Star Wars: 10 Awesome Announcements They Need To Make At Comic-Con
3. New Characters
Introductions - admittedly brief ones - have been given already to most of the new cast members, such as Daisy Ridleys Rey, John Boyegas Finn, Oscar Isaacs Poe Dameron, and Adam Driver as Kylo Ren. Most recently, it was revealed that Andy Serkis would be playing a mo-capped character called Supreme Leader Snoke. Despite their names, there still isnt an awful lot known about the characters, and you suspect Abrams will want to keep it that way until December 18th, but we could be getting a further look at them here, especially Serkis character. From the initial casting announcement - yknow, the one with that big photo the entire internet went crazy over - the roles of Domnhall Gleeson and Max von Sydow still havent been revealed, although theres plenty of rumours. Gleeson is said to be playing a character called The General, while it is also speculated he could be playing Luke Skywalkers son. Von Sydow, meanwhile, was initially thought to be a villain (in the mould of the Emperor), but reports suggest he could instead be the one who helps Finn and Rey. These are the two big additions we dont know anything about yet, but that may change before too long, even if its just a confirmation of their name (although if Gleeson is Lukes son, youd imagine theyd be holding back the Skywalker part).
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