minor change in the Tarkin novel was to Maul’s back story, the Plagueis novel established that Maul wasn’t a true Dark Lord of the Sith but just a highly skilled Sith Assassin and Palpatine was still apprenticed to Plagueis during TPM.

      In the canon novel Tarkin it was decided that Plagueis was killed before Palpatine took Maul as his apprentice.

      What is for sure established in canon is that Plagueis is dead and that’s it.

      So why do they keep bringing him up? Because people like you actually pay them money for this crap.

  • May 28, 2015 at 10:47 pm
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    Ah, Darth Snokuis,my precious!

  • May 28, 2015 at 10:55 pm
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    I guess there is no snoke without fire…

  • May 28, 2015 at 10:56 pm
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    In regards to the idea that he could still be Plagueis, one thing we have to remember is that, in the “Plagueis” novel, Plagueis’ real name is Hego Damask.

    However, with the big EU purge, that isn’t canon anymore and Snoke could really be Plagueis. I just don’t see it as likely, though.

  • May 28, 2015 at 10:59 pm
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    OMG and I thought Poe&Finn were bad names..

    • May 28, 2015 at 11:08 pm
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      THIS “name” IS THE MYSTERY BOX IN ACTION.

      • May 29, 2015 at 12:04 am
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        I’ve been saying the same thing. JJ pulling our chain.

  • May 28, 2015 at 11:16 pm
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    YODA’s lost little brother :O

  • May 28, 2015 at 11:19 pm
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    Isn’t this the same guy on the jersey shore? Snoke? Or was that Snookie.. Same thing right? Maybe that’s how it’s pronounced too lol

  • May 28, 2015 at 11:23 pm
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    I’m sensing a LOT of code names/aliases… (which of course is pretty standard SW fare) disguises/hiding/aliases/trust… almost every chapter had it….makes perfect sense

  • May 28, 2015 at 11:38 pm
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    Aside from his exact character, seeing that image is just great. Serkis’ character will be a great villain. I actually see a Thrawn like character there…

  • May 28, 2015 at 11:41 pm
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    Darth Plagueis as Hego Damask

    VS

    Darth Plagueis as Supreme Leader Sin-oke

    =

    WIN either way.

  • May 28, 2015 at 11:43 pm
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    Severus Snoke

  • May 28, 2015 at 11:44 pm
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    Hey ladies! Wanna see my snoke?

  • May 28, 2015 at 11:47 pm
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    AND MY NAME IS …

    • May 29, 2015 at 3:52 pm
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      Slim Shady?

      • May 29, 2015 at 5:05 pm
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        (Please stand up)

  • May 28, 2015 at 11:52 pm
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    Does anyone remember the concept art of the dark hooded figure sitting in a “throne” type chair in a cave? Andy Serkis’ position in this seems pretty reminiscent of that to me

    • May 29, 2015 at 12:44 am
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      What because he’s sitting down? Lol, no that whole part of the film has been changed, it’s probably from the earlier script altogether. Plus in the actual article I think it says Annie told him to do that specifically just for the picture.

  • May 29, 2015 at 12:00 am
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    If Supreme Leader Snoke (whoever he is) is the one asking, “There has been an awakening. Have you felt it?”, then there is still a big mystery left in JJ’s Mystery Box!

  • May 29, 2015 at 12:07 am
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    these names are not actually the names, if you catch my drift.

    • May 29, 2015 at 12:56 am
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      This just in: Serkis plays Khan.

  • May 29, 2015 at 12:13 am
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    Wasn’t Darth Plagueis killed by palpatine? Why insist with Darth Plagueis? I agree with the previous messenger, however I think it might be a mixture of real names and pseudo names.

  • May 29, 2015 at 12:28 am
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    Sounds swedish, Picard encounters the Borg and learns that they are definetively not Swedish. Your hidden reference.

  • May 29, 2015 at 12:30 am
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    Snoke? At this point I’m going to guess that the names we’ve been hearing are just temporary misdirection. A snokescreen. Terrible.

  • May 29, 2015 at 12:35 am
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    There are NO Sith left.
    Just one Jedi.
    Ren is a ‘Collector’, who thinks if he amasses Force artifacts he can endow himself with Power.
    Skywalker is the Only hope he has to ‘train’ with a master.
    ‘Snoke’ will be something, we have not seen before. Something very surprising. But NOT Sith.

