Last week, the Internet exploded like a last TIE Fighter upon the release of the teaser trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. In our analysis of this first footage, we asked (as did the entire universe) who was narrating the trailer. It sounded a lot like Benedict Cumberbatch, who is not part of the cast of the film, but it was more likely to be Andy Serkis, who is a confirmed castmember, although we still don’t know what The Hobbit actor’s role is within the Star Wars universe.

Today, the morning TV news program Good Morning America stated that they’ve confirmed that the narration in the trailer is actually Andy Serkis, although they did not reveal their sources (several websites have also confirmed with their own unnamed sources). Furthermore, the site Jedi News has some details on what Serkis will be doing in the new film.

Here’s the scoop from Jedi News via ComingSoon:

Serkis brought to life via motion-capture several memorable characters, like Gollum in Peter Jackson’s cinematic journey to Tolkien’s Middle-Earth in The Hobbit and Lord Of The Rings films, as well as the main character Caeser in the newest Planet Of The Apes movies. So, it’s no surprise that the actor would be tapped for more mo-cap work.

So far, no official confirmation from StarWars.com or from anyone involved in the film’s productions (not even a tweet from director J.J. Abrams) as to who the voice is in the trailer or what role Serkis is playing.

UPDATE: Serkis spoke to Empire and confirmed that he is the voice heard in the trailer.

[Source: Jedi News via ComingSoon]

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