Domhnall Gleeson Talks General Hux

HuxWhile discussing with the LA Times his very busy movie year (Gleeson starred in four very different movies in 2015, all nominated for Academy Awards), the Irish actor briefly spoke about his character from Star Wars:  The Force Awakens – General Hux.

 

 

From LA Times:

So was turning to the dark side as Gen. Hux in “The Force Awakens” a challenge?

I liked him because he allowed me to explore the notion of authority — he’s someone who enjoys authority and holds onto it at all costs. The costume was brilliant and added a whole other layer for me. We talked about the idea that he’s an obsessive and probably doesn’t sleep much.

So he was pale with dark eyes. We wanted him to look like somebody who was dead set on one thing.

 

Did you film with the cast in Abu Dhabi?

No, and if I’d been in Abu Dhabi, I can promise you I’d be a nightmare to be around.

 

Why?

I’m good in the cold. I’m not delirious, skipping around or anything, but I like it.

 

Although the fate of his character was not clear at the end of The Force Awakens, last week it was announced that Hux will return for Episode VIII.

 

 

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63 thoughts on “Domhnall Gleeson Talks General Hux

  • February 18, 2016 at 9:39 pm
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    Hux is getting a lot of hate, but I absolutely loved him. So I hope he hams it up even more in VIII

    • February 19, 2016 at 3:51 am
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      I thought his speech was one of the best parts of the movie. He acted crazy and definitely pulled it off.

      • February 19, 2016 at 7:20 am
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        I know the speech was epic. He was just so over the top and insane I loved watching every second he was on screen

        • February 19, 2016 at 6:26 pm
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          Seriously. He actually scared me for a moment, because so worked up and shaking with anger. He needs a Snickers.

  • February 18, 2016 at 9:58 pm
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    Like Phasma he didn’t get much screen time. Unlike Phasma I actually like his character.

    • February 19, 2016 at 6:45 am
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      Yeah, I agree. Unlike Phasma, his small amount of screen time was enough to make him real cool.

  • February 18, 2016 at 10:08 pm
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    Can the mods turn off Twitter block quotes, esp. If the quote is obviously over the character limit?

    I hate scrolling through an article and getting hijacked to post on Twitter. Use a floating social media bar if you must.

    • February 19, 2016 at 12:50 am
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      Not sure I understand what you mean. You’re not supposed to be hijacked anywhere. Please tell me in more details what’s happening. Also what device and OS are you using?
      Thanks.

      • February 20, 2016 at 1:51 pm
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        You still have the copy/paste block in place? Not sure if that’s you or Disquis but I’m guessing it’s done to stop spamming.

        I also get slow type like now. Not sure if that’s just at my end or what?

        I’m on an Ipad using Safari too.

      • February 26, 2016 at 5:13 pm
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        IOS and Android.

        Basically, on the mobile theme, block quote become huge anchor (a) links. Scrolling will sometimes mean accidentally tapping a block quote and being switched over to Twitter (or Twitter.com in a browser if the app isn’t installed).

        It also uses the entire text of the block quote as a link — far surpassing the character limit.

        Here’s what the block quotes look like on my iPhone 6s+

        https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/52043012ad7e2941fe42967af322b6915915d626aba981f766a5bb904039bc1d.png

        • February 26, 2016 at 5:31 pm
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          OK, thanks. I didn’t know about that. I will tell them to remove that Twitter block text thing.

  • February 18, 2016 at 10:11 pm
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    Loved the maniacal Hux.

  • February 18, 2016 at 10:22 pm
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    I think he did a perfect job as Hux.
    I was incredibly annoyed by people saying: “He was totally overreacting.” – What the hell are you talking about? He looked totally maniacal and sinister because, guess what – HE IS totally maniacal and sinister. One does not annihilate five planets with pleasure just because he had a bad hair day.

    • February 18, 2016 at 10:45 pm
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      ^
      Yes it should have been clearer because the planet blew up about 30 seconds later. That doesn’t give a whole lot of time to escspe. Also, how was Hux supposed to know Kylo was outside making snow angels at the time?

