We’re getting closer and closer to the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and both Harrison Ford and Gwendoline Christie have opened up about starring in the J.J. Abrams helmed release. The latter will of course be playing Captain Phasma, a villainous Stormtrooper in The First Order who it’s believed will be tracking down the rogue Finn.
“We know very little about her at this stage, but what I think people are drawn to is that this is a very progressive female character,” the Game of Thrones star explained in a recent interview about playing the villain. “We see Captain Phasma, and we see the costume from head to toe, and we know that it is a woman. But we are used to, in our media, connecting to female characters via the way that they look, from the way they are made flesh.”
“It’s incredible, it’s timely, and I’m very proud to be a part of it,” she added in regards to playing the first female villain in the Star Wars franchise. Phasma has already become something of a fan-favourite thanks to the uniqueness of the character, and it’s going to be very interesting to see exactly what kind of role she ends up playing in The Force Awakens.
While dressed as hot dog on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Ford refuses to reveal anything about Star Wars: The Force Awakens (but does say that there’s a “very good reason” why Luke Skywalker isn’t on the Poster), but did have plenty of nice things to say about the cast.
“I can tell you this: [The movie is] really, really good. Trust me. It’s really good,” the legendary actor promised. “The new cast, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac are phenomenal. J.J. has made an incredible movie. You will not be disappointed.” He also talks about asking George Lucas to kill Han Solo off in the original Star Wars trilogy and how exactly he ended up sustaining that nasty injury on board the Millennium Falcon.
