Ahmed Best has had quite the comeback story.
After being unfairly vilified for his portrayal of Jar Jar Binks in the Star Wars prequel trilogy, the actor made his triumphant return to a galaxy far, far, away as Jedi Knight Kelleran Beq in The Mandalorian.
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For Beq, it was a full-circle moment. The actor was finally able to heal after being maligned by Star Wars fans simply for doing his job.
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Now that he has reached the Star Wars mountaintop, Best is angling to join another massive franchise — the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Ahmed Best as Blue Marvel?
On Instagram, the actor shared fan art of himself as superhero Blue Marvel alongside the caption “I think I would make a dope #bluemarvel […] As my mother would say #manifesting LOL.”
Best also tagged the Instagram accounts for Marvel, Marvel Studios, and Kevin Feige (which does not exist).
While Best’s post was clearly tongue-in-cheek, the actor has shown his action chops as a Jedi and would seemingly be well-suited to play a superhero.
Who Is Blue Marvel?
For those who don’t know, Adam Brashear/Blue Marvel first appeared in Adam: Legend of the Blue Marvel #1.
Photo: Marvel
Published by Marvel Comics in 2008, Blue Marvel was created by writer Kevin Grevioux and artist Mat Broome.
Blue Marvel gained his powers after an anti-matter experiment went horribly wrong. Like Superman, Blue Marvel has powers that include flight, superhuman strength, and semi-invulnerability.
Additionally, Blue Marvel has the ability to manipulate anti-matter and absorb energy.
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While the character has rarely been adapted into non-comics media, I for one, would love to see Ahmed Best get his chance in the MCU.
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