Liam Neeson: ‘So many’ Star Wars spinoffs ‘diluting’ the franchise
Heather Hunter
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In Thursday’s episode of “Watch What Happens Live!” with host Andy Cohen, Liam Neeson was asked whether he would reprise his role of Jedi master Qui-Gon Jinn in a Star Wars spinoff and the legendary actor bluntly responded that too many Star Wars spinoff series were “diluting” the franchise.
“No, I’m not. There’s so many spinoffs of Star Wars. It’s diluting it, to me, and it’s taken away the mystery and the magic, in a weird way,” the actor said.
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Neeson starred in Star Wars: The Phantom Menace and recently had a brief cameo in the Disney+ series Obi-Wan Kenobi with Ewan McGregor.
“It was nice to do the little bit with Ewan after 25 years, 24 years,” Neeson said. “I appeared in the last episode — had three lines to say, two lines, and that was cool. I loved doing that. That’s it.”
In another interview last year, Neeson said he would only reprise his Star Wars role if it were in a movie, not television.
“If it was a film… Yeah. I’m a bit of a snob when it comes to TV, I must admit, I just like the big screen, you know?” he reportedly said.
Cohen responded to Neeson’s honest opinion about Disney’s Star Wars spinoffs, “Liam, I love how outspoken you are. You really don’t give a f***… in terms of sharing your opinions. You are open and honest.”
Actor Paul Rudd, sitting on television set between Cohen and Neeson, chimed in, “He is the most authentic badass there is.”
The live audience applauded Neeson for his honesty.
In another interview, Neeson shared how he thought his legendary phone call speech in the film Taken was “corny.”
“I certainly did sound scary, but I thought it was corny,” Neeson said. “It was a cornball. I really did feel that. It’s nice to be proven wrong.”
In addition, Neeson has been outspoken on his dislike of movie love scenes.
“I’ve done quite a few of sex scenes and I would have preferred to leave it to the imagination, especially for ladies, the actresses,” said the movie star. “I’ll be honest, when I see a sex scene, I just can’t look at them. I just get embarrassed.”
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Neeson has been sharing his blunt opinions about his industry while on his media tour to promote his latest film Marlowe.