Andy Serkis is an incredibly talented actor who has brought many classic characters to life, both through his use of cutting-edge motion capture techniques and his live performances. When we ranked the 10 best Andy Serkis moviespresented his work at Lord of the Rings franchise, the Planet of the Apes movies, and Star Wars. And although Serkis created an unforgettable role for the Disney+ series Andorplaying jailer Kino Loythere’s a different Star Wars character that’s been played for a while that’s desperate for another crack: Supreme Leader Snoke.
We first saw Snoke as a hologram projection lecturing Kylo Ren about an awakening he has felt in The Force. Supreme Leader Snoke had a bigger role in Rian Johnson Star Wars: Episode VIII: The Last Jedi. But he was cut in half… and his story was cut into pieces. Speaking with Andy Serkis at Star Wars Celebration 2023, we asked him if the new movies announced by Kathleen Kennedy may open the door to more Snoke stories, Serkis told us:
Now that I hope that happens, because that would be incredible… there is so much – I love this character too, but there is so much that needs to be revealed about this character. And the damage to that character. And also, what he is capable of is horrible. But also, the emotional and physical scars that he carries, why he’s driven to do what he does… there’s a lot of fertile ground there. I want to see it!
U.S. too! We’ve been banging the drum for the return of Supreme Leader Snoke for some time now, because like Rey (Daisy Ridley), Finn (John Boyega) and Poe Dameron (Oscar Isaac), his character has felt a little short since the short bloody conspiracy in the Sequel Trilogy. Even Serkis has been saying it for years snoke’s overthrow disappointed himand would like to find some way back in the pass.
Given the timelines of the recently announced projects, I’m not sure where Snoke would fit. James Mangold will tell a story set 25,000 years before the Prequel Trilogy, and Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy is set to begin her story 15 years after the rise of Skywalker. So Snoke will be dead.
The best place to potentially explore this fascinating villain – and give Andy Serkis room to breathe and create – would be in a Disney+ series. We’ve seen what Star Wars has been able to accomplish in terms of larger-than-life storytelling Andor, The Mandalorianand the cartoons The bad batch. It means we often have a lot more homework to do when we try watch Star Wars in order. But it also means that the Disney+ subscription (opens in new tab) it will continue to pay for itself with all the rewarding storytelling that reaches us from a galaxy far, far away.
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