Remember those reports that Matt Smith was going to be in THE RISE OF SKYWALKER? He told me his role was a big deal, representing “a big shift in the history of the franchise.”įull video chat at pic.twitter. “There was no costume and there were a couple of meetings to talk about it. “I mean, it was like a big… shift in the history of the franchise,” Smith added. It was a big thing, it was a big story detail, a transformative ‘Star Wars’ story detail and it never got quite over the line,” he said.
“But it was a pretty groovy thing, it was a really groovy part and concept. He did, however, hint that the role was something of a game changer. Asked about fan predictions that he was tapped to play Emperor Palpatine’s son - making him Rey’s (Daisy Ridley) father - he said he “could not possibly say” whether that was true.
