Andy Serkis Was Dubious About Joining Andor Over Inevitable Snoke Fan Theories

Perhaps one of the biggest surprises that Andor had in store for us was the unannounced inclusion of Andy Serkis, whose character Kino Loy became an instant fan favorite after his three-episode arc. The actor, who had already played in the Star Wars sandbox in the sequel trilogy, opened up about his experience filming in a new interview with StarWars.com.



Serkis first revealed that he was slightly dubious about taking on the role of Kino Loy because of what the fan reaction would be after he'd played Supreme Leader Snoke. He said:

In fact, he asks viewers to not waste any time or energy on those conversations, because they will be fruitless:

The actor has said before that both characters are not related in any way, even if he would still like to further explore the Supreme Leader at some point down the line.







All of his concerns quickly went away after his meeting with showrunner Tony Gilroy:

Shortly after accepting the job, he started coming up with a backstory for the character, to get more into his feet. He explained:

He then added how he personally views the character as a conflicted yet determined individual:

(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.



He also expanded upon Kino's relationship with Cassian, and how the two learned from each other throughout the three-episode arc:

He added that one of the reasons why he was excited to jump on board was to have the chance to work with Diego Luna:

Kino Loy (Andy Serkis) in Lucasfilm's ANDOR, exclusively on Disney+. ©2022 Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All Rights Reserved.



Despite all of the above, Serkis did say that it was actually a hard shoot and that the conditions weren't exactly optimal:

However, Andy Serkis had nothing but praise for the set designers, as they were responsible for bringing a lot of authenticity to the shoot, and the actors were then able to feel the same pain the characters would feel:

(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.



Despite Kino's final moment on screen, where he tragically revealed he couldn't swim, showrunner Tony Gilroy has hinted that he may not be dead after all. He did not return in episode 11, and will probably not be back for episode 12 either, given the way the narrative is now leading after the last episode. But Gilroy could be hinting at a potential return of the character in the second season, which is set to begin production within the next few days in the U.K.



Andor will be back for the season 1 finale next Wednesday. You can check out Miguel's written review of episode 11 here, and look forward to our discussion on the finale next week.



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