“Star Wars” is one of the most important franchises in cinema. In addition to satisfying with nine main installments, it has featured a wide variety of characters and epic battles. However, it has also given rise to other all-out contests, courtesy of its thousands of followers around the world.
In a recent interview for SiriusXM, Simon Pegg from “Shaun of the dead” criticized the behavior of several since they released the prequel trilogy: “To be honest, and as someone who rejected the prequels when they came out, the fan base really seems to be the most toxic right now.”
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The actor recalled the time he himself made fun of Jar Jar Binks on the television series “Spaced.” Likewise, he expressed his regret for the psychological damage he indirectly inflicted on performer Ahmed Best, who even thought of committing suicide.
“I apologized for the things that I said about, you know, Jar Jar Binks, because of course there was an actor involved. He was receiving a lot of criticism and… he was a human being. And because he got a lot of hate, he suffered, you know, and I feel terrible to be a part of it,” he expressed.
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In addition to the Ahmed Best case, another proof of the strong pressure imposed by the “Star Wars” fandom was the departure of Hayden Christensen and Ewan McGregor from the franchise: the prequel films were so criticized that they did not want to be more related, although finally they returned for the “Obi-Wan Kenobi” series.
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