    AND as far as Star wars names go, it’s really not that unusual. Think about it.
    A year from now, Snoke will be the epitome of evil.

    • May 29, 2015 at 12:52 am
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      I’d say he doesn’t look mch like those silly collector prothean husks if you ask me XP

    • May 29, 2015 at 1:20 am
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      Kylo Ren is looking for Luke so that Luke can train him?

      Where did you get that from?

      • May 29, 2015 at 12:39 pm
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        Who else is there?

    • May 29, 2015 at 4:13 am
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      As long as there are Jedi there will be Sith. You can’t knock them away forever. All it takes is for one lone force sensitive individual to land on some sith world or uncover some sith artifact. Decide that’s for him and you have yourself a new (albeit unskilled) sith lord.

  • May 29, 2015 at 12:35 am
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    The names all sound like some kind of child’s cartoon. Captain Phasma? Poe? Maz? Snoke? .. The names seem to be the only thing that it looks like Disney has meddled in. It’s not the end of the world but I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t disappointed.

    • May 29, 2015 at 12:57 am
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      I don’t know, I really like Captain Phasma.

      • May 29, 2015 at 1:47 am
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        I don´t. Sound too much like Plasma.

        • May 29, 2015 at 7:25 pm
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          I thought is sounded like Phantasm, which would make sense.

    • May 29, 2015 at 3:28 am
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      Fyi, all of the names in Star Wars sound like they belong in a childish cartoon. Apparently you just don’t realize that you are a fan of what basically is a live action cartoon.

      • May 29, 2015 at 5:08 pm
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        What if I tell you, that film is just really fast stop motion animation

      • May 29, 2015 at 5:37 pm
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        …No Star Wars is not a live action cartoon. The prequels however are very cartoony. Luke Han Leia, chewbacca, C3PO, R2D2 all sound like star wars names, not cartoon names. Poe, and Snoke sound like cartoon names.

  • May 29, 2015 at 1:01 am
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    Supreme Commander Snookie???

    This name is stupid, juvenile and devoid of any originality….I could have come up with a better name after drinking a fifth of Russian Vodka.

    Just another clue that TFA (which sucks as Star Wars title btw) will most likely be an Ed Wood type stinkbomb.

    • May 29, 2015 at 7:51 am
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      Well, Star Wars lived with juvenile names you know!

  • May 29, 2015 at 1:11 am
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    Snoke will be a variant of Thrawn.

  • May 29, 2015 at 1:12 am
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    Max Von Sydow = Plagueis

    • May 29, 2015 at 6:06 am
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      No, Max plays Boba Fett

      • May 29, 2015 at 8:19 am
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        He plays Leia in a flashback…

        …on Tattoine.

        • May 30, 2015 at 12:48 am
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          With those snailbuns on his head, whilst stopping traffic only to tell them to move along and stopping to blast them when they like nasty sand that gets everywhere

  • May 29, 2015 at 1:12 am
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    Quick rundown of names that suck and don’t suck:

    1)The Force Awakens: Sucks
    2)Poe: Sucks (really bad)
    3)Finn: Sucks as well
    4)Rey: Kinda sucks
    5)Captain Phasma: Kinda Sucks
    6)Kylo Ren: Pretty Cool
    7:Snoke: Sucks donkey balls

    I got a suck/doesn’t ratio of 1/7. Or only 14% positive. NOT good!

    • May 29, 2015 at 1:22 am
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      The Force Awakens, Rey, Finn and BB-8 are all good and fine to me but the name that grew much worse with time has been Kylo Ren, Kylo is just too happy sounding for a villian, like its a little kittens name …. But now Snoke?, might as well be Snooki or Snuke (south park reference) … anyhow, dont really care for Poe Dameron or Captain Phasma either

      • May 29, 2015 at 1:42 am
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        Yes. I totally agree. Pretty much all the names suck except BB8 lol even the prequel names were much better. Dooku was the most stupid. All the classic names from the OT just sound perfect. I think yoda should have some kind of cameo. Kylo should have been named Darth Vexis or something

      • May 29, 2015 at 1:50 am
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        BB-8 is a good name? B and 8 resembles the shape of the droid, even the most stupid gets it, right? Now these droids are helping the rebel fighter pilots. Too bad the others can´t have this super – cool name. They looke the same. They have the same snowman shape…but there- s only one BB-8.

