STAR WARS: Jar Jar Binks Actor Ahmed Best Seemingly Teases A Return As The Clumsy Gungan

STAR WARS: Jar Jar Binks Actor Ahmed Best Seemingly Teases A Return As The Clumsy Gungan

Could we see Ahmed Best as Jar Jar Binks in the Star Wars universe again? The actor certainly seems to be hinting at a return as the reviled Gungan in a new social media post...

By MarkCassidy - Feb 28, 2024 02:02 PM EST
Filed Under: Star Wars
Source: Via SFF Gazette

Jar Jar Binks was introduced in Star Wars: Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace, and almost immediately became one of the most loathed characters ever to set foot in the galaxy far, far away.

Some fans have softened on the undeniably irritating CGI character since, but George Lucas clearly took the criticisms on board, as the clumsy Gungan's screen-time was reduced in Attack of the Clones, and he only had a single scene in Revenge of the Sith.

Binks never appeared in any Star Wars movies of TV shows again, but a comic book did reveal that he ended up a penniless outcast, performing demeaning tasks on the streets.

Ahmed Best provided the voice and motion-capture performance for Jar Jar, and the actor has now prompted speculation that he might be set to reprise the role with a new social media post.

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The "just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in" Godfather Part III quote would seem to indicate that is indeed revisiting his most famous/infamous role, but in addition to #StarWars and #JarJarBinks, there's also an #Activision hashtag.

This has led to assumptions that he's actually working on something for Call of Duty, which has introduced skins for various pop culture characters in the past.

Here's what Best had to say about Binks' fate in a 2017 interview.

"It’s a very somber, very dark eventuality for Jar Jar, I quite liked it actually! It was really dramatic and I think a good idea to kind of sum up. I always complained to George when I realized that Sith was pretty much not going to have Jar Jar in it and they were moving very very far from me, I always complained to George that I didn’t get a good death! I wanted to really be just hacked to pieces in some kind of way… and George wouldn’t do it.

The interesting thing I think about Jar Jar is that everybody keeps looking for an explanation for him, which is human nature, a big part of my book will talk about this. I like all of these theories that try to explain the reasoning for Jar Jar, we talked about the Darth Jar Jar thing before, this one where he comes this tragic character where he realizes he’s been manipulated and loses his mind. I think it’s cool, I think it’s interesting."

Best got the chance to return to Star Wars as a different character, Jedi Master Kelleran Beq, in the third season of The Mandalorian.

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HashTagSwagg
HashTagSwagg - 2/28/2024, 2:03 PM
Keep your filthy hands of Jar Jar, you'll just ruin his character like you have done to everyone else.
Knightrider
Knightrider - 2/28/2024, 3:52 PM
@HashTagSwagg - Has George Lucas ever done an interview where he explained what he meant by this?

I know after the fan reaction they pivoted with Ep2 so I have always been curious about his og plans for JarJar.

There are those rumours he would have been a Sith, but was that ever true
HashTagSwagg
HashTagSwagg - 2/28/2024, 3:58 PM
@Knightrider - That cool jar jar sith twist stuff is just fan fic, they've been elevating and sometimes degrading his universe for years. George knew the politics would bore the kids so Jar Jar's comedic relief was the key to keeping the kids watching, also he stepped on shit in that one scene on Tatooine.
incredibleTalk
incredibleTalk - 2/28/2024, 4:19 PM
@HashTagSwagg -

Origame
Origame - 2/28/2024, 5:18 PM
@HashTagSwagg - you jest, but it is disney. They have a knack for making bad movies and characters look great by how much they f@#$ it up.

https://thedirect.com/article/disney-the-marvels-blames
HashTagSwagg
HashTagSwagg - 2/28/2024, 5:37 PM
@Origame - "Disney Exec Blames The Marvels Flop on Bigoted Audience Members"



Origame
Origame - 2/28/2024, 5:53 PM
@HashTagSwagg - so the bigoted audience member was jet li this whole time.
KaptainKhaos
KaptainKhaos - 2/28/2024, 2:03 PM
Jar Jar saves the MCU...er...Star Wars Universe
dracula
dracula - 2/28/2024, 2:03 PM
Will darth jarjar finally be canon
Origame
Origame - 2/28/2024, 5:19 PM
@dracula - ?si=_yEisTSz37eOYX0Q
Steel86
Steel86 - 2/28/2024, 2:08 PM
Darth or nothing.
lazlodaytona
lazlodaytona - 2/28/2024, 4:03 PM
@Steel86 - I can't believe they are going on with this sh!t.

