Max Von Sydow’s ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Character Has Been Revealed


A new report has revealed the name of Max Von Sydow’s character in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and if the information is confirmed, it will mean that the entirety of the cast has now been identified in their assigned roles.

[Potential Spoilers Follow]

The report comes from Making Star Wars, which asserts that Von Sydow is set to play a village elder on the planet of Jakku. According to their sources, Von Sydow’s character will play a crucial role in locating Luke Skywalker (one of the central conflicts of the newest Star Wars film). The character’s name, according to the report, is rumored to be Lor San Tekka, and he is sought out by Poe Dameron (thought to be on a mission from Princess Leia), who has set out to track down the missing Jedi.

Von Sydow’s character was previously thought to be code-named “The Vicar” during the production of The Force Awakens, leading to a variety of fan theories regarding his appearance and role. Not the least of these was the idea that Von Sydow would be playing an elderly version of Boba Fett, though that now seems unlikely.

While the information remains an unconfirmed rumor at this point, the Guardian points out that should it prove to be true, the full cast of The Force Awakens have now had their allocated roles revealed. While the core cast of the original trilogy are returning in their respective roles, the names of newcomers to the Star Wars universe have formed a slow drip of information over the last year. In December of 2014, Daisey Ridley, John Boyega, and Oscar Issac’s roles were all revealed by Entertainment Weekly. A second round of information was released by Vanity Fair in May, when Adam Driver was confirmed as Kylo Ren (thought to be the primary villain in The Force Awakens), while Gwendoline Christie was revealed as Captain Phasma. Lupita Nyong’o, meanwhile, was revealed as CGI character Maz Kanata.

Since then, Star Wars has announced that Andy Serkis will play Supreme Leader Snoke, while Domhnall Gleeson was revealed as General Hux, a villain of the First Order. While it remains to be seen if Lor San Tekka truly is Max Von Sydow’s name in the film, fans have to wait only a few months until Star Wars: The Force Awakens is released.

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