From the few incredibly powerful villains in the Star Wars universe, it seems that Supreme Leader snoke tops the list. At least Andy Serkis thinks he does.
In a quote from an unspecified magazine via Reddit, Serkis, who plays the Supreme Leader of the First Order and mentor to Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) was asked whether Snoke is more powerful than Emperor Palpatine and Darth Vader. To which he replied that his character is, hands down.
Serkis went on to say that Snoke has a lot of resources in his arsenal, which makes him an incredibly dangerous foe for the Resistance. The actor's description was rather mysterious, especially because it concerns the source of Snoke's power, and it is a question that will likely be answered come the premiere of "The Last Jedi." Serkis also explained how the somewhat weak-looking leader has a lot of power.
The actor explained that the character has obviously seen and done a lot over the years. The scars on his mouth and his somewhat disfigured body. While he may not look it, he is strong. Snoke wields the Dark power of the Force, and he is the leader of the First Order, the successors to the Empire which the Emperor and Darth Vader built. However, Snoke has his own motive.
But, even though Snoke can harness the Dark side of the Force very well, and holds a lot more power than his predecessors, Serkis has previously revealed that he is no Sith Lord. "He's certainly at the darker end of the Force. Without giving too much away, that begins to unfold a little in this one."
The actor has also mentioned that Snoke is much, much darker than Darth Sidious. The leader of the First Order is plagued with a kind of osteoporosis so his body is twisted in such a way. "He's incredibly damaged, so there's a bizarre vulnerability about him. Beneath that vulnerability, though, this intense hatred," said Serkis.
The character has already proven how persuasive he can be, especially to those who are force-sensitive. He had successfully taken a young Ben Solo under his influence, thus turning him into the Knights of Ren leader, Kylo Ren. He has also managed to get him to kill his own father Han Solo (Harrison Ford). This leaves the question of whether he can do the same to Luke Skywalker's (Mark Hamill) newest protege Rey (Daisy Ridley).
Speaking of Han Solo's death, the cast of the upcoming installment including director Rian Johnson spoke about it in a secret press junket for the movie. As revealed by Variety, John Boyega, who plays Finn in the sequel trilogy, revealed that the characters have not had the time to grieve, and that they are just moving on with the things they need to do.
"In terms of Han, I'm sure we all feel sentimental if someone was to sit Finn down or Rey down. But Rey's off training, she's got stuff to do. I got a back injury, I 've got stuff to do. Can't think about Han at the moment," said Boyega.
As for Ridley, she said that Han's death is a lot more significant to Rey, who was alone for most of her life and she had established a bond with the legendary Millenium Falcon pilot.
"Star Wars Episode 8: The Last Jedi" will premiere on Dec. 15.