        • May 29, 2015 at 5:27 am
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          Well that was an incomprehensible load of gibberish.

          • May 29, 2015 at 7:32 am
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            He means there is only one BB8 and also only one OO0 who has only one ball. Get it?

        • May 29, 2015 at 10:59 am
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          Apparently “the most stupid” doesn’t get it, or else you would have realized that BB represents baby.

          • May 29, 2015 at 5:12 pm
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            Or Ball bearings,
            or brutal beastiality,
            or bromancing bros,
            or baking bread O.o the possibilities are endless

    • May 29, 2015 at 5:45 am
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      By my calculations, I’m getting a Raging Ignoramus ratio of 100% for the user “Tim Snow”! NOT good!

    • May 29, 2015 at 9:37 am
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      I dunno; IMO, the only name there that really “sucks” is Snoke, and that’s mainly because it’s a name that sounds like it belongs in a wacky children’s book being applied to an apparently serious, possibly big-main-villain character. I think the rest of them are at least passable. And what’s the problem with “The Force Awakens”? I don’t think it’s a bad title for a SW film; it’s a least a hell of a lot better than “Attack of the Clones”!

    • May 30, 2015 at 11:13 pm
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      You left out “Phasma”

  • May 29, 2015 at 1:15 am
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    Supreme Leader Snooki?

    • May 29, 2015 at 5:29 am
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      Herp-a-derrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

  • May 29, 2015 at 1:37 am
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    Who the fuck is making these decisions?! Is it that Pablo Hidalgo dude? JJ? Disney stockholders? I mean, what is the process here? Does everyone just throw a bunch of names in a box and then Kennedy and/or JJ chooses? Is it leftover Lucas shit? Dooku sounded pretty fuckin ridiculous at first but man, Snoke?! Its hard to imagine Disney, Kennedy, and JJ all approved of this. Hopefully theres some bizarre Star Wars-in universe pronunciation that makes it sound at least non-stupid. Maybe it sounds cool the way BB-8 pronounces Snoke.

    • May 29, 2015 at 4:22 am
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      Dooku is the worst Star Wars name ever. No matter how much time passes, it will always sound like CRAP!

    • May 30, 2015 at 5:44 am
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      No, it’s done NBA draft style. They throw a bunch of ping pong balls with letters into a machine and apply what randomly pops out.

    • May 30, 2015 at 11:15 pm
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      Don’t you mean Snokeholders?,,,

  • May 29, 2015 at 1:37 am
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    Oh lordy, the names and the actual info we have so far seem to foreshadow an, uuuhm, movie AT LEAST as good as Pirates of the Caribbean 3. :/

    • May 29, 2015 at 1:58 am
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      What??? Is there any Pirates movies following The Black Pearl? I had some nightmares in the past…..at least my mind mercifuly convinced me that it was just a bad dream…and now you´re telling me this garbage really exists? Hell! Now if anyone dare to tell me that my another nightmares about some crazy dvarves and super dump dragon was actually Hobbit movies I´ll be really pissed off! 🙂

  • May 29, 2015 at 1:38 am
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    Wait, wait … I get it now, Serkis is playing a cgi handmaiden, its actually spelled Snoké

  • May 29, 2015 at 1:54 am
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    I’m really not trying to be critical because I like most of what ive been hearing about TFA but I like Supreme Leader Uber better.

    • May 29, 2015 at 2:46 am
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      No, but it’s implied throughout other various leaks & teases… that’s him speaking in the first teaser… doesn’t sound like a pirate… sounds like an evil sob.

  • May 29, 2015 at 2:00 am
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    The “Supreme Leader” is also the highest-ranking spiritual leader in Iran.

  • May 29, 2015 at 2:05 am
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    ” Always 2 there are a master and apprentice ” This new trilogy will have as big as surprise as the ” I am your father revelation ” The prequels did not shock us with any surprises ( We all knew of Palpatine ) If Luke is guarding that tomb then Plagueis is in. Wouldn’t it be awesome for Max Von Sydow to go out( He’s nearing retirement) as the biggest badass villain of all time plus his voice is way more threatening than Andy Serkis

    • May 29, 2015 at 2:14 am
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      Ok…gotta ask at the risk of appearing a donkey…where o’ where has it ever been said, with any evidence, that Luke is guarding a tomb and Kylo Ren is a relic hunter? Please don’t use MSW as a source…I mean he did “nail” this one, or at least he will have after he does one of his clever updates!!

