Many actors become icons in the fan community through their work on Star Wars films. Liam Neeson as Qui-Gon Jinn also holds a significant place in the Star Wars community. In an interview with Conan O’Brien, the actor talks about the quirky story of when he first drew a lightsaber.
Despite his few appearances in the Star Wars universe, Qui-Gon Jinn has an iconic standing among fans. Many wish for the return of the Jedi, who only appeared briefly in the Obi-Wan series besides Episode 1.
In an interview with Conan O’Brien on his podcast Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend
, the two also talked about a quirky situation that occurred when Ewan McGregor, who plays Obi-Wan, and Liam Neeson drew a lightsaber for the first time. The two tried to make the iconic sounds with their mouths, which led to a small interruption of the shooting.
Starting at 0:45, Conan O’Brien asks Liam Neeson if they enjoyed using the lightsabers. The actor then recounts the quirky story. During filming, the lightsabers only consisted of the hilt. The special effects are added later. Most of the time, the hilt still has a little piece of tape on it, as Neeson describes. He jokes about his tape being green because he is an Irish Jedi
.
Neeson talks about the first use
of the lightsabers and how both actors automatically started making lightsaber sounds with their mouths while swinging the hilt. George Lucas then interrupted the filming and simply said to them: Cut that out, guys, we can add that later
. The two actors responded only with: Yes, of course, we knew that
.
The interview provides more interesting insights into the filming of Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace. The film marks the beginning of the character Anakin Skywalker, who later becomes the iconic Darth Vader. For his role, Hayden Christensen even yelled at a child: Star Wars: A child was not scared enough of Darth Vader, so he yelled at it – Now he regrets it
