Andor: Andy Serkis Talks Returning to Star Wars as a Different Character

The hits keep coming in Andor. This week's episode 8 picked up the threads from last week, which saw Cassian sentenced to six years in an Imperial prison. When he got there, he was eventually greeted by a surprising face, fan favorite Andy Serkis, making his return to the franchise in a new role.



Yes, Andy Serkis is back in Star Wars! After first playing Supreme Leader Snoke of the First Order in the sequel trilogy, Serkis is back in Andor. He is playing a brand-new character known as Kino Loy, the floor manager for the section of the prison Cassian was placed in. The character is just trying to ride some goodwill through the rest of his sentence, which is within a year.



Vanity Fair spoke with Serkis about returning to Star Wars in a brand-new role. Of course, he can't escape the question regarding the Internet and a fresh batch of Snoke theories. On the decision to come back to Star Wars despite that, he said:

The talk immediately shifted towards Kino Loy. Serkis mentioned he never saw the character as a bad guy, more just a guy trying to get through the day:

(L-R): Kino Loy (Andy Serkis) and Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) in Lucasfilm's ANDOR, exclusively on Disney+. ©2022 Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All Rights Reserved.



It becomes clear throughout the episode that the prison he and Cassian are in isn't the best of places. It has a rewards-based system that if you do well, you might get some better tasting 'food.' Do poorly for the day, and you get lightly tortured by way of electrocution. Serkis said his character, Loy, uses that as his motivation, but he talked about how there's something else Loy has forgotten about that Cassian brings out when he arrives. He said:

Serkis then touched on what it was like shooting and how it felt like the cast were in their own prison:

The prison seems like it will be a fixture during this arc of three episodes (8-10), so there will probably be at least two more episodes with Andy Serkis to come. Head over to Vanity Fair for the full conversation.



Also, don't forget to read our written review of the episode and to check out The Resistance Broadcast's discussion on TRB Live.



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