Will Kino show up on season 2 of Andor?
The actor/director joined the franchise for 2015’sThe Force Awakensin the motion capture role ofSupreme Leader Snoke.
Might that include another Kino Loy sighting?
Andy Serkis.Rachell Smith
Here’s a portion of our discussion with Serkis.
ANDY SERKIS:Well, there weren’t really many discussions about the afterlife of Kino.
All that we do know is that he survives.
Andy Serkis as Kino Loy on ‘Andor’.Lucasfilm Ltd.
I mean, we don’t see him die.
We see him left for a further life of the character.
But prior to that, there were no discussions at all about [what] might happen afterwards.
But that’s the brilliance about Tony Gilroy’s writing.
He provides these environments for characters to thrive and survive in.
How much did you work on how you wanted to deliver that line?
Did you think about different ways to put it out there?
We did, and I did it a number of various different ways.
And it was something that needed that kind of exploration.
But it demanded a different set of investigations into how that would be delivered.
Because it was a key moment.
So I was lucky enough to get the chance to explore.
Are fan theories going to go around on who this guy is?"
So after the episodes aired, what did you make of the reaction to Kino Loy?
I’ve been amazed and delighted that people have responded to the character.
This interview has been edited and condensed for length and clarity.
Listen to our full interview with Andy Serkis and Genevieve O’Reilly on the latest episode of theDagobah Dispatchpodcast.
