Yes, that had a chance of happening.
Ahmed Best, the actor who did work as Jar Jar Bink revealed that Jackson had wanted the role in the 1999 movie Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace.
Jackson was a keen Star Wars fan, with lifesize figures of Darth Vader, C-3PO and Boba Fett being among his personal possessions at his Neverland ranch.
Ahmed Best said:
“That’s what George [Lucas] told me,” he said. “Me, Natalie Portman, and George’s kids – we were at Wembley Arena at Michael Jackson’s concert. We were taken backstage and we met Michael. There was Michael and Lisa Marie [Presley]. George introduced me as ‘Jar Jar’ and I was like, ‘That’s kind of weird.’ Michael was like, ‘Oh. OK.’ I thought, ‘What is going on?’
After Michael had driven off, we all go back up to a big afterparty. I’m having a drink with George and I said, ‘Why did you introduce me as Jar Jar?”’He said, ‘Well, Michael wanted to do the part but he wanted to do it in prosthetics and makeup like Thriller.’ George wanted to do it in CGI. My guess is ultimately Michael Jackson would have been bigger than the movie, and I don’t think he wanted that.”
So yeah, Michael Jackson actually had a chance to play the most beloved character in the history of Star Wars.
Could Michael Jackson had made J.J. Binks better or worse?
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