TheStar Warsfans demanded it , and the brainiac at Lucasfilm are realise it happen : Kelleran Beq , the Jedi Knight act by actor Ahmed Best on filmis perplex a brand new dangerous undertaking in theStar Wars : Jedi Knightsseries from Marvel Comics later this twelvemonth .

The forthcoming time in the glare for Kelleran Beq ( portray by actor Ahmed Best in live activity ) was confirmed during the Lucasfilm Publishing dialog box during Star Wars Celebration , disclose the first prescribed book binding art forStar Wars : Jedi Knights#8 schedule to release in Fall 2025 . Putting Beq shoulder - to - shoulder with Jedi Master Yoda , and star in one of the ( plainly ) coveted ' lightsaber close - up ' variation book binding for the issue , theJedi Knightsrelease is one that all fans of Ahmed Best’sStar Warsroles will be lionise .

While other surprise news stories expanding theStar Warscanon may make major wave , likethe founding of a firebrand new Knight of Ren , for lesson , those who experiencedThe Phantom Menaceand ensuing prequel response will see Kelleran Beq ’s rising star very differently . Once the functioning seizure actor for Jar Jar Binks , and the recipient role of fans ' anger , audience were thrilled to seeBest return inThe Mandalorian , not just as a Jedi Knight , but as the instructor creditworthy for saving Grogu ( among other Padawans ) from Order 66 .

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The Jedi Order was compromise by the Clone Wars , but Marvel ’s new Jedi Knights series is epically showing what they once were and are imply to be .

Now , Kelleran Beq will be give a level of attention and focus all his own . With theJedi Knightscomic series describe by writer Marc Guggenheimas"mini Star Wars movies"for each issue ’s champion , it ’s safe to assume that Beq ’s arrangement at Yoda ’s side is no coincidence . We know this story will be set before the case ofThe Phantom Menace , but any other inside information rest baffling . Expect that to alter in the come weeks and months , as enthusiasm construct for another chapter in the biography of Kelleran Beq .

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" I see Kelleran as this artificer Jedi who becomes a professor , who wants to be a instructor . Not a reluctant teacher , not someone who ’s thrown into teaching . Who wants to influence , who wants to show Padawans how to become a greater reading of themselves … I want everyone who watches Star Wars to look at Kelleran Beq and go , ‘ I consider that guy . I require to keep an eye on that guy . Where does he go ? What encounter next ? ’

" I think all the good storey are stories that leave you wondering what happen next … I do n’t want this to be the end of legacy . I do n’t desire this to be the close of the story . I want this to be the beginning , and a new beginning . particularly through Kelleran Beq . ”

Excited fans and supporters of Kelleran Beq ’s expanding place in officialStar Warscanon will get to see all of his skills on video display whenJedi Knights#8 get later on this yr .

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Star Wars : Jedi Knights # 8will be usable this declination from Marvel Comics .

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Ahmed Best poses with confidence as Kelleran Beq, edited with Jar Jar binks looking shy

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Ahmed Best as Kelleran Beq next to artwork of the Jedi Order from The High Republic.

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