Domhnall Gleeson On Playing The "Merciless" 'General Hux' In THE FORCE AWAKENS
While 'Kylo Ren' & 'Captain Phasma' have dominated early promotion for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, we still know little about the film's third major villain, 'General Hux'. In a recent interview, actor Domhnall Gleeson elaborated on his character, and what drew him to the role...
Domhnall Gleeson burst into the spotlight earlier this year with an outstanding turn in Ex Machina. Now he's set to join castmate Oscar Isaac in the hugely anticipated Star Wars: The Force Awakens. But, as Gleeson explains, the nefarious 'General Hux' isn't likely to have much in common with Isaac's heroic 'Poe Damaron'. "Yeah, I mean you look at him and you realise he’s not a good guy! He’s got an English accent so he can’t be good!" he joked.
Thanks to J.J. Abrams's fondness for secrecy, the Irish actor remained fairly tight-lipped about any key plot details relating to the "merciless" General Hux. However, he did elaborate on what drew him to the role. "Yeah, it's fun to do different things," he told Total Film (via Games Radar), "I hadn't played anybody like [Hux] before. Star Wars is amazing, J.J. Abrams is amazing, but the thing to do was play something different. That’s what got me really excited."
Having featured in the last two Harry Potter movies, Gleeson's no stranger to huge franchises. Despite this, he was easily overwhelmed the first time he walked on set. "That does sort of take your breath way," he confessed, "That’s one of those ‘pinch me’ moments. I experienced it in a major way on Harry Potter and it’s a similar thing with Star Wars, except you look down and you’re in the gear and you have stuff to say and you’re like, ‘Holy God.’ And yes, it’s very difficult to remain cool about stuff like that. There’s no two ways about it, it’s totally brilliant."
You can check out Total Film’s interview with Domhnall Gleeson in full in the November issue, on sale September 25 2015. In the meantime, let us know which of the three incoming villains you're most looking forward to seeing in the comments below!
Star Wars: The Force Awakens hits theatres December 18.
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