David Prowse Reveals New Star Wars Episode VIII Character
Last week, a Star Wars cast member from the original trilogy dropped the identity of a new character from Episode VIII on Facebook and it’s not who you would expect, let alone want. Who is the character you ask? Full details after the jump.
David Prowse, the legendary actor who appeared as the physical form of Darth Vader in A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi, recently shared an image of a seemingly familiar character. Before you jump the Gun(gan), Prowse clarified the character in question was NOT Jar Jar Binks, but his son, Tiz Nootroo Binks.
While this news may seem bizarre, it gets even weirder as Tiz Nootroo is naked as a jaybird in the image. FSW reached out to Prowse for a comment on the Gungan nudity — will Tiz will ever be clothed in Episode VIII? As expected, Prowse has ignored our request, so we will speculate on his behalf. (You’re welcome, Dave!)
Upon further analysis of the image we figured this would an opportunity to defend the casting of a Gungan with an infamous last name. Let’s face it, the surname Binks is on the complete opposite end of the spectrum compared to Skywalker. Fans loathe anything Binks. But what if Jar Jar’s son isn’t so bad after all? Maybe Jar Jar’s son will be a respectable Gungan that helps the Resistance. As amazing as that would be… Tiz Nootroo is still naked. (Hmm. Let’s see…)
Perhaps there is a scene in which the decorated Gungan takes a bath or goes swimming. Or maybe he is deathly allergic to most types of fabric. We’re sure Rian Johnson and Larry “Larr” Kasdan can figure out a clever solution to Tiz’s penchant for going commando. Hell, maybe he IS a commando!
Hopefully a new concept showing the character fully clothed will be released soon.
One more note regarding Tiz: we were able to find out who will be portraying the character in Episode VIII via one of Jacen’s cousins who sat in on the casting. As it turns out, the star of Josh Trank’s Fantastic Four, Michael B. Jordan, will be donning the Gungan skin. With Jordan’s acting chops, one could assume the character will have a decent amount of screen time, including some dramatic scenes. We here at FakingStarWars are hoping Tiz turns out to be a new Resistance pilot or Finn’s badass alien sidekick, since Chewbacca will be wing-wookiee’ing it with Rey this time around.
What do you think of the naked Gungan concept? Would you leave him naked or clothed for the final film? Let us know in the comments and at our new message board!
– Captin Falcone, out.
PS: Why the hell is he naked, David Prowse? Answer us! Please! By the way, we are waiting for you to announce you are portraying Mermaid Man in the next Spongebob Squarepants film.
