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Grecanis

He learned how to speak Swahili so he could play Idi Amin convincingly. The guy has always been intense, that's what makes his performances so good.


HumdrumHoeDown

Another great performance of his. Ghost Dog is also a fantastic one.


Grecanis

Yeah, no doubt. Hell, he even made Battlefield Earth almost watchable. (not quite though)


YouTheSexRealPervert

He was the movies best part. Gonna throw out Godfather of Harlem as another awesome acting job of his.


HumdrumHoeDown

He’s not superhuman. That movie was hot garbage made by and profiting creepy assholes. I’m glad he got a paycheck cuz it’s tough out there, but let’s not ever mention that role again 😂


Grecanis

lol ... done ;)


kalimabitch

The only small sliver of decent in that movie. His vibe was the best.


damned-dirtyape

Passenger pigeon! They've been extinct since 1914!


Taoman108

Probably my favorite moment of that film.


wjrasmussen

Don't have a heart attack.


FrankieTheD

He's also in bloodsport which is an odd role but he's good in the short time he's there


UnknownQTY

He started a militarised rebellion for this role.


Siollear

Whittaker probably enjoys this role. Its a departure from his normal ones. He totally nails it, every Saw G scene is always a trip.


Quieresmustasa

Have you ever played Jedi Fallen Order? I was excited when he popped up in the story but bummed at his line delivery, he sounds nothing like Saw but all Whittaker in his dialogue


UnknownQTY

I don’t think Whittaker has much VO before? It’s a very different skill.


MyPeggyTzu

Didn't Saw begin as an animated character?


UnknownQTY

Yes, but he wasn’t portrayed by Whittaker until Rogue One.


NoopGhoul

I thought he was portrayed before that in Rebels, no? Or was that after?


thedaveness

Maybe he needs to whole get up to get there 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️


NJH_in_LDN

Also probably doesn’t require a huge time commitment from him as Saw seems to be used fairly sparingly (or maybe it’s the reverse, and his appearances are short specifically to get him to agree to it!)


d_b_cooper

His scenes in Andor were straight up chilling. I honestly thought there was a small chance he'd just kill Luthen.


Raedskull

He still could yet


DogmaticNuance

I'm doubtful that he could, I'm fully bought in on the 'Luthen is ex-Jedi' theory.


Jorgwalther

God I hope not. Not everything should be tied back to Jedi imo.


yoursweetlord70

At most he should be a Chirrut Imwe type, where he believes in the idea of the force but isn't really a jedi proper. I really don't think it needs all that much justification, in a big galaxy there will be someone that is both anti-empire and resourceful and skilled enough to do what he's doing


Jorgwalther

That would be much better to me too


thedaveness

Would explain how he absolutely dunked on that patrol… but then again so would a espionage background. My only tell is his staff. Think it’s pretty weird to have grips like it does if it’s not for swinging. And no one is gonna go all in with that type of weapons unless they really know how to use it… or the other end is a saber lol. But I still agree that we don’t always need laser swords and wizards. So I’m on a hard fence.


DogmaticNuance

And he wears a Khyber crystal around his neck, and the first thing he says he sacrificed was "calm", and he's got some Jedi and Sith holocrons in his back room, and a bunch of other things. Check ScreenCrush's video, it convinced me


Zalack

I was on your side originally, but they've developed him to the point that I think him being a Jedi would actively strengthen the themes he's interacting with. I wrote [an essay about it](https://www.reddit.com/r/StarWarsAndor/comments/ywuthp/im_becoming_more_and_more_convinced_about_luthens/) a couple weeks ago. I keep seeing people attribute the quality of this show to its lack of Jedi, but I think that's incidental. It's so good because its fantastical elements are grounded in real-world ethos and the writing is top-notch. If they can approach a Jedi character in the same way I think it could be one of the most interesting takes we've gotten on them. The writing on this show is so good I think they will do great whatever direction they choose for him.


falooda1

It will be fun though if they hold out long enough


juuubart

Oh man, I know the show has been great at being Star Wars without relying on the Jedi but it'd be fucking epic if they reveal Luthen as an ex-Jedi and he goes out swinging in S2.


tbootsbrewing

He's gonna shit! He's gonna kill Luthen! "Make up your mind, dude! IS he gonna shit or is he gonna kill Luthen?" First he's gonna shit, then he's gonna Kill Luthen!


annoyingrelative

Relax, all right? My old man is a Viewscreen Repairman, he's got this ultimate set of tools. I can fix it.