      • February 18, 2016 at 11:05 pm
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        I am sure scanners and trackers are a thing and that is how he found him, the same way Chewie found Rey and Finn.

        • February 19, 2016 at 12:08 am
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          Exactly – and the same way that Han and Chewie found the Falcon. They used their advanced PL-0T sensors that point to where they need to be for the plot to unfold.

          • February 19, 2016 at 1:19 am
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            Yeah I didn’t really enjoy the fact that Han not only left his wife behind, lost his prized ship to boot. That happy ending at the end of Jedi ends up being pretty misleading.

          • February 19, 2016 at 3:20 am
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            Not at all. Following RotJ the gang seemingly enjoyed 20+ years of peace & happiness. That’s longer than the entire reign of the Empire. More than enough cause for celebration.

          • February 19, 2016 at 3:42 am
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            Not even 20 years. Kylo Ren went to the darkside as a teenager. And he was 30 in TFA so maybe 13-15 years of happiness which is cool, but I feel like there could have reunited the group in a less tragic way. Still loved the movie, though.

          • February 19, 2016 at 3:55 am
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            The timeline isn’t that clear. It hasn’t been confirmed that he’s 30 exactly. Even if he is 30, given the movie is set 35 years following RotJ, 13-15 years prior to TFA makes it 20-22 years after RotJ. So my point stands. The celebrations at Endor were more than justified. Far more so than the ones at the end of ANH & TPM.

          • February 19, 2016 at 5:07 am
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            The celebration after TPM was perfectly justified. Naboo had just been freed from the Trade Federation’s illegal occupation and one of their own had just been elected as Supreme Chancellor of the Republic. Obviously, nobody knew that Palpatine was the Sith Lord who’d been behind the whole thing in the first place.

            The only ones who didn’t have anything to celebrate (as they’d just realized that the Sith were not extinct after all) were the Jedi. And I didn’t see them jumping around in joy at the end of the film. That celebration was definitely much more justified than at the end of RotJ, especially now that we know the civil war kept going for years.

          • February 19, 2016 at 5:53 am
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            I agree that they’ll all justified. However the period following RotJ from what we know had the longest period of sustained peace. Approx 20 years. It also ended the nastiest & most viscous regime & leader we’ve seen. Therefore IMO it was the most justified of all. Bcs the good times didn’t last FOREVER doesn’t diminish the cause for celebrating. We also have to remember that the people celebrating didn’t have a crystal ball & an ability to see the future.

          • February 19, 2016 at 8:57 am
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            I never said the celebrations weren’t justified. I just said that TPM’s was more justified than ANH and RotJ both, because of what was at stake on each film. All 3 celebrations are perfectly fine with me, btw.

            At some point, Lucas decided that there would be no sequels hence I knew some bumps would be found on the road to the ST since Disney announced that there would be a sequel trilogy. Because of this, trying to rationalize how long the good times lasted after the Battle of Endor is an exercise in futility, IMO.

            If I were to be rational about this, I’d have to say that TFA came to undermine everything that was accomplished in the OT. And then I would stop caring about the ST altogether, b/c the numbers just wouldn’t add up for me.

            SW is a helluva lot of fun, but I’m not expecting it to turn into a Game of Thrones, realistic fantasy tale any time soon. It’s never meant to be like that and it’ll never be.

          • February 19, 2016 at 3:09 pm
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            Lucas was the one who decided to make the sequels. His story would’ve obviously included some nasty stuff happening to the galaxy & the heroes. Hard to have Star Wars without more wars.

          • February 19, 2016 at 5:55 pm
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            Lucas decided to make the sequels, yes, but he also decided to sell LFL to Disney, and his ideas are said to have been discarded completely. We may never know how he was planning to continue with the story. So I guess mentioning him at this point makes no sense, frankly.

            It’s the new SW powers that be who are choosing the direction for the franchise now. They’re the ones who had to take everything into consideration for a smooth continuation of the story. Could Lucas have done better than his successors? IDK and frankly, I don’t care.

            I was perfectly fine with SW being the story of Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader told in 6 episodes. I really saw no need for a continuation of the story, because IMO, Lucas wrapped it up wonderfully.

