LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy writers Dan Hernandez and Benji Samit recently opened up about their decision to include Darth Jar Jar.
The upcoming four-part animated series will finally introduce the evil Sith version of Jar Jar Binks with Ahmed Best reprising the role. A lot of fans were delighted to learn that this darker take on the character will come to life.
For years, there have been popular fan theories and speculations that Jar Jar will take a villainous turn and somehow become a Sith at some point in the franchise's saga. However, that did not happen in the official canon story.
LEGO Star Wars: Rebuilding the Galaxy Writers on Bringing Darth Jar Jar to Life
In a recent interview, Hernandez and Samit explained why they decided to introduce Darth Jar Jar in LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy.
They shared that they are aware of the popular Darth Jar Jar theory, and credited Lucasfilm for approving the idea when they pitched it to them.
"I mean, it's dream come true. LEGO Star Wars, I don't know if it's fully canon, but it's canon-adjacent, at the very least," Samit said.
"That was one of those things where, very early on in these discussions about what this show was gonna be like — we knew we wanted to rebuild the galaxy, mash things up, and it felt like the perfect opportunity. 'We need to do Darth Jar Jar.'"
The writer continued, "That was one of the first ideas we had where we were just sort of like, 'Do you think we could try this thing?' And to everyone at Lucasfilm and LEGO's credit, they just said yes. Everyone was game for exactly what we wanted to do here."
"I can think back to us, before we had any success, just hanging out, eating junk food, and theorizing about Darth Jar Jar. And now to say that we made it happen is pretty wild."
This is a dream come true for some fans who have been eager to see Star Wars explore the idea of Darth Jar Jar on screen and they found a way to explore it in a creative avenue where they can fully realize its potential.
While it's not part of the official canon, at the very least, fans were finally able to see what it looks like and it is exciting to see how the character will play out in the story of the series.
All episodes of LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy are set to premiere on Disney+ this September 13.
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