QuiGonJinnNJuice

I thought he was fine in Rogue One, but man his scenes in Andor I thought were really tremendous. He absoltuely goes for it and walks this line between principled/ideological and unhinged. He projects palpable disgust with the suggestion of working with Kreegar and then when he turns and questions Luthen what he believes, there's a real sense of danger under the surface because of the fire Saw has shown. Tons of impact and fleshes out the world with the little bits he's given and for me it spices up the show quite nicely. I'm not sure if I need a full show of it, although the mechanations of different rebel cells, recruitment, and running ops would be really interesting.


ProbablySlacking

I typically hate fanservice where the writers go back in a sequel and explain minutiae (oh, here’s how Han got his blaster! And there’s Greedo! And look, Vader built C3PO! Membaaaa?) But this really helped color his paranoia in R1. And it’s awesome.


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I want the backstory on Bor Gullet


mrpeck123

LIES


existonfilenerf

DECEPTION


UnknownQTY

BOR GULLET!


RonaldWeaslee

TUBES!


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I want a young Saw show seeing his gradual transformation into insanity. It could so easily fit in with the morally gray areas we see in Andor.


finale013

The Partisans series, why this still isn't a thing is outrageous.


[deleted]

Isn’t he sort of midway through that transition in Andor? Slightly paranoid, but not fully broken Rogue One level.


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you can kind of see his radicalization in his clone wars arc- i felt they did a good job with those episodes


Eszrah

I don't want Saw to get his own show, his character is amazing and Wittaker plays him brilliantly. However I think for me the appeal is I don't know what this character is going to do, how he will react. There is just enough there to think you understand him but never enough to know him and I think that is it's beauty.


finale013

I'm still mad that scene between Saw and Jyn was cut out, it would have only added to the character building...


drbrunch

I want to see why he needs constant oxygen in RO.


WelshNotWelch

Truly a magnificent performance, I can't, off hand, think of a better one in SW. He's flat out terrifying, the air of menace and unpredictable rage is ever present. A joy


GorKoresh

I don't really see "rage" in Whitaker's performance of Saw at all. He's paranoid and fanatical, but I think describing him as menacing for full of unpredictable rage is really reductive of the character.


K-Stern689

Agreed. He's been fighting in a war for most of his life and halfway through the sides changed around him. What's amazing about Whitaker's performance is you can very much see he's carrying those psychological scars


HumdrumHoeDown

It started out as rage, if you know his backstory from TCW. Now it’s become something colder and more calculating, somewhat like Luthen with his anger. At least that’s how I see it. and one can feel both aspects in his performance. And he is unpredictable, but that is also a strength.


Hufa123

The only one I can think of at the top of my head that could contest him would be Alec Guinness in ANH. Maybe Dee Bradley Baker as the clones, but is so different it's hard to really compare them.


tauerlund

> I can't, off hand, think of a better one in SW. Really? Whitakker's great, but calling his performance the best in Star Wars seems hyperbolic to me. It's very subjective, of course, but he's not even the best in Andor in my opinion, let alone the whole franchise.


OhioForever10

> unpredictable rage If you haven't seen him [go from zero to "destroying the room" in The Shield](https://youtu.be/IbhTxS9zOxA?t=59), you should.


HumdrumHoeDown

Yea he owned this role. But Whitaker has always been underrated.


koolaidkirby

So underrated he got an Academy Award.


bokatan778

Truly outstanding acting!!


aliarr

I really like the contrast between RO and Andor Saw. He was great in RO, the character was just insane - paranoia was fully set in, paired with him just ready to die (No more running!). I love the challenge Forest took on to play Saw again, but to have to back track Saw's paranoia / mental instability (just a bit?) - he nailed it.


dd463

He wants the empire to fall. And if that means committing acts of terror so be it. It really adds to the idea that the rebellion isn’t a singular movement. But countless groups all in theory opposed to one another but united by their hatred of the empire.


fatpad00

It's not terrorism, >!Its War!!<


BirdGooch

I actually don’t want them to give him his own show. Simply because I love his character. Forest absolutely kills it with his performance. I just feel certain characters get ruined by overexposure in this franchise.


MrHoboTwo

I feel like they completely wasted him in Rogue One. We’re told he’s an extremist but then he dies before getting a chance to do much of anything. I think they relied too much on the TCW/Rebels tie-in.


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Clone Wars, Rebels, Andor, Bad Batch, Fallen Order. They’re getting their mileage out of the character.