    • May 29, 2015 at 11:04 am
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      The tomb rumour has been debunked by MSW.

  • May 29, 2015 at 2:09 am
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    First we complain about everything Lucas does and now we complain about everything post-Lucas. Do any of you assholes actually like Star Wars? Why are you here if you’ve hated all the Episode 7 reveals?

    • May 29, 2015 at 9:14 am
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      Finally someone gets it.
      thankyou.was going to post the exact sentiment.
      basically for me..it is ALL Star wars ALL the time!!!

    • May 29, 2015 at 10:15 am
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      It’s all a bit of lighthearted fun, relax, have a giggle, enjoy, and stop acting like it’s so sacred, geeeeez

      • May 29, 2015 at 10:06 pm
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        It’s not sacred. There is a difference between the good-natured jabs, and the “Omg this movie is gonna suck!” posts. Both are present in this thread, and I’m not going to bother pointing them out if you don’t see the difference.

        There is a portion of the SW fan base that hates on every single thing. That’s fine, they don’t have to like it, but I don’t understand people that claim to like SW, spend time in online SW communities, but apparently hate everything released after 1980.

        Why do they bother?…Why don’t they just go to their basement, and watch their VHS tape of the original unaltered theatrical release of ESB while fondling themselves?

        • May 30, 2015 at 6:48 am
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          I kinda hope the movie sucks, if only to give the haters something else to say than:
          “phantom menace ruined my childhood” or “jar jar binks ruined my childhood’ or “the pod racing scene ruined my childhood” or “Hayden Christensen ruined my childhood” or “Count Dooku ruined my childhood” or “the battle of naboo ruined my childhood” or “that one tree in the background that Natalie Portman walked past in that two second scene ruined my childhood.” etc…..

  • May 29, 2015 at 2:11 am
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    How is it pronounced?

  • May 29, 2015 at 2:13 am
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    “Wouldn’t it be awesome for Max Von Sydow to go out( He’s nearing retirement) as the biggest badass villain of all time plus his voice is way more threatening than Andy Serkis”

    It would be awesome, but JJ doesn’t do awesome things (see: Lost and Star Trek for further info), and if the spoilers are correct (which I hope they aren’t) 7th Seal MVS will be unceremoniously biting the dust 5 minutes into the film.

    Talk about the waste of a legend. SMH

  • May 29, 2015 at 2:22 am
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    Sounds like a lame Star Trek rip off name like Galaxy Quest or trying to be funny like space balls.

    • May 29, 2015 at 4:15 am
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      Which was funny.

  • May 29, 2015 at 3:02 am
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    Andy Serkis is playing Darth Plagueis in CGI (period)
    I’ve always thought this and still do.
    They wont reveal it untill ep:9 obviously.
    He technicaly was Anakin’s father and IS Luke’s Grandfather.
    THAT will be the BIG surprise reveal.
    As I stated in another thread….no Plagueis No nothing! Plagueis is the key to it ALL!
    As in No Plagueis no Sidious, no Anakin, no Darth Vader, no Luke/leia or Empire/Death Star etc!

    • May 29, 2015 at 5:34 am
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      I don’t think it will be a surprise, just a confirmation.

  • May 29, 2015 at 3:40 am
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    As Snoke/Serkis voice is heard in teaser 1,and can sense a change in the force,then I can forsee that Snoke is obviously a stage name.
    I am sure come Ep7 his identity will truly be revealed.
    Can’t have a young Kylo Ren be masterless now can we???
    Am hoping Snoke is infact Plagueis so the PT can be tied into the ST.
    Snoke is NOT seen in teaser 2.
    x fingers…

  • May 29, 2015 at 3:48 am
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    I can’t wait for everyone to cry when it’s actually Plagueis.

    • May 30, 2015 at 12:55 am
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      Tears will burst from the eyes and all you’ll hear those tears sing is “they see me rollin’…”

  • May 29, 2015 at 4:05 am
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    Most pathetic thread I ever saw, stupid commenting on a name. Who started all that crap? What a bunch of idiots, so called Star Wars fancrapbase.

    • May 29, 2015 at 5:43 am
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      Yet here you. Got some homework for you; define hypocrite.

