Simon Pegg had played Unkar Plutt in The Force Awakens back in 2015, and now his frequent collaborator Nick Frost is set to star in a galaxy far far away.
Talking to People, Skeleton Crew director Jon Watts has confirmed that the Shaun of the Dead alum will be voicing a droid named SM-33. Watts describes Frost’s character, “He’s like a rusty old, cranky droid that sort of reluctantly helps the kids along the way… The other thing about him is that he’s the first mate of a mysterious ship.”
Here’s a look at the droid in the series:
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With the series being titled Skeleton Crew, it does look like the kids are going to find themselves in an almost empty ship that’s being run by Jude Law’s character and the droid SM-33. Though fans have been used to seeing fully stocked ships in Star Wars before, skeleton crews full of droids have been showcased in series like The Mandalorian and The Acolyte.
Going back to Frost though, he’s the next in a line of prolific British talents that voice droids in Star Wars. Before him, there was Matt Berry as 8D8 in The Book of Boba Fett, then there was David Tennant as Huyang in Ahsoka. Richard Ayoade also voiced a mercenary droid in The Mandalorian, and Phoebe Waller-Bridge was L3-37 in Solo: A Star Wars Story.
Admittedly, droids have always been a source of comic relief and had always been one of the sillier elements of Star Wars. Hopefully there’s a lot of fun to be had with SM-33, but we’ll just have to wait and see.
Catch Skeleton Crew when it premieres on Disney+ on Dec. 3.
