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Jar Jar Binks and Jedi Master Kelleran Beq actor Ahmed Best paid tribute to Star Wars stars Mark Hamill and Frank Oz in a beautiful post addressing Best's experience with backlash in the franchise.
Ahmed Best, the actor who played the polarizing character Jar Jar Binks in the “Star Wars” prequel films, made a surprise cameo on the Disney+ series nearly 20 years after his final appearance ...
As the actor who played Jar Jar Binks in the Star Wars prequels, Ahmed Best did not have the best experience with fans following the release of those films. In recent years, Best has opened up ...
Ahmed Best recalls the painful backlash to the “Phantom Menace” character that was considered a racial stereotype at the time, but is now embraced by fans. Supported by By Carlos Aguilar ...
(L-R) Ahmed Best on 'The Mandalorian' and Jar Jar Binks from 'Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace' Lucasfilm / Disney+ Ahmed Best is getting a shot at redemption by returning to the Star ...
Ahmed Best made a surprise appearance in this week’s episode of “The Mandalorian” (“Chapter 20: The Foundling” for those keeping track at home). But if you were thinking that Best would ...
Ahmed Best had to think long and hard about guest-starring in the latest episode of Disney+’s The Mandalorian, due to the “rollercoaster ride of emotions” he endured as the prequel film ...
Jar Jar Binks might have been an intergalactic pariah in 1999, but it seems like George Lucas — and Ahmed Best, who brought the clumsy Gungan to life — got the last laugh. For the record ...
Sold. Especially if we could get Keanu Reeves to join the Star Wars movie as a literal Jedi John Wick fighting beside Ahmed Best’s Kelleran Beq. (If he’s not too busy making John Wick movies ...
Ahmed Best has an idea for a Star Wars movie and Lucasfilm needs to greenlight it right now. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.
The character, however, was not well received at the time of the trilogy's release, and there was a lot of negativity thrown ...