Star Wars: Snoke Could Return Through A Prequel

2015's Star Wars: The Force Awakens introduced an all-new bad guy, Supreme Leader Snoke, a CG character played by Andy Serkis. There was a certain level of mystery and intrigue surrounding the character, so some fans were let down in The Last Jedi when Rey and Kylo killed him. Does he have a backstory? What is it? We never got those answers from The Last Jedi.

Now, Serkis is talking more about the character, sharing some intriguing details in a new interview with Entertainment Weekly. He said Lucasfilm was intentionally mysterious with Snoke, adding that he had conversations with The Force Awakens director JJ Abrams and The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson about backstories for Snoke that explain where he came from. While fans may be happy to learn that Snoke does indeed have a backstory, the tough news is that we'll have to wait a while to learn more, if we ever do.

"I've been asked to not shed anything, should we want to bring him back in any way whether [in a] prequel or whatever," Serkis said. "I think there's something cool about that. It still does remain a mystery for people. I know that some people find it incredibly frustrating, but I think it allows for further exploration and layering at a further point."

In The Last Jedi, we saw Snoke up close--and he had many scars and other disfigurements. Serkis teased that Snoke has carried his injuries, sustained in earlier battles, "for a long time."

"It's a sort of decay as well. He's quite an old character, and those battle scars are affecting his recovery and his body's started to break down as well," Serkis said, adding that he believes Snoke is "a couple hundred years old."

Also in the interview, Serkis said he hopes Lucasfilm decides to bring back Snoke someday. But how? "Anything's possible in a Star Wars movie," Serkis said. "I'd be all up for it. I think there's a lot more to be had from the character for sure, but I'm not in discussions with anybody at all about it."

The next Star Wars movie is the Han Solo standalone film that opens in May. After that, Star Wars: Episode IX will follow in 2019.