Jackson wanted to play in "Star wars"

Michael Jackson wanted to play in "Star wars". Iconic pop singer wanted to get the role of jar jar Binks famous in the film by George Lucas.

In anticipation of the release of the new "Star wars" actors who've appeared in previous moments of the famous strip, recall our own work on the films. This time about the cooperation with George Lucas told Ahmed best, the voice of a character named jar jar Binks.

He said that the role of the bumbling Gungan from the planet Naboo, which often appeared in the first episode, wanted to get the iconic pop singer Michael Jackson. But, according to the artist, Lucas refused the famous artist.

"Michael Jackson wanted to play the role of jar jar Binks, but George Lucas saw this as me. George stated that Jackson wants to play humanoid in makeup, as in his own Thriller video. The Director wanted, that jar-jar was made using computer graphics", - quotes the best newspaper Vice.

As noted by the artist, Lucas was afraid that the star of world renown will distract visitors ' attention from the movie. With all this, best said: if this role is played by Jackson, the audience saw the character differently.

Jar jar Binks has become one of the Central characters of the movie Star wars. Episode 1. Phantom menace. 1 adept own race was considered a good, but extremely awkward and sloppy hero. His unease often brings trouble to him, his friends and enemies.

In view of jar-jar Binks is quite touching, but after the release of part 1 contemplators took it negatively. According to the results of a sample survey of one of cineporto in 2006, he was recognized as the most unpleasant character in the story of an intergalactic war.

Ahmed best did not understand what the population doesn't like the Gungan, and haven't regretted that role went to him. He fell in love with your own character and after working with Lucas repeatedly returned to him: the actor voiced jar jar Binks in cartoons and video games, developed based on the iconic history of the war of the Sith and the Jedi.

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