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Domhnall Gleeson and that memorable The Last Jedi moment

Mark Newbold
By Mark Newbold
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In a film loaded with humour, there were very few that matched the moment in The Last Jedi when Domhnall Gleeson as General Hux, seeing a prone Kylo Ren on the ground after his confrontation with Snoke and Rey, starts to pull out his concealed blaster, only to quickly secure it as Ren begins to wake up.

While promoting his latest film A Stupid And Futile Gesture at the Sundance Film Festival, Gleeson discussed the genesis of the moment with moderator Kevin Smith, revealing that the idea for the scene was his own.

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Mark Newbold
Mark Newbold
Exploring the galaxy since 1978, Mark wrote his first fan fiction in '81 and been a presence online since his first webpage Fanta War in 1996. He currently contributes to ILM.com and SkywalkerSound.com, having previously written for Star Wars Insider, StarWars.com, Star Wars Encyclopedia, Build The Millennium Falcon, Starburst Magazine, Geeky Monkey, TV Film Memorabilia and Model and Collectors Mart. He is a four-time Star Wars Celebration Stage host (the only podcaster to have appeared on every Celebration podcast stage since it began in 2015), the Daily Content Manager of Fantha Tracks and the co-host of Making Tracks, Canon Fodder and Start Your Engines on Fantha Tracks Radio.
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In a film loaded with humour, there were very few that matched the moment in The Last Jedi when Domhnall Gleeson as General Hux, seeing a prone Kylo Ren on the ground after his confrontation with Snoke and Rey, starts to pull out his concealed blaster, only to quickly secure it as Ren begins to wake up.

While promoting his latest film A Stupid And Futile Gesture at the Sundance Film Festival, Gleeson discussed the genesis of the moment with moderator Kevin Smith, revealing that the idea for the scene was his own.

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Mark Newbold
Mark Newbold
Exploring the galaxy since 1978, Mark wrote his first fan fiction in '81 and been a presence online since his first webpage Fanta War in 1996. He currently contributes to ILM.com and SkywalkerSound.com, having previously written for Star Wars Insider, StarWars.com, Star Wars Encyclopedia, Build The Millennium Falcon, Starburst Magazine, Geeky Monkey, TV Film Memorabilia and Model and Collectors Mart. He is a four-time Star Wars Celebration Stage host (the only podcaster to have appeared on every Celebration podcast stage since it began in 2015), the Daily Content Manager of Fantha Tracks and the co-host of Making Tracks, Canon Fodder and Start Your Engines on Fantha Tracks Radio.
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