Lupita Nyong’o & Andy Serkis bring Maz to life in Force Awakens BTS clip

Last Updated on July 31, 2021

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STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS hits Blu-ray/DVD in 2 weeks, and if you were looking for a taste of the special features, we have a clip focusing on Lupita Nyong'o's character, Maz Kanata. You'll also catch a glipse of motion capture extraordinaire, Andy Serkis, assisting Nyong'o with her 1,000-year-old smuggler character. Check it out!

In the realm of motion capture, Maz is hardly what we'd call a "breakthrough character", so I'll be curious to see if she has a larger role to play in EPISODE VIII. Frankly, I'm sure we could do without her, but maybe Rian Johnson can give her something more interesting to do. Then again, he does have his hands full in transforming Captain Phasma into someone audiences can actually care about.

STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS hits Blu-ray/DVD on April 5th.

Source: Lucasfilm

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