Episode 8 of the Star Wars saga is due out in three months’ time, and fans have long been suspicious that there is more to the mysterious villain’s identity than meets the eye.

Speaking in a new interview with The New York Times, Johnson joked that Snoke is someone very familiar indeed.

When the interview cheekily asked if Han Solo (Harrison Ford) returns as a Force Ghost, Johnson joked: “Han Solo as a Force ghost, obviously.

“And Jar Jar, he’s Snoke. Everything I’m dropping is gold, right here.”