‘Star Wars’ Finally Brings Darth Jar Jar to Life After 20 Years

Fortnite's Star Wars Season Adds Darth Jar Jar

Epic and Lucasfilm announced the next Star Wars-themed season of Fortnite starts on May 2. And one of the new characters skins being added to the popular free-to-play shooter is Darth Jar Jar, a fan-created meme character from a 2015 Reddit post. We live in the weirdest timeline. Read more...

‘Star Wars’ Finally Brings Darth Jar Jar to Life After 20 Years

If you’re a fan of Star Wars, then you’ll no doubt know who Jar Jar Binks is. Which means that you’ll probably be familiar with the popular Internet theory, Darth Jar Jar. Brought to life using motion capture performance, played and voiced by actor Ahmed Best, Jar Jar Binks is the bumbling Gungan warrior first introduced in Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace (1999). But it’s no mystery that he did not go down well with fans. Credit: Lucas…

Crank 90s with Darth Jar Jar in Fortnite's Star Wars crossover

Fortnite and Disney have announced a month-long Star Wars crossover, featuring Mandalorians, Cuddle Team Wookie, and of course, Darth Jar Jar. Fortnite's Star Wars seems to be more closely aligned with LEGO Star Wars than with the lightside of the movie and TV canon. — Read the rest The post Crank 90s with Darth Jar Jar in Fortnite's Star Wars crossover appeared first on Boing Boing.

Darth Jar Jar Appearing in 'Star Wars' Special Event Ahead of May 4 Celebrations : Disney Fanatic

Two decades ago, Ahmed Best’s Jar Jar Binks became the punchline of the Star Wars prequel trilogy. Fans blasted the character’s slapstick humor, and Best endured years of online scorn—a low point long before “toxic fandom” became a household phrase. Yet the actor never fully left the faraway galaxy. Not only did he return to voice Jar Jar in the animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008–2020), but more recently, he appeared briefly as the …

Iconic ‘Star Wars’ Character Returning for Brand-New Season

Jar Jar Binks once stood at the center of Star Wars ridicule. First introduced in George Lucas’ highly anticipated prequel trilogy-opener, Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace (1999), the slapstick Gungan warrior was performed through motion-capture performance by Ahmed Best (who also provided the voice). However, Jar Jar suddenly became the target of widespread mockery. The backlash went beyond jokes, though; Best himself, the non-fictiona…

'Fortnite Galactic Battle' Brings a 'Star Wars'-Themed Mode This May Featuring Darth Jar Jar

Fortnite x Star Wars confirmed the Galactic Battle coming this May, with a special treat to Jar Jar Binks fans and theorists.