Gwendoline Christie Interviews: 'Star Wars' Star Says Her Captain Phasma Will Be Like A 'Boba Fett-Style Character'

There seems to be a number of bad guys in "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," and one of them is the formidable Captain Phasma played by Gwendoline Christie.

When asked by Screen Rant to shed some light into her character, the actress obliged: "I play Captain Phasma, she is a member of the First Order. She is the captain of the Stormtroopers and she is a member of the dark side. I can tell you that in this film, she is a Boba Fett-style character, so she's not at the forefront of the action but she certainly packs a punch."

When it comes to the evil hierarchy though, Christie refused to answer how she ranks against General Hux and Kylo Ren.

"I think you're going to have to watch the film to find that out," she laughingly said.

As challenging as it was to act with her face covered, Christie was happy to do it because it pushed her to do her best.

"What I found exciting was that it was a real acting challenge to wear so much costume. And what you realize is that normally below the neck, you can transmit a lot more subtly. But with this, because your arms and legs and body are so covered, really every gesture has to mean something. The way that you hold your hand means something, the way that you stand communicates something, and the way that you walk means something," she shared. "So it was a very interesting acting challenge to focus more on the body than I had done in any other part I played."

Aside from "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," Christie is recognizable in her roles in other the hit HBO series "Game of Thrones" as well as another young adult franchise "The Hunger Games."

Whereas before, the actress struggled to get roles because of her height, now countless opportunities are opening up for her.

"Well, I've been phenomenally lucky, because these parts have found me, and I've been very lucky in that there are people out there creating this type of material for actors," she said. "I'm just very encouraged that what I think we're seeing is a more diverse and realistic depiction of our society, and I'm so heartened by the response from people. It's been so warm and so encouraging, but what it seems to say to me is that this is what people want."