Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens sees the return of many Star Wars legends reprising their roles- including Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher and ranging to Peter Mayhew, Anthony Daniels and Kenny Baker. Now another cast member has confirmed that he will be returning.
Tim Rose may have played three roles (Admiral Ackbar, Salacious Crumb and Sy Snootles) in Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, but it was his role of Admiral Ackbar that people ended up knowing him best for and the character became a fan-favourite. Rose had the following to say on returning to the role:
“I’d like to think I gave Ackbar something special which you can tell. I think you can. I can tell when I see my friends who do specialised and full body suit work no matter what character they go into; I can tell you exactly who it is because I know their movements so well.”
Naturally with Star Wars being such a popular series there was a lot of secrecy surrounding The Force Awakens, and Rose had the following to say on the secrecy:
“I’m very frustrated by that. Out of the need to be secret, we’re not actually able to get everything we need to do our jobs as well as we could… And as someone who has been doing it for 35 years, I find it very frustrating.”
Finally, Rose said the following on the first film that will bring Star Wars back to the big screen:
“What I can say about the new movie is that if you were a fan of the original three, you’re going to absolutely love this one to bits… You can expect a smorgasbord of people you love.”
Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens opens on December 17th in the UK, but on the 18th in the US.
Thoughts on this news? Are you looking forward to seeing Ackbar return in The Force Awakens?
By Ruari Williamson
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