            But hey, I love SW, so you won’t hear me complain about getting a new film every year or so. I’m just not blind to the fact that the ST has diminished the impact of the OT greatly for my taste. And that’s not just as far as victory celebrations are concerned.

          • February 19, 2016 at 5:59 am
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            I thought the film timeline is concurrent with actual time so ROTJ came out in 1983, so 32 years. Also wasn’t it confirmed that he was around 30 years old? In the novilization of TFA it states that Han hasn’t seen his son in over a decade. While I agree the celebration on Endor was more justified than ANH or any of the other films, it’s sad to think that at the end of ROTJ that the Rebels had only temporarily won. That only hardship and pain awaits them. Yeah happy endings aren’t always realistic but really depressing continuations aren’t always the case either. I really loved TFA but man was it somewhat depressing as a viewer to think that all the good we saw got undone. You of course are free to feel differently.

          • February 19, 2016 at 6:14 am
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            I do feel a bit differently. The Zahn novels (which Lucas personally sanctioned) only gave the heroes 5 years of peace! In the movies if they had 20 years or thereabouts I’m happy enough with that.

          • February 19, 2016 at 11:03 am
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            It was said Kylo was born just under a year after Battle on Endor.

          • February 19, 2016 at 9:01 pm
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            All sources say TFA is set 30 years after ROTJ. Ask Lucasfilm story group head Pablo Hidalgo on twitter. He said Kylo was born under a year after ROTJ.

          • February 19, 2016 at 11:01 am
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            Prob more like around 15 years.

          • February 19, 2016 at 3:21 am
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            It’s 30 years later lol
            Not everyone lives happily ever after especially after 30 years.
            I like that they kind of went their separate ways it added some true to life aspects to their relationship. They still loved each other clearly but they just didn’t get along well enough to settle down and live in the same area for the rest of their lives.

          • February 19, 2016 at 6:01 am
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            It’s not that they didn’t get along, their child committed mass murderer and tore them apart. It’s not that Han kept leaving he space toilet seat up.

          • February 19, 2016 at 9:30 pm
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            That doesn’t need to diminish the happy ending of ROTJ. For all we know, our heroes had many happy years before things started turning…

        • February 19, 2016 at 6:44 am
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          In the novelization, it says that there’s a tracker in Kylo’s belt. Wish they had explained that in the movie somehow though.

          • February 20, 2016 at 12:06 am
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            That’s kind of lame.

            Like Kylo’s a kid on a leash lol

      • February 19, 2016 at 3:31 am
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        Yeah, because the movie would have been so much better if Snoke said something along the lines of “Bring Kylo Ren to me using the Ren tracking radar since I have fitted each knight with a personal tracking chip in their head, and then once you’ve found him, load him into your personal shuttle and use the bacta tank to heal his wounds before bringing him to me. Also, be sure to do it within the next 20 minutes because the planet is about to blow up, so you don’t have much time.” Lol

        Not everything needs to be explained. We don’t know how much time passed after Snoke ordered Hux to pick up Kylo. It could have been 30 minutes, an hour, 10 minutes? The point is, use your brain and fill in any gaps yourself. The original movies had gaps too. Heck, there are still gaps hence why they are making spin offs.

        • February 19, 2016 at 6:43 am
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          Don’t you know that we have to have every plot point spelled out to us via clunky dialogue? It worked amazingly in the prequels!

        • February 19, 2016 at 9:29 pm
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          Truer words rarely spoken. Best post of the day.

      • February 22, 2016 at 7:09 pm
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        Snoke guided Hux to him using the Force.

    • February 19, 2016 at 2:41 am
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      He is fascinating because he is utterly dedicated to the Supreme Leader’s cause of bringing order to the galaxy through iron-fisted rule. He seethes with hate for those who do not share this vision.

      His relationship with Kylo Ren is fascinating. Ren venerates the wisdom of Snoke just as much as Hux, but he’s chaotic and uncontrolled, the opposite of everything Hux idealizes. And yet, he’s too good at what he does for Hux to marginalize him.

