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The magic “I’ve played a few good guys, and now
it’s nice to play someone people would
of Ålm is describe as being on the dark side. Of

course, as an actor, I’m on his side when
that you live I’m playing him. He wants order in the
galaxy, he thinks things are out of
forever. For control, he’s scared of the Force—

people who I think he probably has a point! There’s
lot’s about him that I understand, but
knew Carrie, he also has a few character traits that

she’ll live are probably not the best!
“Rian and I talked about the idea of
forever to Hux being like a kicked dog, because

them anyway. he’s kind of undermined in the film, but
we don’t lose the idea of him being able
She was so to cause some damage. We talked about

kind, and as how eventually he is going to bite back.”
Of his castmates, Gleeson was
irreverent especially glad to share many scenes

as anybody with veteran English comedy actor
Adrian Edmondson.
I’ve ever all the time when I was a kid,” he said.
“He’s amazing. I watched his shows
met in my “I’m a huge fan of his, and he’s also a

life. Nobody really nice man. He’s very funny in the

film, but in a very understated, classy
knew what way. He’s the real deal, so it was an
was going honor to work with him.”
Gleeson also has fond memories
to happen of Carrie Fisher. While not sharing

with Carrie. any scenes with her, he still recalled
her generosity on set. “Carrie was really
I love that cool about coming up to people, and

Rian wrote not making it a thing to have to
approach her and say ‘Hi, I’m in the
her such a film, can I say hello?’

“The magic of film is that you live
beautiful forever. For people who knew Carrie,
role. she’ll live forever to them anyway.
She was so kind, and as irreverent
as anybody I’ve ever met in my life.
” Nobody knew what was going to
happen with Carrie. I love that Rian
wrote her such a beautiful role.”

fter sharing the role with
Peter Mayhew in The Force
A Awakens, Joonas Suotamo has
now graduated to playing Chewbacca
full-time. The affable Finnish actor
was excited about returning to play
the character in all his scenes, and
enthused “It’s the best thing I could
possibly hope to do for a living.”
But while Chewbacca is back in
action, he is without his long-time best
friend. “I do miss working with Harrison
Ford,” said Suotamo. “He was so much
fun on set, and he kept me in my place!