A key moment for Domhnall Gleeson’s character Hux in Star Wars: The Last Jedi was included at the actor’s behest.
The Last Jedi has now had its moment in the sun but fans are still wading through all the fascinating and even divisive moments from the movie. One moment that isn’t getting as much attention, however, was particularly important for Gleeson, the actor behind First Order villain General Hux.
When Hux walks into the throne room, seeing that Snoke is dead and that Kylo Ren was likely the perpetrator, he reaches for his weapon momentarily, hoping to use it on his rival, before realising that it wouldn’t end well for him.
“That was the one moment I asked Rian for,” Gleeson told IMDb. “General Hux is like a kicked dog for the whole movie, he just keeps on getting thrown into stuff and bullied, and I was like, ‘I wouldn’t like people to forget that he’s also a really nasty piece of work and could have an effect on the way things move forward.’”
It was certainly an interesting moment and served as a good reminder to the audience of what Hux is capable of. Of course, he is quickly pushed around by Ren for the rest of the film but the new Supreme Leader will do well to keep an eye on his second in command.
In Lucasfilm’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi, the Skywalker saga continues as the heroes of The Force Awakens join the galactic legends in an epic adventure that unlocks age-old mysteries of the Force and shocking revelations of the past.
Star Wars: The Last Jedi sees returning cast members Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker), Carrie Fisher (Leia Organa), Adam Driver (Kylo Ren), Daisy Ridley (Rey), John Boyega (Finn), Oscar Isaac (Poe Dameron), Lupita Nyong’o (Maz Kanata), Domhnall Gleeson (General Hux), Anthony Daniels (C-3PO), Gwendoline Christie (Captain Phasma), Billie Lourd (Lieutenant Connix), Andy Serkis (Supreme Leader Snoke), Peter Mayhew and Joonas Suotamo (Chewbacca), Tim Rose (Admiral Ackbar), Mike Quinn (Nien Nunb) and Warwick Davis joined by new additions Jimmy Vee (Pan) as R2-D2, Kelly Marie Tran (Ladies Like Us) as Rose, Benicio Del Toro (Guardians of the Galaxy) as DJ and Laura Dern (Jurassic Park) as Vice Admiral Holdo.
Originally published January 24, 2018. Updated April 16, 2018.
