Ahmed Best

April 16th 2019

The 10 Best Things That Happened at Star Wars Celebration Chicago

Star Wars Celebration 2019 is in the books and it marked probably the biggest, most action-packed Celebration yet. It was the first convention to reveal a title for a Star Wars saga movie, the first time anyone saw footage of a live-action Star Wars TV show, and oh so much more. Below, are our 10…

Movies Germain Lussier Apr 16

April 15th 2019

George Lucas Says The Phantom Menace Is One of His Favorite Films

The maker wasn’t there in person, but he was there in spirit. And via video. At today’s 20th anniversary panel for Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace at Star Wars Celebration, George Lucas sent in a taped video message to thank fans for coming—and to talk, very briefly, about the film’s legacy. Here’s his…

Movies Germain Lussier Apr 15

January 4th 2019

Star Wars Actor Ahmed Best Opens Up About How Jar Jar Backlash Almost Drove Him to Suicide

Last summer, actor Ahmed Best—who first portrayed Jar Jar Binks in Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace when he was a 25-year-old—took to his Twitter account to reflect on the movie’s upcoming 20th anniversary. But that remembrance included how fans’ vitriolic backlash to his performance nearly drove him to kill himself. While dragging…

Movies Charles Pulliam-Moore Jan 4

November 8th 2017

Jar Jar Binks’ Actor Is Very Happy With His Character’s Canonically Miserable Fate

Earlier this year in Chuck Wendig’s novel Aftermath, we learned the incredibly depressing story of what happened to Jar Jar Binks after the Star Wars prequels. It was perhaps a fitting fate for a character so widely loathed, but Jar Jar actor Ahmed Best loves it—and actually wanted it to be even darker. Best has…

io9 James Whitbrook Nov 8

March 10th 2016

Ahmed Best Is a Darth Jar Jar Truther

Jamie Stangroom—he of the fascinatingly tragic interview with actor Ahmed Best earlier this year—sat down with the man behind Jar Jar Binks again. This time the two discussed the infamous, ludicrous “Darth Jar Jar” theory that Jar Jar was a Sith Lord working with Palpatine in the prequels. Best’s surprising response: “There’s a lot about…

io9 Rob Bricken Mar 10

January 12th 2016

This Interview With the Guy Who Played Jar Jar Binks Is Tragic as Hell

Jar Jar Binks is the epicentre of so many people’s rage about the issues of the Star Wars prequels, or even Star Wars in general. But people often forget that under the CG alien was actor Ahmed Best—and he’s spent over a decade having to deal with Jar Jar’s reputation. A new interview with Best…

io9 James Whitbrook Jan 12

The 10 Best Things That Happened at Star Wars Celebration Chicago

George Lucas Says The Phantom Menace Is One of His Favorite Films

Star Wars Actor Ahmed Best Opens Up About How Jar Jar Backlash Almost Drove Him to Suicide

Jar Jar Binks’ Actor Is Very Happy With His Character’s Canonically Miserable Fate

Ahmed Best Is a Darth Jar Jar Truther

This Interview With the Guy Who Played Jar Jar Binks Is Tragic as Hell

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