The two-time Star Wars actor opens up about his dueling characters and that big prison break episode.
Warning: This article contains spoilers forAndorepisode 10.
Does any actor have a more enviable career thanAndy Serkis?
Andy Serkis as Kino Loy in ‘Andor’.Lucasfilm Ltd.
Even though Kino is incarcerated himself, it’s his job is to oversee his fellow prisoners.
Together they labor to build mysterious contraptions for the oppressive Empire.
What was it about this character that made you say yes?
Andy Serkis and Diego Luna in ‘Andor’.Lucasfilm Ltd.
This man is serving time.
He doesn’t want to ruffle any feathers.
I wanted to create a backstory for him.
He believes that he will be released, and he just focuses on that.
I thought there was something inherently sad about that.
He’s been taken away from his family.
He doesn’t think about anything to do with rebelling.
Then suddenly this force walks in, and Cassian Andor tries to muck the whole thing up.
It’s interesting because we don’t really learn much about Kino’s backstory or where he came from.
I like your idea that he has this background as a worker.
I just felt it was really necessary to have something tangible that he hangs on to.
The prison outfit was just being barefooted on metal plates for weeks and weeks.
It really does strange things to your head.
There’s a lack of any sort of proper personal space.
There were no creature comforts at all.
So being on that set day in and day out really did things to your head.
That was something I wanted to ask you about.
The practical sets on this show are so impressive.
What was your reaction the first time you stepped on to that prison set?
It was beautifully designed.
The way that the parts are being constructed, there was a definite regime that everyone had to learn.
It was a really complicated system.
It was mind-blowing to be on those sets and see everything working.
What do you remember most about filming that sequence?
Obviously there was a huge build-up to that moment.
But that moment is just like a trigger switch.
So it felt very tangible in that respect.
You’ve been in theStar Warsuniverse as an actor now twice.
Would you ever want to direct something in this space?
I mean, it’s just the most extraordinary, beautiful environment to work in.
And as I say, I love stories that are true.
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