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Freddie Prinze Jr. Says He Is Done Playing Kanan Jarrus

Discussion in 'SWNN News Feed' started by SWNN Probe, May 12, 2023.

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    Any Star Wars fans hoping to see Freddie Prinze Jr. making to a return to the franchise as Kanan Jarrus will be disappointed to learn that he no longer wishes to reprise the role.



    In an interview on Kristian Harloff's YouTube channel, the actor revealed that he only came back to do cameos for The Bad Batch and The Rise of Skywalker because he was asked to as a favor, not because he wanted to -- he's 'done' playing the character going forward.



    While Freddie doesn't harbor any ill will towards the franchise, he's happy with how Kanan's storyline ended and feels that any future appearances would only serve to dilute the impact of the Jedi's death. When Harloff asked him about his cameo in The Bad Batch premiere, he responded:



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    Similarly, when Harloff asked about his line in The Rise of Skywalker, when he spoke to Rey through the Force, he confirmed:



    Harloff logically moved on to confirm his involvement in Ahsoka, or lack thereof, to which Freddie confirmed what we're all expecting at this point in the interview:



    It's undoubtedly disappointing news for any Kanan Jarrus fans out there, but it's good that Freddie Prinze Jr. is so concerned with protecting the legacy of his character. Star Wars has a history of resurrecting or partially bringing back previously dead characters, and it is important that some of them stay dead so that their impact upon the franchise continues to be felt.



    Kanan's death was one of the most emotional scenes in Star Wars Rebels' final season, so it makes sense to preserve such a special moment. It doesn't preclude the character from appearing in novels and comics set before his death though, so maybe this isn't the last we've seen of Kanan Jarrus in Star Wars stories.



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    While in this case it might be true. HOWEVER, we've known on several occasions of Lucasfilm actors lying. Only to be seen again. Judging the tone, I'd say he is correct, but I'm surprised we're not going to see him as a Force ghost or something like that.
     
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    (ackbar)Great. Maybe now we'll finally get to see K y l e K a t a r n ....(ackbar)
     
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    Freddie has said this on several occasions, and he seems very firm on his feelings. I completely agree with him, especially in regards to Kanan. His death was extremely impactful, and the way Filoni did the Loth Wolf that seemingly embodied Kanan was brilliant. Kanan as a Force ghost would dilute the character as well as the ability to be a Force ghost. The fact that Hera, Ezra, Sabine and Zeb cannot ever see Kanan's visage ever again, even as a ghost, is a crucial emotional detail of these characters.
     
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    While I agree that we don't really need more Kanan, I hope that he's doing this out of a desire to maintain the integrity of Kanan's arc, and not because the fandom drove him away.
     
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    (pwned)This will end up being the most underrated comment of the day. I have foreseen it.(pwned)


    He mentioned favors, not fans...

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    sounds to me like FP's rather tired of Disney pulling him back in. ​
     
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    I'm going to go out on a limb, and say Dave give us a Kanan flashback... great character to say the least... R.I.P. KANAN...
     
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