      • May 29, 2015 at 6:02 am
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        Define irony you mean. Or sarcasm. Also post the rest of your sentence to make sense, because you.

        • May 29, 2015 at 7:08 am
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          Irony…sarcasm? No. Pretentious? Yes.

        • May 30, 2015 at 6:50 am
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          ^good one, when stumped, become a grammer nazis.

          • May 30, 2015 at 3:07 pm
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            When topic lost turn to personal attack by name calling. Well played.

          • June 1, 2015 at 12:17 am
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            I didn’t comment on the name Snoke, how am I a hypocrite? Also asking for a coherent sentence is not what makes you a grammar nazi. Stupid commenting on the name Snoke by someone who calls himself Pyjamas, what a dumb thread.

    • May 29, 2015 at 10:18 am
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      I think the thread is quite funny, and it also shows what the majority of people are thinking about the name. Stop being so touchy.

  • May 29, 2015 at 6:01 am
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    Would it have really been that hard to make us a blue guy named Thrawn? Throw us EU fans a bone.

  • May 29, 2015 at 6:16 am
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    Definitely the worst name ever for a SW bad guy, just think about all the puns comedy shows can dig into.

    1. No Snoking allowed
    2. The Snoke stops here
    3. Snoking in the Boys Room
    4. Snoken a Fag
    5. Where there’s Snoke there’s Kylo

    Geez now I look back at them, hopefully this is a joke.

    • May 29, 2015 at 1:16 pm
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      Nothing is worse than Count Dookie..

  • May 29, 2015 at 6:20 am
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    If Abrams is capable story teller, he must come up with new character. Not the character from PT.

    • May 31, 2015 at 12:25 am
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      Yeah, if Abrams is a capable storyteller he should have come up with new characters, not just some people from the OT -_-
      (read the above with sarcasm filters up to maximum)
      In reality it’s cool if he links back to the PT and is right to do so if it fits into the story

  • May 29, 2015 at 6:23 am
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    The best part about all the Darth Plagueis bullshit is when they all have broken hearts and feel like fucking morons when the film releases and they see their retarded fantasies dashed. It’s not Plagueis you troglodytes. I know it’s the internet and I should expect IQ’s to be in the single digits but for fucks sake..

    • May 29, 2015 at 6:45 am
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      You pretend you’ve already seen the movie which you haven’t. Maybe he’s not him but you don’t know that. You’re guessing and assuming as much as the next troglodyte.

    • May 29, 2015 at 9:51 pm
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      Get over yourself. I’m not in the Plagueis camp myself, but that doesn’t make me any smarter than those that are. None of us have seen this movie, and it is a valid theory.

  • May 29, 2015 at 6:31 am
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    Not crazy about snope, but it could work in the right circumstance I suppose. It can’t be any worse than Dooku. Even the very first time I heard Yoda as a kid, I wasn’t sure people were telling me the truth. Porkins? I mean really, you had to call the fat guy Porkins? I suppose perhaps Snope is supposed to be innocuous, someone inept sort of on the surface, and perhaps evil underneath, maybe Porkinator or Lemon Wedge ( terrible double pun)

  • May 29, 2015 at 7:29 am
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    On a different note, Andy Serkis HIMSELF looks very intimidating in this photo.
    Like, If there was a Supervillain who has super-motion-capture powers, that’s what he’d look like.

    Now that would be a good movie,

    Andy Serkis is “Mo-Cap: Destroyer of Worlds”

    • May 29, 2015 at 7:54 am
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      @ dude with a hat

      A mo-cap main super-baddie is just wrong.
      Yes, the technologies come a very long way, but it still doesn’t look entirely convincing.
      A real person with makeup and prostetics ala Palaptine is what’s needed.
      And JJ’s repeatedly emphasized they were “using real sets and models.”
      Having the main bad guy be CG would make JJ a big ol’ liar. Wouldn’t be the first time though…”khan’s not in Into Darkness…”

      • May 29, 2015 at 8:08 am
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        Nobody cares what your opinion is.

        • May 29, 2015 at 8:18 am
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          Well he’s right… CGI still doesn’t look real yet. Latest avengers… the Hulk looked terrible. Not Harry Potter troll bad… but bad.

          GOTG was the most convincing I’ve seen, and even with that it’s kinda iffy. But I have faith that VII will deliver the goods. The brief shot of Maz Kanata looked pretty real.

