Fans of Gwendoline Christie who may have been left a little disappointed in her lack of screen time in Star Wars: The Force Awakens can now rest assured that we will be seeing more of her intimidating Captain Phasma in the next film.
The actress confirmed the news in a quote to People while speaking on the red carpet for the Screen Actors Guild Awards pre-show.
"I will be in the next Star Wars movie," she said, before revealing how excited she is to be involved in the entire franchise.
"I made no secret of the fact that I really campaigned for the part for a long time," she said. "And then I was delighted when JJ Abrams wanted to have me in the film and then wanted to cast me in this role that had originally been designed for a man.
"I felt it encouraged diversity and it was doing something new and it was an interesting bit of casting for women, and I hope that in something that was such a mainstream success it would breed more of those kind of opportunities for other women."
Captain Phasma will return in Star Wars: Episode 8 on its new scheduled release date of December 17, 2017, after being postponed seven months from a May 2017 release date in an attempt to replicate the massive success of The Force Awakens.
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Let's just hope the star's Chewbacca impression is a little bit better by then.
Rian Johnson takes over directing duties for the next instalment, while episode 7 director Abrams will remain on board as an executive producer.
