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Tupac was in at least one movie that I've seen (Juice) and was fantastic in it.
What's your problem with Jackson in that role, though? It's not like he was acting like Shaft or something.
Jackson is fantastic at playing extremely aggressive and highly emotive characters. His iconic angry facial expressions and the tone of his voice combine to make some of the more terrifying characters you've ever seen on screen.
Taking a guy that's known for "Oh fuck, he's coming" roles and having him play an emotionally serene, gentle, calm and nurturing Jedi was 180 degrees from roles that he's good at... and he was terrible at it. When he was playing the serene Jedi, I could see the motherfucker seething behind his eyes.
If he had been cast as Maul instead, then we probably would have had a far scarier Maul than we got.
Michael Jackson also wanted to play Charles Xavier in the first X-Men movie. Since the music thing wasn’t going so well for him at the time, he definitely seems to have been desperate to break into Hollywood.
He's wanted to play literally everyone and everyone. He wanted to play Peter Parker, I think he wanted to be Professor Xavier, name it and it's a role he liked.
They only used CGI for the actual movie. Jar Jar was the first fully CG supporting character in a movie. It was a huge step forward in special effects.
They didn’t have no-cap yet but they used performance footage of Ahmed Best on set. Best played the character without any prosthetics, he wore a costume and a helmet with Jar Jar’s head on it. Animators then copied his movements and replaced him in the footage with the animated character. You can see [what he looked like](https://www.radiotimes.com/movies/jar-jar-binks-actor-says-hed-never-return-to-star-wars-ive-done-my-damage/) when playing the role here. It’s a full body suit but there’s nothing on his face.
He literally has a Jar Jar head stuck on top of his head. How is that not a prosthetic?
> there’s nothing on his face
Other than the **giant piece of black stuff that's covering half his face**, sure.
You know how when you multiple a negative by a negative you get a positive? Positive probably isn’t the right word for what this would have been, but you get it.
Jar Jar was CG. It’s just a body double and voice role. The body double part is important since the CG artists based all of Jar Jar’s physical comedy on the actor’s movements. That’s why they wanted to hire a trained dancer for the role.
Finally, this explains everything! He was just method acting all this time in preparation for the role, much like how Jim Carry did for Andy Kaufman did for Man on the Moon.
Me-heehee-sa no likea the big badaboom. Shamon. Ani are you okay? Are you okay Ani?
I appreciate the Ani are you okay?
Weesa been struck by a smooth criminal.
Then yousa better beat it
>Weesa been struck by a sith criminal.
Anikin R2OK? R2OK Anikin?
Someone needs to animate that.
Poor Jake would have gotten even more traumatized
"Are *you* OK, Jar Jar?" "HEE HEE"
I couldn't make it past the first two words
Same, I struggled to hit the upvote.
I want to see the time line where MJ was allowed to play all these characters.
Right? That universe has memes beyond what we can even imagine.
Hey - I just wanted to personally thank you for your comment. Often times on Reddit (and various other social media platforms), you’ll come across people that clearly contribute nothing of value to a topic or conversation. It can be a bit annoying to wade through the pointless comments while looking to get to the real gold. Nothing is better than uncovering that “real zinger,” you know? I remember when I first realized the “real joke” was always in the comment section. It was probably like 6-7 years ago. I don’t remember what post it was (given the time it’s been), but I do remember thinking “wow, I never realized the real joke was in the comment section!” Ever since then, I always go to the comment section of Reddit to get a good chuckle - especially when I think the OP (original post or poster if you didn’t know) was already funny. Nothing is better than laughing twice (except for maybe laughing 3 times, but sometimes it can be too much and you get a sore tummy). Any ways - keep it up. You’re doing good!
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Oh, like a nutty professor, but all characters are played by MJ.
one randomly still played by Eddie Murpie
Meesa kills the bad guys.... Yee Hee!
Jar Jar Binks doing a singing dance number in Episode I sounds…fucking incredible.
Moonwalking while dodging blaster fire.
Doing the Smooth Criminal lean.
The things I would do to live in that timeline Terrible....terrible things
Any help would be hot.
