Just slightly piece of Star Wars lore for you… The identical actor who performed Jar Jar Binks additionally helped Grogu escape the ravages of Order 66. (It’s so much for us to absorb too.)
Ahmed Best acquired an outrageous quantity of fan hate throughout his early days within the Star Wars franchise. JarJar was not well-received by numerous older die-hard followers. Then once more, he’s actually no sillier than something from the Star Wars Christmas Special. Since these goofy parts have at all times form of existed within the franchise, some folks suppose Jar Jar ought to get a go. Some suppose the character must be rehabilitated in some way. Maybe he ought to even get his personal arc. In a means, he has.
Ahmed Best returned to Star Wars for a quick cameo throughout the latest season of The Mandalorian, taking part in a Jedi Master referred to as Kelleren Beq. He was instrumental in permitting the youngling Grogu to escape after Emperor Palpatine ordered his minions to assassinate the Jedi Order. Without Beq, Grogu doubtless would have fallen sufferer to Anakin or one of many Clone Troopers. Best beforehand performed Kelleren because the host of a TV recreation present referred to as Star Wars: Jedi Temple Challenge.
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Dave Filoni and Jon Favreau just lately sat down with Dagobah Dispatch, an Entertainment Weekly podcast. When requested if it’s attainable that Best would reprise his position as Kelleren Beq, they’d some attention-grabbing responses. Filoni stated:
It’s at all times a risk. We love Ahmed, and he did such an amazing job. It was an actual thrill for us to get him concerned. We talked with him about it, We provide you with these concepts and we expect: ‘Who might work with it?’ We be certain that earlier than we get too far to convey them into the method, so it is not similar to, ‘Here’s who you are going to play.’ It’s like, ‘What do you think of this? We want you to be this person. What are your thoughts on it?’
Favreau then chimed in…
He had executed numerous work on that character of Kelleran Beq for Jedi Temple Challenge…So he is been concerned with Star Wars all over and undoubtedly had formulated this character. And we love to draw from all of Star Wars, and even issues that aren’t canon. If they really feel proper, we’ll pull ’em in. And now that character exists squarely in Star Wars canon.
We’ll see whether or not Beq returns in a future episode of The Mandalorian or another Star Wars Disney+ collection.
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