The mouse is the biggest dumbass ever/














1t


1t.
HammerLegFoot
HammerLegFoot - 2/28/2024, 2:10 PM
I could never understand the toxic fans that send actors death threats and stuff because they played a character wrong or didnt like the character. Like bruh, calm down, go stare at a wall or something.
harryba11zack
harryba11zack - 2/28/2024, 2:19 PM
@HammerLegFoot - "calm down, go stare at a wall or something." .... I don't think thats good advice idea for anyone to follow


HammerLegFoot
HammerLegFoot - 2/28/2024, 2:29 PM
@harryba11zack - Like all the death threats he got when they casted him as KingPin and bashed him and said no one can outdo Michael Clark Duncan!
harryba11zack
harryba11zack - 2/28/2024, 2:14 PM
Disney just getting right up in there.
Nomis929
Nomis929 - 2/28/2024, 2:16 PM
@harryba11zack -

ModHaterSLADE
ModHaterSLADE - 2/28/2024, 2:16 PM
Good for the dude getting money if true. I liked his Jedi role as well.
MasterMix
MasterMix - 2/28/2024, 2:18 PM
Clone Wars managed to give him some dignity, but there's only so much that can be done.
Saga
Saga - 2/28/2024, 5:44 PM
@MasterMix - Even then You could tell they struggled, his episodes were easily the worst
Fares
Fares - 2/28/2024, 2:30 PM
The Return of The King
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 2/28/2024, 2:35 PM
“𝐁𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐕 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧”…

Uhhh Mark , he was in The Clone Wars animated series.

Anyway , I wouldn’t mind seeing him as Jar Jar again (I honestly kinda enjoyed the character in TPM as a kid) but I hope it’s as Kelleran Beq…

His appearance in Mando S3 was cool!!.

MisterDoctor217
MisterDoctor217 - 2/28/2024, 2:35 PM
That’s cool do the actor, tho. Although knowing Disney they’ll ruin something that wasn’t as liked to being with XD


OT:
I’m watching Aquaman 2, and I’m liking it more than The Marvels lmao 😂
marvel72
marvel72 - 2/28/2024, 2:36 PM
Jar Jar Binks still more popular than Rey Palpatine.
DocSpock
DocSpock - 2/28/2024, 4:26 PM
@marvel72 -

And rightfully so.
AmazingFILMporg
AmazingFILMporg - 2/28/2024, 4:27 PM
@marvel72 - jar jar>>>>>>>>Rey


🙋
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 2/28/2024, 2:39 PM
Never mind…

It’s for a game called “South of Midnight” that was announced last year.

?si=6lIX15TJj5n80LGF

https://www.altchar.com/game-news/jar-jar-binks-actor-ahmed-best-is-seemingly-set-to-star-in-xbox-exclusive-south-of-midnight-aOCn01z0RhpX/amp
BassMan
BassMan - 2/28/2024, 3:06 PM
I’d like to see more of his Jedi character, on the run with Grogu or even after dropping him off wherever. Maybe he was the one who watched over him u til the Empire finally caught up to them.
Saga
Saga - 2/28/2024, 5:45 PM
@BassMan - love that idea, pretty much redeems the character. He would need to die tho
BassMan
BassMan - 2/28/2024, 7:49 PM
@Saga - totally agree. It would be one of the more depressing SW tales, the Jedi dies and his padawan is captured
Matchesz
Matchesz - 2/28/2024, 3:09 PM
Only way this can work is if it he turned out to be a sad homeless clown in the streets of Naboo like in the books. Would be interesting to see it in the Andor series a more grounded starwars show
Clintthahamster
Clintthahamster - 2/28/2024, 3:22 PM
Somehow Jar Jar has returned.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 2/28/2024, 4:28 PM
@ClintThaHamster -
BeNice123
BeNice123 - 2/28/2024, 3:38 PM
No need to bring him back. No reason to bring him back. No point in bringing him back. But i guess that is a reason to bring him back.
jjk2814
jjk2814 - 2/28/2024, 3:53 PM
Also, Jar Jar's fate was revealed in a novel, not a comic. This was well researched.
Saga
Saga - 2/28/2024, 5:40 PM
@jjk2814 - also Jar Jar did appear on the Clone Wars tv show, even having episodes dedicated to him.
TheManWithoutFear
TheManWithoutFear - 2/28/2024, 4:12 PM
Darth Jar Jar should have happened.
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 2/28/2024, 5:00 PM
@TheManWithoutFear - if they have balls, they do it now and have him be a Sith in The Acolyte
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