Star Wars fans have been treated to a huge amount of content in recent years. But instead of the big blockbusters hitting the big screen, the content has been TV shows delivered on the Disney Plus streaming service. A week from now, the third season of Disney’s most popular franchise, The Mandalorian, will arrive, continuing the story of Din Djarin, Luke Skywalker and Baby Yoda (Grogu). But Liam Neeson hasn’t become a fan of the series since its transition to the small screen.
Fans will remember that Neeson played the stoic yet powerful Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn in the first Star Wars prequel film: The Phantom Menace. In it, he mentored Ewan McGregor when he first played Obi-Wan Kenobi and welcomed a young Anakin Skywalker to the world of the Jedi.
He was killed off in the movie, but he just got asked if he’s coming back, and that’s bad news. Neeson appeared on Watch What Happens Live! show with Paul Rudd earlier this month, where he was asked if he was interested in reprising his role as Qui-Gon.
“No, I’m not,” he announced, before explaining that it’s the various Star Wars TV shows that have put him off coming back.
Neeson said, “There are so many Star Wars spin-offs. It’s watering me down.” He added that the “mystery and magic” of the series has been taken away from it “in a strange way” because of the various TV shows.
Neeson can only refer to a handful of Disney Plus TV shows that have been released in recent years. The Mandalorian is the most popular to date, with a staggering 95 percent score on Rotten Tomatoes. Similarly, the recently released Andor received amazing reviews once it hit the streaming service. Meanwhile, The Book of Boba Fett was critically panned, earning a score of 52 percent. And they haven’t stopped there, with an Ahsoka Tano series on the way to the franchise as well.
Despite Neeson’s complaints about the Star Wars series, he previously confessed that he would return, on one condition.
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neeson said comic.com “thinks” he would make a comeback: “If it was a movie.”
He added: “Yeah, I’m a bit of a snob when it comes to TV, I have to admit. I just like the big screen, you know? Qui-Gon: I can’t believe it’s been 24 years since we did The Phantom Menace: I just can’t believe where the time has gone.”
Recalling the filming of The Phantom Menace, he added: “It was a fantastic experience shooting that movie in London.”
Neeson previously made a brief cameo in the 2019 film The Rise of Skywalker. During Rey Skywalker’s final battle against the Emperor, he summoned the Force ghosts of all previous Jedi Knights, including Qui-Gon Jin. At that moment, fans could hear the voice of him helping Rey in her battle.
Still, it’s never too late for a former Jedi Knight to return to the series. Luke Skywalker actor Mark Hamill returned as the Jedi warrior in 2017’s The Last Jedi, 34 years after his previous appearance in 1983’s Return of the Jedi.
Luke’s story didn’t end there either. An aging Hamill made a triumphant reappearance in the final episode of The Mandalorian season two when he saved Grogu from the dark troops.
He returned once more in The Book of Boba Fett in a mid-season switch while assisting Din Djarin.
The Star Wars franchise is now available to watch on Disney Plus.
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