THE MANDALORIAN Jedi Hero Ahmed Best Shares Special Message to STAR WARS Fans
The Mandalorian Season 3 Episode 3 “The Foundling” featured one heck of an exciting story that included the backstory of Grogu and how he escaped being murdered during the execution of Order 66. The fact he made it out of the Jedi Temple on Coruscant was all thanks to a heroic Jedi named Kelleran Beq who was played by Ahmed Best, and as you might imagine, the actor has been getting a lot of love from the fans!
Best has expressed his gratitude to fans for the warm welcome back and he recently shared a special video message expressing is thanks and talking about how big of a fan he is of the franchise. He says:
"Star Wars fans on social media, thank you so much for everybody who ever rocked with me. I am more of a fan than I am a person in these movies and I have always been, always will be. I get just as excited when every new Star Wars thing drops, when people show up on stage at [Star Wars] Celebration and I'm more of a Star Wars news junkie than anything else. So I'm right there with you, thank you, and let's keep loving this thing."
When previously talking about his future in the Star Wars franchise as Kelleran Beq, he told Star Wars:
"Being in The Mandalorian, part of me doesn't want to let it go. In The Phantom Menace days, you had to let it go. It was just George [Lucas] doing it. Now, you can do it for a while. You can tell stories in Star Wars and have them be in multiple mediums. As a writer, as a director now, as a teacher now, there is so much more that I want to do that this universe is perfect for, that I don't want this to be the end of legacy. I don't want this to be the end of the story. I want this to be the beginning, and a new beginning. Especially through Kelleran Beq."
I’m pretty sure we haven’t seen the last of Beq. There’s definitely more story to tell with the character as he attempts to take Grogu somewhere safe. Grogu’s background is just getting more and more interesting!