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Shortly after 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' came out last December, rock star astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson took to Twitter to basically say that new favorite droid BB-8 is a physics impossibility. Of course, fans took it to heart and now he's about as hated as Jar Jar Binks is you listen to some, just when people had gotten over his role in demoting Pluto to a dwarf planet. Read More »
Ahmed Best, the actor who voiced universally hated Star Wars character Jar Jar Binks, recently spoke of the experience on a YouTube interview. On it, the tragic story is revealed. The poor guy took the entire Phantom Menace backlash against his character personally and he's been the butt of jokes for 15 years. Read More »
Even though Star Wars fans almost universally think George Lucas' prequels nearly ruined the franchise until J.J. Abrams' Force Awakens saved it, over 20,000 people have now signed an online petition to get Lucas to direct Episode 9 instead of Colin Trevorrow, because they obviously need Jar Jar Binks back in their lives. Read More »
While the latest extended teaser trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens was pretty amazing to watch, director J.J. Abrams this week revealed that he had some "Easter Eggs" ideas that could've made plenty of fans very happy. According to the Episode VII filmmaker, he wanted to include a reference to the death of one of the least loved characters from the prequel trilogy: Jar Jar Binks! A huge fan himself, there were many struggles Abrams faced in holding back on references that he thinks would make others like him happy. Learn more on this news below. Read More »
