Star Wars: John Boyega and Gwendoline Christie Shriek About Touching Mystery Creatures
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Neither stormtrooper-turned-hero Finn nor the fearsome Captain Phasma ever shrink away from danger in the Star Wars films—but the actors who play them, John Boyega and Gwendoline Christie, are perhaps made of less stern stuff.
Vanity Fair challenged the two stars to stick their hands into a box and, without looking, touch whatever happened to be inside. Sometimes that thing was innocuous, like a container of sand or a cute little BB-8 toy; other times, it was a lizard or a snake. Needless to say, the latter two did not go over well with Boyega or Christie—but their exaggerated terror is absolutely delightful to watch, particularly when one knows what’s in the box but the other does not. Come for Christie screeching “I know it’s benign, John, but it’s *freaking me out!” while reaching for a slithery creature; stay for a distressed Boyega shrieking “what are you?!” at the contents of the box before discovering, thankfully, that it merely contains a fluffy puppy who’s a dead ringer for Chewbacca. Star Wars: The Last Jedi opens in theaters December 15.
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Daisy Ridley as Resistance warrior Rey and Mark Hamill as mentor Luke Skywalker, on location in Ireland.Photo: Photographed exclusively for V.F. by Annie Leibovitz. For The Last Jedi: costume design by Michael Kaplan; production design by Rick Heinrichs. For V.F.: set design by Mary Howard. For details, go to VF.com/credits.
New Hope
Daisy Ridley’s Rey hones her lightsaber skills—and channels her inner Force.Photo: Photograph by Annie Leibovitz.
Driver’s Seat
Daisy Ridley as Rey, at the helm of the Millennium Falcon, with Joonas Suotamo as co-pilot Chewbacca.Photo: Photograph by Annie Leibovitz.
Freedom Fighters
Carrie Fisher, Oscar Isaac, John Boyega, and Kelly Marie Tran as the rebels General Leia Organa, Poe Dameron, Finn, and Rose Tico, with droid BB-8.Photo: Photograph by Annie Leibovitz.
Rookies
Benicio Del Toro, as the shifty “DJ,” a newcomer to the saga.Photo: Photograph by Annie Leibovitz.
Spawn
Adam Driver, in character as Kylo Ren, Han Solo’s son and slayer, wields a crossguard lightsaber.Photo: Photograph by Annie Leibovitz.
The Dark Side
First Order leaders General Hux, Kylo Ren, and Captain Phasma, played by Domhnall Gleeson, Adam Driver, and Gwendoline Christie.Photo: Photograph by Annie Leibovitz.PreviousNext
Daisy Ridley as Resistance warrior Rey and Mark Hamill as mentor Luke Skywalker, on location in Ireland.Photographed exclusively for V.F. by Annie Leibovitz. For The Last Jedi: costume design by Michael Kaplan; production design by Rick Heinrichs. For V.F.: set design by Mary Howard. For details, go to VF.com/credits.
Daisy Ridley’s Rey hones her lightsaber skills—and channels her inner Force.Photograph by Annie Leibovitz.
Daisy Ridley as Rey, at the helm of the Millennium Falcon, with Joonas Suotamo as co-pilot Chewbacca.Photograph by Annie Leibovitz.
Carrie Fisher, Oscar Isaac, John Boyega, and Kelly Marie Tran as the rebels General Leia Organa, Poe Dameron, Finn, and Rose Tico, with droid BB-8.Photograph by Annie Leibovitz.
Neal Scanlan (seated), creative supervisor of the Star Wars creature shop, and guests at the Canto Bight casino.Photograph by Annie Leibovitz.
Costume designer Michael Kaplan (seated), surrounded by some of his creations.Photograph by Annie Leibovitz.
Anthony Daniels as C-3PO, with droids R2-D2 and BB-8 and the Droid Department’s Brian Herring, Dave Chapman, Matthew Denton, Lee Towersey, and Joshua Lee.Photograph by Annie Leibovitz.
Carrie Fisher (General Leia Organa), writer-director Rian Johnson, Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker), and producer Kathleen Kennedy with Fisher’s dog, Gary, and Hamill’s daughter’s dog, Millie.Photograph by Annie Leibovitz.
Fisher, who died in December, with daughter Billie Lourd (Lieutenant Kaydel Connix).Photograph by Annie Leibovitz.
Fisher and Hamill, with whom she first worked four decades ago.Photograph by Annie Leibovitz.
Laura Dern, as Vice Admiral Amilyn Holdo, a newcomer to the saga.Photograph by Annie Leibovitz.
Benicio Del Toro, as the shifty “DJ,” a newcomer to the saga.Photograph by Annie Leibovitz.
Adam Driver, in character as Kylo Ren, Han Solo’s son and slayer, wields a crossguard lightsaber.Photograph by Annie Leibovitz.
First Order leaders General Hux, Kylo Ren, and Captain Phasma, played by Domhnall Gleeson, Adam Driver, and Gwendoline Christie.Photograph by Annie Leibovitz.
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