Update: Greg Grunberg’s Action Figure of his Character from The Force Awakens Hints at A Possible Connection With A Character in Wendig’s Aftermath Novel
Back in June we first showed you that Greg Grunberg will be playing an X-Wing pilot in The Force Awakens. Later we shared several more details, like he has signed for all three movies, his character will have an action figure and the initials of his character are S.W. Now the actor officially showed and action figure of himself proving all these.
Here’s what Greg posted on Twitter a few days ago:
My “Snap Wexley” @starwars #ActionFigure is definitely going to sell out. Because I’m BUYING THEM ALL! #StarWars pic.twitter.com/sZ2PIFHBZD
— Greg Grunberg (@greggrunberg) December 7, 2015
As you can see he is indeed an X-Wing pilot named Snap Wexley, matching with the initials he teased months ago. Â It’s interesting that the toy is packed together with a Snowtrooper and the packaging suggests that perhaps Wexley will be involved in a scene that takes place on the snow planet/weapon – Starkiller base. Of course this is just a toy and we shouldn’t read too much into it. We’re just a week away from finding out. Â
Thanks to Cantina member JeffG. for the heads up. Â
Update:
Grunberg’s character is most likely Temmin Wexley, the teenage son of rebel pilot Norra Wexley from Chuck Wendig’s Star Wars: Aftermath.  In the book, Temmin has a nervous habit of snapping his fingers which no doubt earned him the nickname “Snap”. Â
Excerpt from Star Wars: Aftermath (pg. 45):Â
“Temmin snaps his fingers—a nervous habit he picked up from his father.”
Also, here’s an interesting tweet from the novel’s author Chuck Wendig that hints at a connection between Grunberg’s Wexley in The Force Awakens and the character in his book: Â
INTERESTING. A WEXLEY ACTION FIGURE FROM TFA. AND THERE IS A WEXLEY IN AFTERMATH. CURIOSER AND CURIOSER. https://t.co/onsbw2BG0n
— Darth Bagatarantulas (@ChuckWendig) December 5, 2015
Special shout out to Sean for bringing this to our attention in the comments below.
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Saw yesterday a movie from this guy called: “big ass spider!”
Contacts take you far in this business… Not talent…
Apparently
Lol. I’m sure his performance in Big Ass Spider didn’t land him the role. He was pretty good in Heroes.
I’m pretty sure his character in TFA has a very minor role with very limited screen time (like Wedge in the OT). This type of role doesn’t really require much talent at all (just like Wedge’s role didn’t either; I don’t exactly think of Daniel Lawson as a super-talented actor).
J.J did… Nothing he’s done could’ve landed something like star Wars…
It should be noted, Snap Wexley could be Nora Wexley’s, from Aftermath, grandson.
thats a possibility seeing that Poes parents are in shattered empire
I would say it’s almost an inevitability that they’re related in some way.
Grandson? Greg Grunberg is 49, and this is only about 31 or 32 years later. LOL He is almost definitely her son, Temmin, and Snap is his nickname or callsign.
That would make sense.
Temin was a teenager in Aftermath + 30 years, it is possible. I would like that, because this will actually feel like everything is connected.
Viral Hide, no mention in the article about his identity most likely being Norra Wexley’s son, Temmin, from Aftermath? There is already tons of evidence for this. Not only do they share the same last name, but Chuck Wendig actually posted on twitter to confirm (coyly) that the last name is not a coincidence. Also, the name “Snap,” there is this line from Aftermath: “”Temmin snaps his fingers, a nervous habit he picked up from his father,” which I would say is a pretty good clue that “Snap Wexley” and “Temmin Wexley” are the same guy, which is a very cool little tie-in between Aftermath and the ST.
If this character is Temmin Wexley, I hope he dies a horrible fiery death because that character annoyed the $#@% out of me in Aftermath.
If the indicators of him being Temmin Wexley are correct, then that means the signature “S.W” was either Son of Wexley or Snap Wexley after all these days.
Looks like SILENT BOB in an X-Wing pilot suit!
My man Jek wonders why that’s a problem for you? He died for us, you know. :p
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Snap Wexley? It sounds like something unpleasant that would be done to you in a high school bathroom. “A couple of jocks cornered me and gave me a snap wexley. My underwear are ruined!”
I kinda like it though. Very Star Wars. Now if you’ll excuse me, tonight is my son’s Bib Fortuna.
I thought I recognized that name, but hadn’t bothered looking it up. Very cool tie-in.
Haha it’s a great name. Good for Greg who is an underrated actor!
Does Billie Lourd’s character have a name? And does she have a backstory that’s covered in the new expanded universe?
Her name has not yet been revealed. But even if it had, she is too young to have been in any of the canon stories so far since none (other than the short stories) have been set more than a year past ROTJ. She may have a connection with a past character though, who knows? I love the subtle homage to the buns. 🙂
If 30+ years of SW fandom has taught me one thing about the background characters, it’s this: Every one of them is gonna get a back story sooner or later.
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Temmin Wexley didn’t exactly come off as a pilot in the book…..shouldn’t he be leading a squad of bad ass droid soldiers or creating new sensor software or weapons tech??
Snap, Hux, Finn, Rey… What’s up with all the short names lately?
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wow, he’s going to be in all three? it realllllly pays to be JJ’s friend i guess. 😉
Does anybody else think he looks like a slightly fatter Dane Cook?
Whoa someone dug up the Luke kills Han rumor from months that was all but debunked months ago. Its funny to see newbies go at it. What was the name of that guy here that doubted everything but then was soon apologizing profusely and then was kissing everyones feet? Yeah, he flaked off and no longer posts. I figured.