He also talks of the new weapon that Game of Thrones star Gwendoline Christie will be brandishing as Captain Phasma. The weapon, which "doesn't have a fancy name yet" seems to be less high tech than the usual blasters and lightsaber the Star Wars universe usually brings and instead comes in the form of a collapsible pole.
The understated weapon is no accident as Hidalgo states that it carries ties to Phasma's backstory which will be explored in a comic series and “is more low-tech than many would assume.”You can get a look at the unmasked Gwendoline Christie as Captain Phasma and other members of the cast of The Last Jedi on these magazine covers as well as first looks at Laura Dern and Benicio Del Toro's characters.
Star Wars: The Last Jedi will hit theaters on December 15.Hope Corrigan is a freelance news writer for IGN. You can find her on the internet.