After ticking off parts in Indiana Jones and Marvel from his checklist, Oscar winner Ke Huy Quan has now set his sights on a role in a Star Wars project, and has shared his wish with Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy.
“I love the MCU. You know, I was able to connect with my Indiana Jones family during the award season. And, as you know, Kathleen Kennedy was the producer,” explained Quan. “And she’s the head of Lucasfilm now. I did go up to her and I said, ‘Kathy, I would love to join the Star Wars family.’ That’s another wish list of mine. But honestly, I’ve been very lucky. I’ve been very lucky.”
This past Halloween, I was able to see a fan — it was a family of four, and they went on Halloween as Short Round, Data [his character from The Goonies], Waymond, and Ouroboros. I saw that picture, and it warmed my heart. I’m so happy when it resonates when the characters that I play resonate with the audience. So, who knows? I mean, you know, I haven’t been at this for a long time, even though I’ve been in the business for a long time. But I feel like this time around, I’m quite new to this. So I want to be able to play a lot of different characters. And hopefully, you know, yeah.”
Adding that Disney was, in his eyes, a “family”, Quan expressed his joy that he was part of that group from a very young age, and would continue to be so as long as his performances would be remembered. But that didn’t stop him from trying his hardest to join the biggest and most famous film franchise in movie history. He said:
“I was shameless when I saw Kathy! I went up to give her a big hug. And I said, “Kathy,Kathy, please put me in the Star Wars universe!” And what’s so great about it, if you think about it, it’s all under the Disney family, you know? So, I was lucky to be Short Round, which is also Disney. And, now MCU, and, you know, I want to stay in the family. It’s great.”
Read the full interview with Ke Huy Quan at Collider.com.
Image: Michael Tran/AFP Via Getty Images
