Kylo Ren Is Not A Sith Says J.J. Abrams

In the road to Star Wars: The Force Awakens director J.J. Abrams has been surprisingly open or as open as he can be without spoiling. He has talked about and teased The Force Awakens a variety of times, but his in-depth interview to Empire Magazine has opened the doors to a big conversation amongst fans about where the franchise will go now that all these new elements and characters are being introduced to the franchise.

One of the recent points of conversation has been Adam Driver's character, Kylo Ren. Abrams already teased that Ren is not his real name, and that his obsession with Darth Vader led him to "mimic" the dark lord's mask. Having said that, he "is not a Sith" says Abrams. "[Kylo Ren] works under Supreme Leader Snoke, who is a powerful figure on the Dark Side of the Force." Snoke is a performance-captured character voiced and played by none other than the great Andy Serkis, who seems to be filling in the gap left by the Emperor.

Abrams also spoke of the First Order, and compared it to the Nazis that led to Argentina at the end of World War II.

"That all came out of conversations about what would have happened if the Nazis all went to Argentina but then started working together again? What could be born of that? Could The First Order exist as a group that actually admired The Empire? Could the work of The Empire be seen as unfulfilled? And could Vader be a martyr? Could there be a need to see through what didn’t get done?"

You can read the full interview with Empire when the issue comes out this Thursday, August 27.

Star Wars: The Force Awakens opens on December 18.

Source - Empire Magazine (Via Collider)

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