          • May 29, 2015 at 11:11 am
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            I remember we all thought that BB8 was “so obviously CGI”…

          • May 29, 2015 at 1:58 pm
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            A wacko nazi troll is what he is.

    • May 29, 2015 at 6:42 pm
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      Woah, you guys don’t get my point at all!

      Mo-Cap is a man in a mo-cap suit, who can use his technology to alter reality around him.
      I don’t know WTF you guys are talking about CG,
      I’m talking about his [awesome] physical appearance in that suit in that lighting.

      Learn to read.

  • May 29, 2015 at 7:44 am
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    Uhhh

  • May 29, 2015 at 8:06 am
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    err…

    • May 29, 2015 at 8:46 am
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      Hmm..

      • May 29, 2015 at 9:07 am
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        Pft

        • May 30, 2015 at 1:00 am
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          Prrrrrrt … Brain fart

  • May 29, 2015 at 9:18 am
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    Thud…

  • May 29, 2015 at 9:37 am
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    Where did all of this “Plagueis is Anakin’s father” bullshit come from?

    • May 29, 2015 at 10:20 am
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      same place as world politics, out of someone’s a55

    • May 29, 2015 at 10:33 am
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      Revenge of the Sith alluded to Darth Plagueis experimenting with creating life-forms by manipulating Midi-chlorians, which created a thread suggesting Anakin, having no normal father, was one of Plagueis’ inventions. Possibly why Palpatine took such a keen interest in him.

  • May 29, 2015 at 11:02 am
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    I’ll have a Supreme Leader Snoke, and a Steak Doubledilla!!

  • May 29, 2015 at 11:40 am
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    Snoke is a perfect name. I couldn’t have thought of a better name myself. Inevitably, there are going to be people who do not like a few of the new Star Wars names, but in my opinion, no bad names have been revealed so far.

  • May 29, 2015 at 12:30 pm
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    Would be good Mystery Boxing if Snoke was a Muun -we all go crazy assuming it’s Plagueis and then it ain’t him at all. Is Plagueis even definitely a Muun in canon now? Like is his species canonical referred to in Tarkin or any of the comics??

    • May 29, 2015 at 2:35 pm
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      I think Plagueis is still a Muun. Serkis said previously that he is playing a character that looks like a zombie…

      • May 31, 2015 at 12:29 am
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        This be sounding interesting, please state your sources? 🙂

  • May 29, 2015 at 12:46 pm
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    Everyone on here seems to be assuming that Serkis is playing a bad guy and hence the dislike for the name. But what if he isn’t? What if Sumpreme Leader Snoke is perhaps leader of some alien race that joins the Resistance? Would the name be as bad in that case? Perhaps not…

  • May 29, 2015 at 1:09 pm
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    What if Snoke is using the force to mask his true appearance (or a changeling for that matter) and he appears as the leader (I reckon that’s him on the snow planet base btw) in human form but when he puts his Sith head on he becomes a massive Muun Plagueis?
    I mean all Palpatine did was pull his hood over his face and no one though “hey you look like the Chancellor”

  • May 29, 2015 at 1:52 pm
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    What if Snoke wasn’t a name but a species? like Jawa or Ewok or Snoke!
    Supreme leader of the Snoke’s!

  • May 29, 2015 at 2:04 pm
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    Just found that “snoke” is the Norwegian for “sneak” so that might make sense for the character…

  • May 29, 2015 at 2:07 pm
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    Wanna see my one eyed trouser snoke?

  • May 29, 2015 at 2:10 pm
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    Snoke weed everyday.

  • May 29, 2015 at 2:15 pm
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    Quite Possible that you never hear the name “Snoke” mention in the movie. Never heard someone say “Ig88” or “Ewok” either.

  • May 29, 2015 at 2:47 pm
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    “Supreme Leader” sounds like “Supreme Chancellor”. Guess now we know who the new Emperor is.

  • May 29, 2015 at 2:57 pm
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    Your all snoke’d in the head!

  • May 29, 2015 at 3:11 pm
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    There is distinct difference of naming the character between Lucas and JJ. I wonder their difference stem from their preference of culture which they are influenced by.

  • May 29, 2015 at 3:24 pm
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    Interesting that Domhnall Gleeson’s character is the last remaining puzzle piece. Aside from Von Sydow who may well be “the vicar”.

