Ahmed Best reflects on Jar Jar Binks, Kelleran Beq, and the Star Wars legacy that keeps evolving decades after The Phantom Menace.

In this episode of CBR’s Heroes Journey Podcast, Sean O’Connell sits down with Ahmed Best for a conversation that goes beyond nostalgia and gets at something more meaningful for Star Wars fans: how characters change over time, how fan perception shifts, and how artists reclaim their place in a franchise’s history.

Ahmed Best looks back on Jar Jar Binks, explains why people are still telling Jar Jar stories all these years later, and opens up about returning to the galaxy far, far away through Kelleran Beq in Star Wars: Jedi Temple Challenge and beyond.

The interview also reveals the personal side of Ahmed Best’s creative journey, from his earliest comic-book memory with Superman vs. Muhammad Ali to the martial arts influences that shaped Kelleran Beq’s fighting style. Sean O’Connell and Ahmed Best also touch on Yoda, Rob Coleman, Mira Bridger, Grogu, and the kind of interconnected storytelling that keeps Star Wars expanding in surprising ways.

If you’ve ever wondered why Jar Jar Binks still matters, how Kelleran Beq became such an important new chapter for Ahmed Best, and what his future in Star Wars could look like, this interview breaks it all down.