Ahmed Best has always wanted to explore the Darth Jar Jar fan theories on screen. Now, thanks to LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy, he’s returned to voice the lovable Gungan in a very different context: as a Sith Master. “I wanted to do a dark version of Jar Jar,” says Best, “and then have these moments where it’s the Jar Jar you know and love. Which is this levity, this joy.”
While Best has more than 25 years playing the character to help ground his performance, co-stars and Star Wars newcomers Gaten Matarazzo and Tony Revolori used their own affinity for Star Wars lore to help guide them in creating the brothers Sig and Dev Greebling. For Matarazzo, the key source of inspiration was Luke Skywalker. “I think the