Actor Andy Serkis has revealed that he considered not returning to the Star Wars franchise in Andor due to his experience playing Supreme Leader Snoke. Serkis was first revealed as a Star Wars character in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, providing the motion capture and voice performance for Snoke, the dark side leader of the First Order. Despite Snoke being killed by Kylo Ren in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Serkis' journey in a galaxy far, far away continued when the actor made an appearance as Kino Loy in Andor.
Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, however, Serkis revealed that he was not absolutely sure whether coming back to Star Wars was a good idea despite Kino Loy now returning for Andor season 2. The actor revealed this hesitancy came from his experience playing Snoke in the sequel trilogy, and the fan expectation that came with it:
“There was such confusion about Snoke and Snoke theories, I just thought people are going to flip out and wonder what the hell is going on and assume there’s some sort of link there, I thought, ‘This is a minefield.’ ”
As Serkis rightfully points out, the Snoke theories took over online discourse after his appearance in The Force Awakens, which was linked by some to Kino Loy from Andor. While many never truly believed that Kino Loy was in any way linked to Supreme Leader Snoke, some questions surrounding his appearance in the Disney+ series led many to theorize the character would later become Snoke. This was obviously not the case, yet proved Serkis' hesitancy about returning to the Star Wars franchise was somewhat warranted.
