One Star Wars Actor Was Surprised His Character Survived In The Last Jedi

Compared to a lot of the heroes in Star Wars: The Last Jedi and at least a couple of the villains, General Hux is small potatoes, so it's easy to see why he assumed he was going to get killed off in the second of the three Star Wars movies. In fact, Captain Phasma, who arguably has earned more press for her villainous role, was presumably killed off during The Last Jedi, as was Snoke, who was expected to be the big baddie in the lead-up to the flick's release. The fact that Hux was even given a potential moment where if he had acted a bit more swiftly he could have taken out Kylo Ren was also pretty incredible, and Domhnall Gleeson seems to know it. Ultimately, however, General Hux did not take out Kylo Ren and has lived on and will presumably be around to make a few more snarky comments in Star Wars Episode IX.