Snoke was constantly changing during the making of the Star Wars trilogy.

When Supreme Leader Snoke debuted inStar Wars: The Force Awakens, the character was so mysterious that it gave rise to many theories about his true identity. Therefore, fans were disappointed to learn that this was just a clone puppet of Palpatine.

Snoke, played by Andy Serkis, appeared only as a hologram in the seventh episode. InStar Wars: The Last Jedihe appeared in the flesh, but was defeated in the finale. InThe Rise of Skywalker Sunriseit was revealed that he was a genetic construct created by Palpatine.

On the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Serkis was asked if JJ Abrams told him that Snoke would be the main villain throughout the sequel trilogy. He admitted that he “doesn’t really remember”:

With Snoke, everything is in a fog. Snoke is a character that was a huge challenge because he kind of evolved throughout the script. I think in the first movie it was still unclear where he was and what he actually represented.

The actor did not understand who Snoke was

Serkis added that it took some time to get into the character of Snoke, and only after capturing facial expressions and voice acting did it begin to take shape. However, the actor said he didn't actually know who Snoke was until episode eight, "and by then it was too late."

The Last Jedi director Ryan Johnson told Serkis that he would have a much bigger role in the film. Only after reading the script did he understand what it meant.

I'll never forget reading the script forThe Last Jedibecause you go to Pinewood and they lock you in a room and they take away your cell phone. Then you start reading the script and you realize, “Oh, this is getting really cool. It's such a good scene."And then you realize, “Okay, you just got cut in half.”

Interestingly, by that time it had not been decided that Palpatine would return (although a TV series was in the plans). Abrams had to come up with a trilogy ending based on the finale ofThe Last Jedi.