Liam Neeson has spoken to The Hollywood Reporter about his return in live-action as the Jedi Knight Qui-Gon Jinn in the Disney+ event series Obi-Wan Kenobi.
The Academy Award-nominated actor told The Hollywood Reporter that he decided to return to the franchise for a number of reasons.
“I certainly didn’t want anyone else playing Qui-Gon Jinn, and I wanted to show my respect for George [Lucas] and that mythical world that he created,” Neeson told THR. “Plus, Ewan [McGregor] is a pal, and I loved working with him during The Phantom Menace 25 years ago.”
Neeson has noted in years past that he was always a fan of the film and tuned out the initial criticism, which has since subsided, with a generation of fans being quite fond of The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith.
“I like [Phantom Menace],” Neeson told Andy Cohen on SiriusXM channel Radio Andy in 2020. “I am proud of it and proud to have been a part of it. I got to be a Jedi. I got to play with those wonderful lightsabers and stuff. It was terrific, Andy, it really was.”
All six episodes of Obi-Wan Kenobi are streaming now exclusively on Disney+.