  • May 29, 2015 at 4:01 pm
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    Snoke Ohn

    He uses Force brain freeze on his enemies.

  • May 29, 2015 at 4:14 pm
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    I am waiting for a name like “Commander Faahrt”.

    • May 30, 2015 at 1:04 am
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      Too close to fart, more like Commander Phahrt

      • May 30, 2015 at 2:47 pm
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        Quick! Somebody open a window! Commander Faahrt was here!!

        • May 30, 2015 at 3:39 pm
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          “I should have known it was you aboard Faahrt, I smelt your foul stench from a mile away!”

  • May 29, 2015 at 5:15 pm
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    God this is a gonna be a joke to hear all these names in the movie. Just think of Han or Luke saying these names. Jar jar Binx sounds better than these lol

  • May 29, 2015 at 5:28 pm
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    my anticipation levels for this movie have all but died; im actually scared to see the real trailers now.

  • May 29, 2015 at 5:44 pm
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    Wonder if this guy ever figured in to treatment Lucas handed in.

  • May 29, 2015 at 5:51 pm
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    I still think Palatine might be about in some form or another and this guy reports to him,maybe in the next episode or whatever we call em nowadays.

  • May 29, 2015 at 6:46 pm
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    I just got the image of a office poster:

    The image of Palpatine dangling by his fingers over the pit, with the caption “Hang in there baby!”

    I know, off topic.

  • May 29, 2015 at 6:57 pm
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    Snoke wants smoosh smoosh

  • May 29, 2015 at 6:59 pm
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    @ RedHarvest May 29, 2015 at 12:46 PM

    “Everyone on here seems to be assuming that Serkis is playing a bad guy and hence the dislike for the name. But what if he isn’t? What if Sumpreme Leader Snoke is perhaps leader of some alien race that joins the Resistance? Would the name be as bad in that case? Perhaps not…”

    ^^ he has a point.

    the name “Ackbar” would probably be ridiculed if it was on an Imperial Officer.
    But on a lobster-man, “Ackbar” makes perfect sense.
    [I guess that makes us racist :/ ]

    Snoke might just work, if it’s attributed to a “snokey” character.
    Tauntaun sounds dumb, until you see the avian/goat/llama then the name works.
    Dengar works.

    Jabba works,

    Snoke, mm, it depends on the character…

  • May 29, 2015 at 7:49 pm
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    If it’s motion capture, then we really don’t know if this is a human character.

    Therefore, we can’t really make a judgement on a name. Jabba? Greedo? Ackbar? Snoke? Gunray? (Insert any other dumb Separatist leader name here lol)?

  • May 29, 2015 at 8:39 pm
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    SNOKE! NO!! JUST NO!! Enough please let this be just a code name. :-S

  • May 29, 2015 at 10:39 pm
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    “There’s a new SW, and it has all the original characters!”
    .
    ‘That’s good!”
    .
    “But George sold the company to Disney.”
    .
    “That’s bad!”
    .
    “But he wrote story treatments for the new trilogy”
    .
    “That’s Good!”
    .
    “But they’ve chucked it all out.”
    .
    “That’s bad.”
    .
    “But Larry Kasdan is onboard”
    .
    “That’s good”
    .
    “But now that literally every other director they approached turned them down, JJ Abrams is running the whole show and is responsible for the story, and the whole thing sounds like terrible fan fiction so far.”
    .
    “That’s bad”
    .
    “But there are stormtroopers and the Millennium Falcon”
    .
    “That’s good!”
    .
    “But the bad guy has literally the worst Star Wars name ever, and sounds like one of those awful underwater-Smurfs ripoffs from the ’80s”
    .
    “That’s bad”
    .
    “The frozen yogurt is ALSO haunted”
    .
    “Can I go now?”

  • May 29, 2015 at 10:40 pm
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    Oh for heaven sake!!!!

  • May 29, 2015 at 10:42 pm
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    (VADER ON) “sssSSSNOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!! (ke).” (VADER OFF

  • May 30, 2015 at 1:15 am
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    Long long time ago when the Supreme Leader was only a teenager, at the galactic high school…
    *People, it’s true!I’m a Sith NO joKE!!
    * Yeah yeah sure…SNOKE(snorts)

    😛

  • May 30, 2015 at 2:50 am
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    Has anyone considered that it is supposed to be funny, leading many in the galaxy to mock his name just as we have? Maybe they don’t take him seriously until a certain point?

