‘I did advise’: Brian Blessed warned George Lucas about Jar Jar Binks when filming Phantom Menace… and insists Alec Guinness did not hate Star Wars – WBNews

Boss Nass wasn’t too happy when Jar Jar Binks turned up on his doorstep in The Phantom Menace. And the actor who played him tried to forewarn the director about him too. Brian Blessed has revealed he told George Lucas about the problems with the gangling Gungan during shooting, but was ignored. Called it: Brian Blessed has revealed he told George Lucas about the problems with the gangling Gungan during shooting, but was ignored Speaking to Jamie Stangroom for his Star Wars series These Aren’t The Actors You’re looking For, the 80-year-old screen veteran said he didn’t have any problem with the character – but rather his dialogue. ‘I did advise at times. I didn’t interrupt peoples interpretations because the interpretations were terrific, he’s fine,’ he said. ‘But if you’re playing a character like that or you’re playing Boss Nass, I always made sure that my noises didn’t interfere with dialogue, because I had a lot of plot. One of the main gripes about the much derided Jar Jar – played by Ahmed Best – was his irritating and often hard to decipher accent. I Speak: Speaking to Jamie Stangroom for his Star Wars series These Aren’t The Actors You’re looking For, the 80-year-old screen veteran said he didn’t have any problem with the character – but rather his dialogue Say what? One of the main gripes about the much derided Jar Jar – played by Ahmed Best – was his irritating and often hard to decipher accent While Boss…more detail