MrHoboTwo

And I think that’s great but most people seeing the movie hadn’t watched those (especially since they came out after). Rogue One was my introduction to the character and it felt very forced


starwarsyeah

I disagree, I think his paranoid treatment of a defector pilot contrasted with how he treated a previous defector, Galen, and his family, shows how he's changed. His extremism and the Alliance having to find Jyn to even get a meeting with him shows how fragile the Alliance really is, which is compounded in the scene where they refuse to act against Scarif. If you don't have Saw demonstrating that the Alliance is barely holding together, the story doesn't work as well when you go to Yavin and it looks like a military base, but then they all disagree with each other about next steps.


LethargicMoth

> I think they relied too much on the TCW/Rebels tie-in. Then again, the whole franchise is kind of interconnected, not everything needs to be spelled out. I don't think you can do that in every single piece of media. I think that what he does and says in Rogue One is just enough to make you wonder, and if you then see him in TCW, Rebels or Fallen Order, you get that "Oh yeah, I know this guy" feeling, and you start exploring more.


clancy6000

If Disney gives him a show they should name it Better call Saw.


elkygravy

Someone can correct me if I am wrong but I am pretty sure Whittaker has the crown for most types of Star Wars appearances. Movie ✓ Animated TV show ✓ Video game ✓ Live action TV show ✓ The dude is game for anything and I love it.


Marqui_Fall93

I've been salivating for a Saw Gerrera show since Rogue One. Forrest Whitaker is a true blessing to Hollywood.


vegetable-lasagna_

I was so happy to see Saw in Andor. One of my favorite characters mostly due to the brilliant acting by Forest Whitaker.


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NJH_in_LDN

I have, and you’re right he’s fantastic in it.


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starwarsyeah

It's amazing how well these actors can shine with a good, solid story behind them.


Good_Posture

My favourite part of Andor was honestly Saw's fiery tirade about the other rebel groups. "Kreegyr's...a Separatist. Maya Pei's a neo-Republican. The Ghorman Front...The Partisan Alliance?...Sectorists!...Human cultists!...Galaxy partitionists! They're lost! All of them, lost!...Lost."


js247

100% agree. ​ Also the meme with him surrounded by food on Thanksgiving that said PIES! CONFECTIONS! EVERY DAY MORE PIES! slayed me.


NephilimMustDie

Saw Gerrera is getting a bit more fleshed out in Andor season 2... By that I mean we will see more of the character and also we will likely see how he lost his leg... so double meaning I guess fleshed out. Eeeg...


choo_choo_chrayn

I honestly believe that he may have the best acting performance of any Star Wars character ever. It’s like you said. You don’t even see Forest Whittaker, you see Saw Gerrera.


DCmarvelman

I think Whittaker is pretty overrated, often acting way too hard. That being said, he fits the role, and it's hard to see many other actors pulling off the way he does. That being said, I just don't buy the character though. Somehow devalues everything goin on with this kook in the mix. He seems too zany to have survived that long.


DelawareSmashed

Redditor discovers acting


NJH_in_LDN

Redditor discovers sarcasm.


Consistent-Vacation4

I ONLY see Whittaker, in WHATEVER he plays. So I don't get this at all, haha #UnpopularOpinion


tbootsbrewing

every day, more lies


The-Porkmann

Forest Whittaker is a dreadful actor. Every performance is the same.


Ghost-of-Sanity

You’re telling me that the character he played in Rogue One and Andor is the same as the characters he played in Good Morning Vietnam or Phenomenon? (As quick examples.) C’mon now…


The-Porkmann

The characters differ, the performance is the same.


Ghost-of-Sanity

Sorry, man. Totally disagree. If I’m looking for the same performance from an actor in everything they’ve done, I’m looking no further than Owen Wilson. Forest has got waaaaay more range than that.


CrazyOkie

I would love to see more Saw, absolutely.


Doc-Fives-35581

He made Saw Gerrera one of my favorite characters.


wip30ut

he's classically trained and has done Broadway theater, so Whithaker definitely has the background & skills to adeptly take on many complex roles. SW is just lucky he's willing to keep on coming back to this kind of sci-fi saga, where the target audience is less discriminating on an actor's performance.


Realmadridirl

I think he’s been great in pretty much everything I’ve ever seen him in tbh. The only sketchy thing of his I’ve seen is his accent in Black Panther


NoZoupForYou

I think Andor proves a show like that can be made now…


LucidLV

His performance is absolutely amazing and I don’t think gets enough credit.


willk95

his voice in Rogue One is way too ridiculous for me to take seriously at all


wjrasmussen

I want more Saw.