Moses Ingram is one of the first to bring an Imperial Inquisitor to live action. In this interview she discusses how she channeled her dark side.
Imperial Inquisitors aren’t completely new to the Star Wars universe. They have appeared in animated form (Star Wars Rebels) and in the Star Wars comic books. For the first time they will arrive in live action in the Disney+ limited series Obi-Wan Kenobi. Moses Ingram plays Reva, a subordinate of Darth Vader, and an Imperial Inquisitor. During this interview she discusses tapping into her dark side, and brining an Inquisitor to life.
Moses Ingram on Bringing An Inquisitor To Life
Moses Ingram describes Reva as a “mysterious dark side character” who is really smart and always plays the offensive. She is always ten steps ahead and is willing to do whatever it takes to get the job done, to the best of her ability. Ingram says that she was most intrigued by Reva’s fervor. When asked about joining the dark side, Ingram replies that it is really fun to be bad.
“The weaponry and the stunt work — once you get to a point where your your body is confident doing the moves — that plays into it, as well as the costumes. [Costumer designer Suttirat Anne Larlarb] did such an amazing job building something that when you step into it, it lends itself to a feeling. I was really happy to be there.” – Moses Ingram
There could have been a lot of pressure in bringing an Inquisitor to live action on Moses since these characters have a large fan base. She credits Director Deborah Chow for taking some of that pressure off her, and welcoming her thoughts in terms of who Reva might be. The costume was already set, because Inquisitors have already appeared in the Star Wars franchise, but the hair was really important to her.
Moses explains, “Her hair was different in the initial envisioning of the character, and it was just something that my hair didn’t do naturally. But that was so great about hearing me out and that’s how we ended up with a braids. It’s really important for me to do what my hair does.”
Ingram adds that it was really cool to be able to portray a badass female character, because growing up she didn’t have a lot of those to look up to. She remembers watching certain things and having her brothers tell her that she’s not strong enough, and that it’s for boys. “What’s cool about this is [it shows]you can fight like a girl and still like be badass.”
What will fans get to see Reva do that is so badass? Of course she can’t dive into details yet, but she does mention that after reading the script, it surprised her to learn it was a Star Wars project. She says from what she knew about the Star Wars franchise, it wasn’t that dangerous. And this script feels dangerous.
Fans around the world will get to see exactly what Moses Ingram is talking about, and watch her as one of the first live action Imperial Inquisitors, when Obi-Wan Kenobi comes to Disney+ on May 27th.
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About Obi-Wan Kenobi
The story begins 10 years after the dramatic events of Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith where Obi-Wan Kenobi faced his greatest defeat — the downfall and corruption of his best friend and Jedi apprentice, Anakin Skywalker, who turned to the dark side as evil Sith Lord Darth Vader.
The series stars Ewan McGregor, reprising his role as the iconic Jedi Master, and also marks the return of Hayden Christensen in the role of Darth Vader. Joining the cast are Moses Ingram, Joel Edgerton, Bonnie Piesse, Kumail Nanjiani, Indira Varma, Rupert Friend, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Sung Kang, Simone Kessell and Benny Safdie.
Obi-Wan Kenobi is directed by Deborah Chow and executive-produced by Kathleen Kennedy, Michelle Rejwan, Deborah Chow, Ewan McGregor and Joby Harold.
Obi-Wan Kenobi premieres with two episodes on Disney+ May 27th, with a weekly Wednesday release schedule following that, until it concludes after six episodes.
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