Star Wars: Ahmed Best Teases What’s Next for His Mandalorian Character (And Why He's Not Like Other Jedi)

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During Star Wars Celebration Lucasfilm announced something fans of Star Wars: Visions will be excited about with The Ninth Jedi, which will be a full-length series.The announcement came during the final day of the three-day fan event, with Lucasfilm’s Senior VP of Franchise Content and Strategy, James Waugh, stepping on stage to deliver the news. Waugh brought out acclaimed writer and director Kenji Kamiyama, the creative force behind the origin…

Present during the Star Wars Celebration 2025, actor Ahmed Best evoked the fate of Kelleran Beq, Grogu's savior in The Mandalorian.Star Wars fans first met Ahmed Best in Star Wars: Episode I - The Ghost Menace in 1999 in the role of Jar Jar Binks. Invited to the Star Wars Celebration 2025 in Tokyo, the actor who appeared in the series The Mandalorian revealed what had happened to his character, Kelleran Beq, the Jedi who saves Grogu from the Ord…

The relationship between the two evolves

Ahmed Best, known for his role as Jar Jar Binks in the "Star Wars" prequel trilogy, recently revealed new details about his role in "The Mandalorian" . In the third season of the popular series, Best plays the Jedi Knight Kelleran Beq, who saves the little Grogu during the Great Jedi Purification. This episode was a special moment for Best, who now hopes to further expand his role. The Return of a Jedi What is Ahmed Best planning for Kelleran Be…

Star Wars: Ahmed Best Teases What’s Next for His Mandalorian Character (And Why He's Not Like Other Jedi)

To paraphrase Qui-Gon Jinn: There’s always a bigger role. In his first major role, actor Ahmed Best played Jar Jar Binks, the infamous CG-generated Gungan, in 1999’s Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace. Best went on to reprise Jar Jar in a diminished capacity in the next two installments of George Lucas’ Star Wars prequel trilogy, 2002’s Attack of the Clones and 2005’s Revenge of the Sith, but these days, he might best be known for saving …