If this sounds too weird to be true, well it’s not. We would hope that George Lucas was simply trolling us, but that is not the case. Do not judge him for we must always remember the great foundation he set for Star Wars fans everywhere. His decision for his favorite character of the entire saga has been recorded in the scrolls of the web.
Lucas has confessed to Digital Spy, and has left many fans with their mouths open. Yes, the director’s choice is none other than the ineffable Jar Jar Binks. Probably, the most hated and reviled character in the history of the galactic saga by millions of fans.
The confession was made during the recent Star Wars Celebration held in Chicago. Lucas wanted to send a message to all attendees, where he made this amazing statement to celebrate the 20th anniversary of The Phantom Menace :
“Thank you for coming to the Celebration,” Lucas said during the intro video, “[The Phantom Menace] is one of my favorite movies and of course Jar Jar is my favorite character. Ahmed [Best], you did a fantastic job. It was very, very hard.”
Ready, set, cue fan reaction!
FORGET POLITICS – this is THE MOST infuriating news story of 2019. #StarWars creator George Lucas thinks Jar Jar Binks is his fave character. JUST……..WHY…….. https://t.co/G5RK2tfxPR
— Laura Garcia Rdz B (@lauragrb) April 17, 2019
George Lucas names Jar Jar Binks his favourite character in the Star Wars Universe. I mean are you even allowed to think Star Wars is still a good franchise?
— Luke (@MMLuke2) April 17, 2019
Bless George Lucas for his unapologetic defense of Ahmed Best. And for his still being a fan of Jar Jar.
— Andrea Rebels (@tmcqu33n) April 15, 2019
I really love Jar Jar Binks and I cannot believe THAT'S what I have in common with George Lucas #StarWarsCelebration
— Hayley (@HayleyAbramoff) April 15, 2019
Speaking of George Lucas, it is also known that the director went to Ireland and stopped by to visit the filming of the first chapter from the eighth season of Game of Thrones. HBO released a video about the first episode, where he can be seen greeting director David Nutter, and actors Emilia Clarke and Kit Harington. If you want to cut to the chase, Lucas’s visit happens at minute 4 of the video:
