Don’t worry, "Star Wars" fans. Jar Jar Binks won’t make an appearance in the new "The Force Awakens."
During a press conference for the new movie in Los Angeles, producer Kathleen Kennedy confirmed the goofy character from the 1999 prequel, "Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace," will not appear in "Star Wars: The Force Awakens."
At the presser, someone asked what won't be making it into the new film, Reuters reports, and that's when the truth came out.
"Jar Jar is definitely not in the movie," said Kennedy, according to Reuters.
Previously, director J.J. Abrams joked about inserting the character into "The Force Awakens."
"I have a thought about putting Jar Jar Binks’s bones in the desert there,"Abrams told Vanity Fair. "I’m serious! Only three people will notice, but they’ll love it."
Kennedy also confirmed there won’t be any Ewoks — the adorable, teddy-bear-like creatures in 1983’s "Return of the Jedi."
“That’s because Harrison [Ford] insisted on it,” Kennedy joked.
“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” is in theaters December 18.
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