Ahmed Best’s Jedi May Return to ‘The Mandalorian‘

Just a bit 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 quite a bit for us to absorb too.)

Ahmed Greatest obtained an outrageous quantity of fan hate throughout his early days within the Star Wars franchise. JarJar was not well-received by lots of older die-hard followers. Then once more, he’s actually no sillier than something from the Star Wars Christmas Particular. Since these goofy parts have at all times sort of existed within the franchise, some individuals suppose Jar Jar ought to get a go. Some suppose the character needs to be rehabilitated someway. Perhaps he ought to even get his personal arc. In a means, he has.

Ahmed Greatest returned to Star Wars for a short cameo throughout the newest season of The Mandalorian, enjoying a Jedi Grasp referred to as Kelleren Beq. He was instrumental in permitting the youngling Grogu to flee after Emperor Palpatine ordered his minions to assassinate the Jedi Order. With out Beq, Grogu seemingly would have fallen sufferer to Anakin or one of many Clone Troopers. Greatest beforehand performed Kelleren because the host of a TV sport present referred to as Star Wars: Jedi Temple Problem. 

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Dave Filoni and Jon Favreau just lately sat down with Dagobah Dispatch, an Leisure Weekly podcast. When requested if it’s doable that Greatest would reprise his position as Kelleren Beq, that they had some fascinating responses. Filoni mentioned:

It is at all times a risk. We love Ahmed, and he did such an important 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 would possibly work with it?’ We make certain earlier than we get too far to carry them into the method, so it is not identical to, ‘Right here’s who you are going to play.’ It is like, ‘What do you consider this? We wish you to be this individual. What are your ideas on it?’

Favreau then chimed in…

He had completed lots of work on that character of Kelleran Beq for Jedi Temple Problem…So he is been concerned with Star Wars all through and positively had formulated this character. And we love to attract from all of Star Wars, and even issues that aren’t canon. In the event that 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+ sequence.

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