Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker, teasing that his character was “transformative” for the franchise.The actor was reported to be involved in the final instalment of the Skywalker saga back in August 2018, yet when the final film was released in December 2019, he was nowhere to be seen.It’s become an ongoing mystery of what Smith’s involvement was supposed to entail, with the prevailing rumour being that he was cast as Emperor Palpatine’s son.Speaking on the Happy Sad Confused podcast with Josh