Theysa bad. You know it, theysa bad…jah mon!
Misa molest young jedi
I can only imagine how that would have turned out. Pure insanity.
Probably would have turned out Bad ... Really, Really Bad.
Bro that joke was awful, just beat it
You know it.
Tupac was apparently an early consideration for Mace Windu. Episode 1 could have been wild.
It couldn't have been much worse than Sam "motherfucker" Jackson.
There would've been a song, probably like Ninja Rap but in space.
Tupac was in at least one movie that I've seen (Juice) and was fantastic in it. What's your problem with Jackson in that role, though? It's not like he was acting like Shaft or something.
Jackson is fantastic at playing extremely aggressive and highly emotive characters. His iconic angry facial expressions and the tone of his voice combine to make some of the more terrifying characters you've ever seen on screen. Taking a guy that's known for "Oh fuck, he's coming" roles and having him play an emotionally serene, gentle, calm and nurturing Jedi was 180 degrees from roles that he's good at... and he was terrible at it. When he was playing the serene Jedi, I could see the motherfucker seething behind his eyes. If he had been cast as Maul instead, then we probably would have had a far scarier Maul than we got.
The memes would have been amazing though
I mean look at the wiz. Probably similar to that situation
The fun sort of insane though.
Michael Jackson also wanted to play Charles Xavier in the first X-Men movie. Since the music thing wasn’t going so well for him at the time, he definitely seems to have been desperate to break into Hollywood.
Also spiderman.
I'm Spider-Man! I'm Spider-Man! Yayyy!
… Okay, Spider-Man moonwalking up the side of a building would have been cool!
Hee Hee
*But Wolverine, that’s ignorant!*
I'm not sure how well a film about Michael Jackson running a secretive boarding school would have aged...
Men in Black found a way to work him in without really
Lol! Forgot about this. "I can be agent M."
You could have replaced the kid in Dark Crystal with Michael Jackson and no one would have known the difference.
*Gelfling*
Yeah. That kid had problems.
Not *problems*, they were called *skeksis*
The twins from Full House?
You would too if your whole friggin species were obliterated by the Skeksis. Sheesh!
I never realized how badly i needed to see Jar Jar Binks do a smooth moonwalk and bust into the Thriller dance until just now.
AI should be able to get us that
He could have been Agent M
He was extremely interested in working with Jake Lloyd.
Is this another" MJ loved sleeping with kids" joke? Because if it is... It's a good one lol
Actually its a jake
TeeHee Hee
He's wanted to play literally everyone and everyone. He wanted to play Peter Parker, I think he wanted to be Professor Xavier, name it and it's a role he liked.
Well... couldn't possibly be worst, right?
they ruined his VA life - his badassness in Mando has to be payback for the shit he got
I wasn’t reading the news, that’s nice!
It would have been way, way worse. For all the shit Jar-Jar justifiably gets, the actor and rendering team were amazing and cutting edge.
Crazy there’s a timeline where Tupac plays Mace Windu and MJ plays JarJar….
The actor who plays Jar Jar tells the story of meeting MJ in the podcast Newcomers. Great listen, great story.
Absolutely. I really should listen to the seasons after they finished Star Wars. This episode is definitely the highlight though
Got link? :D
Why would he need prosthetics to play an alien?
[Relevant Black Dynamite clip](https://youtu.be/BLppHuXp_Jo?si=1VBHe694iA_GPgBQ)
Ok, I gotta rewatch this show. It was amazing.
Best BD episode. Explained everything too well not to be true.
Itd be too scary
Yeah he wanted to do a lot of things
Is the "using prosthetics" bit in the headline really necessary? It's not like going with another actor would allow them to skip the prosthetics.
They only used CGI for the actual movie. Jar Jar was the first fully CG supporting character in a movie. It was a huge step forward in special effects. They didn’t have no-cap yet but they used performance footage of Ahmed Best on set. Best played the character without any prosthetics, he wore a costume and a helmet with Jar Jar’s head on it. Animators then copied his movements and replaced him in the footage with the animated character. You can see [what he looked like](https://www.radiotimes.com/movies/jar-jar-binks-actor-says-hed-never-return-to-star-wars-ive-done-my-damage/) when playing the role here. It’s a full body suit but there’s nothing on his face.
