Andy Serkis has shared a few new details about his role as the mysterious new Star Wars: The Force Awakens character Supreme Leader Snoke.

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Just last week, Serkis teased Snoke's massive size , and now we have a slightly better idea of just how huge the character will be. "It was quite an unusual situation," Serkis told Empire , noting that he "worked specifically" with Domhnall Gleeson (General Hux) and Adam Driver (Kylo Ren)."My first day was basically standing on a 25-foot podium doing Lord Snoke without the faintest idea what he looked like," said Serkis, "or in fact who he was! I was very high up, totally on my own, away from everybody else, but acting with them."In addition to the fact that Snoke will be very, very large, Serkis also spoke a bit out the Supreme Leader's physical and mental state, telling the outlet: "He is severely damaged. Although he's a powerful leader, he comes across as vulnerable. Very scarred and disfigured."Vulnerabilities aside, Snoke will hardly be a pushover, thanks to the character's scale and apparent fear-inducing presence. "We used sort of a 'Kongolizer' method of having sound come out of speakers to give a sense of scale and distance for the character," the Hobbit and Planet of the Apes actor added. "So it was very challenging and scary, in fact probably one of my most scary film experiences I’ve ever had."Star Wars: The Force Awakens opens December 18. For more of what J.J. Abrams' sci-fi epic has in store, here's a sneak peek at its new alien character Constable Zuvio

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