  • February 18, 2016 at 10:37 pm
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    I thought Hux’s fate was pretty clear at the end of the movie, so I don’t understand why so many people say that it wasn’t. Snoke specifically told Hux to gather up Ren before the base exploded. I mean, does it need to be any clearer than that?

    • February 22, 2016 at 7:08 pm
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      Snoke gave Hux directions in where he would find Kylo sort of a throw back where the Emperor finds a scarred Anakin in Episode 3.

  • February 18, 2016 at 11:04 pm
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    I liked him as Hux, but I think his speech was a bit too much. People were cringing during that scene in the cinema. And when the stormtroopers did their arm swing I couldn’t help myself and laughed. The reference was just ,,too subtle” if you know what I mean.

  • February 19, 2016 at 12:22 am
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    I thought Domhnall did a great job as Hux. Not only did he get the obsessive sociopath thing down pat, but his speech to the troops before the annihilation of Hosian Prime was Hitler to a “T”. I thought that added tremendously to the “Triumph of the Will” homage that J.J. was clearly going for with that scene.

    • February 19, 2016 at 1:51 am
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      heil Hux! 😉

  • February 19, 2016 at 2:38 am
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    Loved his character, even if he had a relatively small role. He pulled it off masterfully. Can’t wait to see more of him in VIII!

  • February 19, 2016 at 3:57 am
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    Survival: so that makes his character better off than his OT-counterpart in tarkin.

    Of course, he might still be… damaged from the planet imploding… OOOO General Hux cyborg!

    • February 19, 2016 at 5:14 am
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      In the novel it seems they all get out pretty safely so I doubt anyone will be a cyborg. Kylo got scarred badly but I didn’t see him loose any limbs so I think Luke will be the only machine-man in this film

      • February 22, 2016 at 7:05 pm
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        Only fatality was Kylo’s cool Tri saber. It got damaged in the fight with Rey but no limbs were lost.

  • February 19, 2016 at 6:41 am
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    In the novelization, Rey sees Hux pick Kylo up in the Command Shuttle, so we knew that he would have to be alive in VIII.

    • February 19, 2016 at 7:28 am
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      thats good to know, i’m still a little surprised they didn’t briefly show it in the movie like lucas did with vader’s tie fighter in ANH. i sure a few casuals will be confused to see the FO brain trust still alive.

      • February 19, 2016 at 10:43 am
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        I suspect it was one of many things that got cut because of time.

    • February 19, 2016 at 6:01 pm
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      Oh, no doubt he will keep rubbing that on his nose from now on… Must be interesting when a (wannabe) Sith Lord owes you his life.

      • February 19, 2016 at 6:13 pm
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        Lol.

      • February 22, 2016 at 7:02 pm
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        Not really Hux was ordered by the Supreme Leader to track down Kylo as if Snoke could see the battle between Rey and Kylo.

  • February 19, 2016 at 6:45 am
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    I loved Hux in this movie! He was awesome as a crazy Nazi type.

  • February 19, 2016 at 12:23 pm
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    He’s a ginger, of course he’d suffer in the desert.
    I highly recommend watching him & his dad in the short movie ‘six shooter’ which you can see on youtube. Be warned though, it’s pretty dark, sick and hilarious.

    • February 19, 2016 at 5:03 pm
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      He’s in that? I fucking LOVE that movie! That, In Bruges, and Seven Psychopaths form a near perfect, bizarre trio.

      • February 19, 2016 at 7:20 pm
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        Aye. In ‘six shooter’ he’s the stroppy snack vendor. Best film featuring exploding cows ever.

  • February 19, 2016 at 5:15 pm
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    Hux was awesome and way more of a villain than captain phasma. I hope they both get more screen time in VIII.

  • February 19, 2016 at 9:43 pm
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    That speech! <3 General Hux is the type of leader we need in EU nowadays! Someone with balls to do something!

  • February 20, 2016 at 1:44 pm
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    I like the actor and his Dad but his character wasn’t very interesting at all in TFA then again neither were Phasma or Snoke. I remember playing football against a group of Irish guys who wilted in 80 degree weather so not hard to see why he hates it considering Ireland is near Scotland which is the coldest place I ever been to.

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