Jon Favreau Talks Kelleran Beq Saving Grogu During Order 66

Jon Favreau talks about how they brought Ahmed Best back into Star Wars as well as brought Kelleran Beq into Canon in the Mandalorian Season 3 Finale and the challenges that came with it.

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[CantinaTalkSW]

It was great to see Ahmed back in Star Wars, especially as Kelleran Beq. Do you agree??

[RawAutos]

Ah, man. Seeing Carl Weathers directing him is so special. Carl Weathers was awesome, and I love that he was a major part of modern Star Wars.

[natercrash]

I was so so happy they did this for Ahmad Best. After all he's been through with Star wars he deserved this epic redemption and place in star wars history.

[ke]

Carl Weathers was one of the coolest cats ever been on TV, just hearing him directing makes me miss the guy. He was larger than life

[Deer_God]

There was a just a special recognition when you saw him. Like seeing an old friend long gone. Ive been where hes been and to come back is not easy… im so happy he stayed. We’re better off with him

[imdafish]

The fact that Ahmed and Hayden have had such cool returns to the franchise are absolutely great!

[DrDavu]

He went through the wringiest of wringers.

From 140*F days in Tunisia in a full latex/rubber suit, to instantly the most hated minor character in a movie ever.

The ruination of a million childhoods were laid at his feet, yet he persisted through great personal difficulty, voicing most of Jar Jar in the Clone Wars.

Ahmed Best has carried water for Lucasfilm for 2 decades. Jar Jar ruined his life. This is a good start.

[XxKvNxX]

So happy he got this opportunity and how powerful he is. The man is one of the best swordsmen in the temple and truly awesome.

[thedarkleaf]

It brought a tear to my eye to see Mr. Best get the love he deserved all along.

[jasonbletzinger]

Be cool to see him in the Mandalorian and Grogo movie

[paolopesare]

Ahmed deserved to shine in Star Wars. I'm glad Favreau and Filoni wanted him on set

[HobGadling]

Ahmed Best deserves all the praise he gets for this and I hope he continues to be a part of Star Wars for as long as he wants.

[puppetshack]

💚💚💚💚can’t say how much I love this enough! so happy for Ahmed

[imkdot]

So fucking cool for Ahmed and RIP Carl Weathers ❤

[alexmason]

Seeing Carl weathers made me sad. I hope we can see more of Ahmed. ❤️

[wakandaforever]

I think the next star wars tv show should be about his character. That would really be good.

[TheMimiSard]

I think bringing a character from a side show that was not primary canon, and giving that character a place in canon is a big part of what makes Kelleran Beq's role interesting.

[Squiggly]

I never had an issue with Jar Jar and was easily able to not be bothered by anything he did in the movies. At worst, he was pointless for me. Which made the Jar Jar sith theory actually fun.

So I was very happy that he got a new role, cuz I always felt he was overly criticized as Jar Jar.

[gzz]

It’s hard to believe Carl Weathersbos gone. He looks sooo young and full of energy and this was a couple of years ago. 😢

[Noeland]

I’d love to see him in his own series.