Liam Neeson has recently broken his silence concerning his cameo as Qui-Gon Jinn in the final episode of Obi-Wan Kenobi. The recent cameo marks Neeson’s first live-action return to the Star Wars franchise since Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. Still, some Star Wars fans are upset because when previously questioned, Neeson reportedly denied or even lied about his involvement in the Disney+ series.
Ever since Obi-Wan Kenobi was first released on May 27, rumors that Obi-Wan’s Jedi master Qui-Gon Jinn would return as a Force ghost have run rampant through the Star Wars fandom, especially since it was confirmed that Qui-Gon had achieved Force ghost status in Revenge of the Sith and Star Wars: The Clone Wars. His appearance would also call back to Obi-Wan’s own appearance as a Force ghost to encourage Luke Skywalker in The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, but prior to his cameo, Liam Neeson was insistent on not revealing his involvement in the latest piece of Star Wars media.
What Liam Neeson has revealed about his cameo in ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’
In the closing moments of Obi-Wan Kenobi on Disney+, Liam Neeson appears as Qui-Gon Jinn for the first time in over two decades and explains that he was always with his former apprentice in spirit, but with Obi-Wan having finally achieved inner peace over the events of the series, the two can finally talk, something Star Wars fans have been waiting for ever since Qui-Gon’s death in The Phantom Menace. Regarding his decision to return to the franchise, Neeson told The Hollywood Reporter:
Many sources attribute Neeson’s silence or denial of his cameo to preserving a sense of surprise among even the most thorough Star Wars fans, and though some fans are still upset over the deception, many others are excitedly celebrating Liam Neeson’s return to the series. Excited fans can rest assured that this is not Neeson’s final appearance in Star Wars either, as Comicbook.net confirms that Neeson will be voicing Qui-Gon Ginn in the upcoming animated series Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi, with his song voicing a younger version of Qui-Gon.
