No Jar Jar Binks in ‘The Force Awakens’

Kennedy was asked about the character at a press event in Los Angeles, which was kept secret over the weekend to eliminate leaks but was allowed to be reported Monday. But we’d recently revisited our opinion on the over-the-top, slapsticky character, thanks to an insanely-detailed fan theory about the Gungan posed by a Redditor, who claimed that the prequels had actually proven that Jar Jar was not just bumbling comic relief, but was in fact a powerful user of the Force, and perhaps a co-conspirator with Emperor Palpatine.

“I wanted to be there to help celebrate your Kennedy Center honor in person, but hey, since you invented video voicemail, I don’t have to be, ” Fisher said. It’s the now iconic role he originated in 1977 with the “Star Wars” movie that started it all. Meesa was intrigued, to say the least. The contestants will be shown The Force Awakens later that day, and then the new film will play on repeat for as long as viewers remain in the theater. But alas, that idea – however crazy-yet-fun it seemed to be – is now dead. We also learn new details about Harrison Ford’s on-set injury, with the actor reportedly calling a pilot friend of his with a helicopter to fly him the 20 miles from the Pinewood set to a London hospital. But it’s too bad that such a well thought out theory has been laid to waste.

The technology that George Lucas brought to moviemaking came back to haunt him at the Kennedy Center Honors.

When the teaser trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens arrived last November, fans got their first look at the heroes and villains that now populate this beloved galaxy far, far away.

The next installment of the Star Wars franchise, The Force Awakens, will mark the first made without Lucas’ involvement, but is expected to be one of the highest-grossing films of all time.