Post by Feologild Oakes on Sept 27, 2020 23:19:40 GMT
Star Wars: Keira Knightley Thought She Played Padme in Phantom Menace
Keira Knightley remembers so little about her role in Star Wars: Episode I- The Phantom Menace that she thought she played Padme.
Keira Knightley remembers so little about her role in Star Wars: Episode I- The Phantom Menace that an interviewer had to tell her the character's name. Knightley rose to fame in the early 2000s after starring in a string of hits, including Bend it Like Beckham, Love Actually, and the original Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy. At one point in the mid-2000s, she was considered one of the biggest stars in the world. Lately however, she has preferred to star in smaller, more intimate dramas to show off her dramatic range.
But one of her early roles was in the biggest franchise of them all, playing Sabe alongside Natalie Portman's Padme Amidala in the first Star Wars prequel. Originally introduced as one of the handmaidens, Sabe also takes on the role of Padme's decoy throughout the movie. Knightley was cast for her physical resemblance to Portman at the time and was convincing enough in the role to even fool some audience members when she was under the makeup. Once she became a big star, fans remembered her in Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, and the character has become something of a minor icon in the Star Wars universe as a result.
Now, in an interview with Coming Soon, Knightley has proven that she cares very little for the Star Wars universe, getting confused over whether she played Padme or not, and needing the interviewer to remind her who she played. The interviewer mentions the fact that Knightley's character, Sabe, could conceivably return given that she survived the events of the prequels, as opposed to Padme, leading the actor to jump in and question whether she played Padme or not. The rest of the exchange only gets worse, with Knightley bursting into laughter at the suggestion of reprising the role. You can read the whole thing below:
Who did I play? Was I not Padme?
No, you were her handmaiden Sabe.Oh I was Sabe? Ok. Do you know, I saw the film once. I think I was 12 when I did it, and I saw it the year after and I've never seen it again. So I played Sabe and she didn't die? Ok. [Laughing] I hope she lived a long and happy life somewhere on a planet far, far away.
Has there been any talking of reprising the role?Reprising the character I can't even remember the name of? No, there hasn't. [Sarcastically] There should be, though. I'm sure her life has been long and interesting. What was her name again? Sabe?
It's a hilarious, yet slightly cringe-inducing exchange that proves Knightley falls into the Harrison Ford category of actors who've appeared in Star Wars but don't really don't care about their role or their character's supposed place in the universe. This as opposed to someone like Mark Hamill, who is always enthusiastic to share his thoughts on what should have happened to his character, as well as everyone else's, in the Star Wars movies. For Knightley, the role was so long ago, and so insignificant, that she doesn't seem to care.
Clearly, Knightley won't be returning to the Star Wars universe any time soon, though that won't be a shock to anyone, given that Sabe is hardly a central figure in the franchise. And with the universe focusing more on TV titles, aside from Taika Waititi's upcoming standalone Star Wars film, there should be no need for Disney to contact actors to reprise side characters from Star Wars: Episode I- The Phantom Menace.
screenrant.com/star-wars-phantom-menace-keira-knightly-padme-sabe/
Keira Knightley remembers so little about her role in Star Wars: Episode I- The Phantom Menace that she thought she played Padme.
Keira Knightley remembers so little about her role in Star Wars: Episode I- The Phantom Menace that an interviewer had to tell her the character's name. Knightley rose to fame in the early 2000s after starring in a string of hits, including Bend it Like Beckham, Love Actually, and the original Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy. At one point in the mid-2000s, she was considered one of the biggest stars in the world. Lately however, she has preferred to star in smaller, more intimate dramas to show off her dramatic range.
But one of her early roles was in the biggest franchise of them all, playing Sabe alongside Natalie Portman's Padme Amidala in the first Star Wars prequel. Originally introduced as one of the handmaidens, Sabe also takes on the role of Padme's decoy throughout the movie. Knightley was cast for her physical resemblance to Portman at the time and was convincing enough in the role to even fool some audience members when she was under the makeup. Once she became a big star, fans remembered her in Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, and the character has become something of a minor icon in the Star Wars universe as a result.
Now, in an interview with Coming Soon, Knightley has proven that she cares very little for the Star Wars universe, getting confused over whether she played Padme or not, and needing the interviewer to remind her who she played. The interviewer mentions the fact that Knightley's character, Sabe, could conceivably return given that she survived the events of the prequels, as opposed to Padme, leading the actor to jump in and question whether she played Padme or not. The rest of the exchange only gets worse, with Knightley bursting into laughter at the suggestion of reprising the role. You can read the whole thing below:
Who did I play? Was I not Padme?
No, you were her handmaiden Sabe.Oh I was Sabe? Ok. Do you know, I saw the film once. I think I was 12 when I did it, and I saw it the year after and I've never seen it again. So I played Sabe and she didn't die? Ok. [Laughing] I hope she lived a long and happy life somewhere on a planet far, far away.
Has there been any talking of reprising the role?Reprising the character I can't even remember the name of? No, there hasn't. [Sarcastically] There should be, though. I'm sure her life has been long and interesting. What was her name again? Sabe?
It's a hilarious, yet slightly cringe-inducing exchange that proves Knightley falls into the Harrison Ford category of actors who've appeared in Star Wars but don't really don't care about their role or their character's supposed place in the universe. This as opposed to someone like Mark Hamill, who is always enthusiastic to share his thoughts on what should have happened to his character, as well as everyone else's, in the Star Wars movies. For Knightley, the role was so long ago, and so insignificant, that she doesn't seem to care.
Clearly, Knightley won't be returning to the Star Wars universe any time soon, though that won't be a shock to anyone, given that Sabe is hardly a central figure in the franchise. And with the universe focusing more on TV titles, aside from Taika Waititi's upcoming standalone Star Wars film, there should be no need for Disney to contact actors to reprise side characters from Star Wars: Episode I- The Phantom Menace.
screenrant.com/star-wars-phantom-menace-keira-knightly-padme-sabe/