STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS - Spoilery Details About A Main Character
There are a lot of mysteries surrounding J.J. Abrams' Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Many of them are revolves around the characters in the movie, and who some actors that have been cast are playing. Today we have some information on Luke Skywalker's son.
There has been a lot of speculation regarding Domhnall Gleeson's (About Time, Ex Machina) character, and many people believed that he would be playing Skywalker's son in the film. According to a new report from Making Star Wars that's exactly who he is playing, and that bit of info was supposedly confirmed by four separate "trusted sources."
Now, before you read on, even though none of the following info has been officially confirmed, it may contain SPOILERS. So proceed at your own risk.
The following information also comes from Making Star Wars, which is a site that has delivered a ton of news and information regarding The Force Awakens.
There's an interesting twist revealed in which Skywalker's son is an Imperial, who is tasked with sending Chrome Stormtroopers after Jon Boyega's character, Finn. He even helps them hunt Finn down. Oh! Then there's the twist where he's actually a double agent playing both sides against each other in an effort to disarm the galaxy of its super weapons which “should not be allowed to exist according to his internal moral compass.”
The consequences of his actions are huge, and it will be the cause of a major conflict in the universe. The site explains:
"The implications of Gleeson’s actions are supposedly huge in the film. He began this mission before his father went missing. When he succeeds in ending the Intergalactic Cold War by stopping the weapons of galaxy wide destruction he doesn’t anticipate the immediate consequences. The cost? He opens up a new front and the war turns hot as there is nothing to keep the peace with mutually assured destruction no longer on the table. The real war then begins and the fight for the control of planets and territory begins, causing a conflict the storytellers hope will lead to countless Star Wars tales for years to come."
This is heavy, and I hope it's true. It's just such a great set up for some additional major developments in future films and stories. I didn't think that Luke's son would be playing such a pivotal role in the story, but it's good to hear that this could be the case.