Snoke actor Andy Serkis has addressed some of the backlash over his character’s blank backstory in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, saying it was kept intentionally mysterious to allow for possible future films or stories.
Speaking to EW about his performance, Serkis explained: “We wanted him to have a great deal of mystery
J.J.
and I discussed it, and Rian
and I did discuss backstories to him, where he came from. I’ve been asked to not shed anything, should we want to bring him back in any way whether
prequel or whatever.”
The lack of explanation for where Snoke came from and how he ascended to power has been one of the Star Wars fandom’s biggest questions since The Force Awakens was released, and has been a cornerstone of some of the backlash The Last Jedi received.