EPISODE IX: EVIL ALLIANCE!

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His ambitions for power and revenge diminished under the constant thumb of the new Supreme Leader Ren, it surely won't be long before the scheming and sneery General Hux will try to take control of the First Order for himself, likely via his association with a new EPISODE IX villain- the surely equally despicable Allegiant General Pryde, as played by an enthused Richard E. Grant, a respected actor who has also been a long-time fan of the saga.

Richard E. Grant talks IX:

https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2019/05/star-wars-richard-e-grants-villainous-character-revealed

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