It should be well known that vanity is a very common quality in the film business. Now an actor has admitted to returning to the franchise after decades of being away from Star Wars, among other reasons because he didn’t want to give his role to another actor.
Liam Neeson is playing Qui Gon Jinn again after 23 years
Specifically, it’s about the television series “Obi-Wan Kenobi”, which started four weeks ago: In the season finale, the power spirit of the fallen Jedi Qui Gon Jinn appears in the Tatooine desert to accompany his former padawan. For this brief appearance, Liam Neeson has returned to the Star Wars universe for the first time since 1999’s The Phantom Menace.
vanity and respect
in one Interview with The Hollywood Reporter The 70-year-old has revealed his reasons: “There was no way I wanted anyone else to play Qui-Gon Jinn, and I wanted to show my respect for George (Lucas) and this mythical world he created. In addition, Ewan (McGregor) is a friend who I enjoyed working with on ‘The Phantom Menace’ 25 years ago.” At this point we are allowed to speculate: the salary should at least not have spoken against the engagement.
+++This article first appeared on musikexpress.de+++
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