George Lucas Still Likes Jar Jar Binks 20 Years After Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace
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George Lucas‘ favorite Star Wars character remains one of the most controversial.The 74-year-old director surprised fans by naming Jar Jar Binks as his favorite Star Wars character of all time in a pre-taped video message that was shown on Monday at the Star Wars Celebration event in Chicago ahead of the 20th anniversary for Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace.“Thank you for coming to the Celebration.
[The Phantom Menace] is one of my favorite movies and of course Jar Jar is my favorite character,” Lucas said in the video via IndieWire.He also thanked actor Ahmed Best for portraying the