The armor is intimidate and awesome . The character , malevolent and mysterious . It ’s no marvel Gwendoline Christie ’s First Order stormtrooper Captain Phasma became a fan favorite long before Star warfare : The Force Awakens hits theater next week .
It ’s a narrative many might commend from the later 1970s , when a similarly striking Star Wars character was inaugurate : Boba Fett . So , when we spoke to Gwendoline Christieabout represent Captain Phasma last weekend , we asked her how she felt about the comparisons to arguably the most popular and recognisable Star Wars side character reference .
I call up that ’s fantastic . I mean , I recollect that Captain Phasma in this moving picture is a Boba Fett trend persona in that she is not at the cutting edge of the action . But she makes a immense impact . And I ’m just so thankful to play a fictitious character that could perchance ever have that kind of equivalence .
Besides the allegiance and mystery , the obvious reason for the comparisons are the armors . Boba Fett and Captain Phasma are both in head - to - toe beautifully designed armor , and it was a big deal when Christie first saw it .
So exciting . Michael Kaplan , the costume architect — I have been a rooter of for a farseeing time . Since I first saw Blade Runner . And I was super frantic when I see that he was working on this movie . So it was no surprise to me that the costumes would be prominent . But I never expected to get the chance to play a case who looked so awesome . I really , really did n’t . And I was told what the fiber would look like , what she would be weary . And I was tell apart we ’re going to do a costume fitting . But when I walked into the room , I just knew this was spectacular and there was something so striking about this . Something that felt very exceptional . And it was so much play to put it on for the first sentence .
I ’d never dressed up as a Stormtrooper before . And that was really , really fun . But it was very empowering . The costume , because it ’s so high operation , inflexible , enforce , that give you the actor a lot of quality immediately to work with .
Minor spoilers follow .
And while Phasma is n’t in the cutting edge in this pic , according to Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy , that wo n’t be the case move ahead . When asked aboutthis spoilery statement from the dame in burster , Christie would only say , “ I have been tell that by journalist . ”
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