The actress behind Star Wars: The Last Jedi’s Captain Phasma, Gwendoline Christie, really wants the character to return for Episode IX.
With The Last Jedi now in the rear view mirror, the focus of our Star Wars attention is starting to turn to the likes of Solo: A Star Wars Story and the final episode in the sequel trilogy.
One character who isn’t guaranteed a return in J.J. Abram’s Episode IX, however, is Christie’s chrome First Order villain Phasma. Phasma has appeared in both sequel episodes so far but seemed to meet her doom in The Last Jedi.
Christie herself really wants the character to return and spoke to The Times (via Screen Rant) about how much passion she has developed for Phasma in response to the question if she will be coming back for Episode IX:
“In truth, I don’t know. And that scares and upsets me because I really want to see this character explored. I’m actually very invested in the character now. And that’s genuine. That’s not just chat. It has opened up a chain of stories and events in my mind about who Phasma is.”
Phasma certainly is interesting, and while details have emerged about the character in other mediums, there are certainly many that would like to see the character developed slightly further on the big screen.
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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.
