Printed on: Aug 04, 2025 01:23 pm IST
Liam Neeson just lately shared his disappointment over the way in which his character was killed off throughout the climactic lightsaber duel with Darth Maul in Star Wars
Irish actor Liam Neeson continues to be not over how his character met his finish in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace. Greater than twenty years after portraying Jedi Grasp Qui-Gon Jinn within the 1999 prequel, the 73-year-old actor has voiced his displeasure on the manner his character was taken out throughout the climactic battle with Darth Maul.
“I believed my loss of life was a bit namby-pamby,” Liam just lately advised GQ journal, reflecting on his position. “I’m presupposed to be a Grasp Jedi. My character fell for the, ‘Oh, I’m going to your face! No, I’m not, I’m going to your abdomen.’ ‘Oh, you bought me!’ Like, oh please. Hardly a Grasp Jedi,” he added whereas rolling his eyes.
Regardless of feeling that Qui-Gon’s loss of life lacked energy or dignity, Liam stays keen on the general expertise of constructing The Phantom Menace. One second particularly stood out to him — the very first time he and co-star Ewan McGregor drew their lightsabers. “The primary time Ewan McGregor and I had to attract our lightsabers, I keep in mind we each made the sound at the very same time,” he recalled, mimicking the traditional hum. “I keep in mind George [Lucas] stated, ‘Boys, you don’t have to do this. We will add that stuff’,” he added.
His affection for the venture was robust sufficient that he returned to the galaxy far, far-off twenty years later, making a short look as Qui-Gon Jinn within the internet sequence Obi-Wan Kenobi, starring Ewan. “It was only one little scene. I kinda appreciated that. It was only one line. It was good to recreate that and be with Ewan after 18, 20 years. It was candy,” he stated.
Although Qui-Gon solely appeared in The Phantom Menace, his legacy carried on. He was the mentor to Obi-Wan Kenobi and had hoped to coach younger Anakin Skywalker — a destiny that in the end fell to his apprentice. Whereas Qui-Gon didn’t survive the occasions of Episode I, Liam has stored his ties to Star Wars alive by lending his voice to Assault of the Clones, The Clone Wars, and The Rise of Skywalker.