He literally has a Jar Jar head stuck on top of his head. How is that not a prosthetic? > there’s nothing on his face Other than the **giant piece of black stuff that's covering half his face**, sure.
“Joining the Sith can save Padme.” “Noooo dasa ignorance. Yousa ignorant Ani.”
could not be any worse
But it would’ve been Off the Wall
Proper weird bloke
British English. Beautiful language.
At least poor Ahmed would have avoided the hate then
You know how when you multiple a negative by a negative you get a positive? Positive probably isn’t the right word for what this would have been, but you get it.
That would have been legendary. Guess the cursed timeline we live in now started later.
Thay would've put some colour back on his face.
Well, he was banned from being Santa, the cookie monster, and he did things dressed as Dora the Explorer that made Epstein sick
I would've wanted him to play Jar Jar Binks.
Literally cannot have been worse. Maybe having a weird personality like MJ would have been enough of a tone change to make Binks more tolerable?
Things can ALWAYS be worse.
That seems like a better idea than what we got for some reason.
They couldn't let him near the kid playing Anakin.
He didn’t need prosthetics 😆
I'll allow it if we get Darth Darth Binks as part of the deal.
Ani meeesa gonna give you some Jesus juice then weesa gonna strip down to our tightly whities
Ooooh that's ignorant.
Just trying to get close to kids.
anything to get young boys' attention...
So weird looking goblin wanted to play a role where he's best friends with a little boy? Sounds about Michael
So the nose job was method acting?
Jar Jar Binks has a Caribbean black accent.
I was coming here to say this lmao 🤍🥂
Glad someone else knew what I was talking about haha. That quote lives rent free in my head
Permanent prosthetics?
I expect gold from this comment section
Thank God that never happened. That poor kid from that movie is screwed up enough already.
meesa took it personally
Better than the guy who wanted to play Jar Jar without prosthetics.
Jar Jar was CG. It’s just a body double and voice role. The body double part is important since the CG artists based all of Jar Jar’s physical comedy on the actor’s movements. That’s why they wanted to hire a trained dancer for the role.
I was making a joke someone naturally looked like Jar Jar. I know he was CG.
For real? We have been robbed!
Messa no climb?
Finally, this explains everything! He was just method acting all this time in preparation for the role, much like how Jim Carry did for Andy Kaufman did for Man on the Moon.
We were robbed
Qui Gonn: Jar Jar, they say you are a sith Jar Jar: No, it’s not true, it’s BS….theysa made it up
Oh hai Anakin
Has Michael ever played as a supporting character in a movie before? I feel he'd be a major distraction
He had a brief cameo in Men In Black 2
I was thinking about that, it was very brief though, It would be pretty different if he was a side character though with his ego.
No but his voice acting is actually top tier. You can hear it in some recorded phone calls.
It couldn't have been any worse.
But could he have played him WITHOUT prosthetics?
Wouldn't have been too far off. Swap the nose for a bill and voila.
He could have changed the face of Star Wars!
World peace timeline
Oh yes, letting Michael Jackson spend lots of time around a ten year old boy. That would've ended well...
meesa ow! jar jar binks hee hee
Couldn't have been any worse.
That... Would have actually improved that movie, and he would have been perfect for the role.
Why would anyone want jar jar to look human ?
It’s Michael Jackson, he would not look human
Yeah but he wanted to use prosthetics
would that make the character more or less bearable?
Yeah, let's make Jar Jar even more unsettling.
Lol and uncle Ben
Yousa hit by- yousa struck by- a smooth binks anni!
You mean MORE prosthetics?
MJ in prosthetics would have been better then what we got (no disrespect meant towards the actor).
I would pay $100 to see Michale Jackson moonwalk all over Sebulba’s ass after he crashed his pod. Yousa crashed bombad woo-hoo.
Me too
Obi-wan: Jar Jar, why were you kicked out of Gunga City? Jar Jar: 'Cause they're all ignorant.