  • May 30, 2015 at 3:57 am
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    @ dude with a Hat

    “Mo-Cap is a man in a mo-cap suit, who can use his technology to alter reality around him.
    I don’t know WTF you guys are talking about CG”

    Motion capture suits are used expressly for creating CGI characters like Gollum.

    So what YOU talking about???

  • May 30, 2015 at 5:37 am
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    After sleeping on this name for a night, it doesn’t seem quite as ridiculous, and if Andy Serkis delivers in a big way, then the name will mean even less.

    Still though, you’d think Mr Abrams and company could’ve thought of something better.

    Then again, JJ has never directed a great film or TV series in his entire career.

    “Snoke” in JJ land would simply be par for the course.

    • May 30, 2015 at 6:53 am
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      while I agree that jj has never directed anything great in his career, many here will disagree. I am kinda happy to see people getting angry over this news. And I hope they end up absolutely outraged by the time December 2015 arrives… because I’m sick of everyone concentrating their hate on Episode I, II, and III. Spread the hate around a little.

  • May 30, 2015 at 10:36 am
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    Some of us already are outraged and it’s possible that TFA could be so awful that it makes the PT look like pure genius by comparison.

    So chin up my embittered PT fan…there’s hope for your kind.

  • May 30, 2015 at 10:49 am
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    As usual, u guys are over reacting, his full name is Epaminondas Snoke.

    • May 30, 2015 at 6:18 pm
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      We’re just having a little fun that’s all. Apart from that it’s all just snoke and mirrors.

  • May 30, 2015 at 6:26 pm
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    Boys! Two snokes let’s go

  • May 30, 2015 at 6:59 pm
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    Dont like it. Not at all.

    But then….

    I didnt like The Force Awakens. Now I do.
    I didnt like Finn, Rey, or Po. Now I do.

    Im sure this will grow on me as well.

  • May 30, 2015 at 9:48 pm
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    Big shout out to ItsNotImportant in the Plageuis thread. A lot of stuff he speaks about here is true. You people are really sensitive.

  • May 30, 2015 at 11:10 pm
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    There has to be a mind behind it all.

  • May 31, 2015 at 2:12 am
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    Plagueis is the KEY!

  • May 31, 2015 at 2:16 am
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    Munns live long AND prosper! it’s true!

  • May 31, 2015 at 7:19 am
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    Palpatations are bad for the heart.
    Stroke is bad for the brain.

    • May 31, 2015 at 3:15 pm
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      Tarkinson’s is bad also.

      • June 1, 2015 at 4:55 pm
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        Grievous wounds don’t help your health much either mind you

  • May 31, 2015 at 10:12 pm
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    The Precious is strong in this one…

  • June 2, 2015 at 11:51 pm
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    Snoke is clearly a reference to Smoke. We all know the Sith did Drugs. Vader Painkillers and a powerful sith stimulant. Palpatine used to drink but quit after Plaguies was knocked out. After that he is on some crazy mind altering substance. Maybe similiar to shrooms or MaryJane and awesome painkillers. Plaguies started drinking heavily near the end. However Alchohol killed him…literally. When he comes back in episode 7. He will be Snoking the Green through that breather mask of his. Not Cigarettes. The sith Stim vader was on was very toxic (like cigs or coke). I doubt Plaguies would smoke anything that would threaten his rediscovered life. I doubt he ever drank alchohol again. This leaves the one thing he was named for. Snoking up high.

    Of course Snoke is his common name and of course he is a Master Sith Lord. The most powerful Sith lord to ever live was Darth Plagueis. I do not think Palpatine killed him. He needed his Money and a back up plan if he died. He shocked him to near death or even full death and than either carbonited him or simply locked him in a Sith tomb which could be unlocked if someone figured it out. Maybe Reys Staff is the key to the door and he is in there surviving. Either way Palpatine certainly took him out of the picture and left him in there. He does have to be dead or asleep because there is an awakening…his.

    It has to be Plagueis. I am sorry doubters. If you knew the character and his goals you would not be mouthing off. He was the richest person in the Galaxy and most powerful. He is in the new novel Tarkin. Luke is guarding the tomb but can not get in and Plagueis can not get out.

    He is not drinking or taking toxic stimulants he is simply snoking the blues away. Up all night and day. Or frozen in Carbonite.

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