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00:00Whether you absolutely adored red-hot chili peppers clashing with Jedi, or could have done without a Hamilton star surprisingly
00:07popping up in the closing stages of the Skywalker saga, one thing is certain, each of these Star Wars appearances
00:13were all random as hell.
00:15So I am Gareth here from WhatCultureStarWars and here are 10 of the most random Star Wars appearances.
00:2210. Mercedes-Money Puts On Some Beskar, The Mandalorian
00:26While a professional wrestler suddenly deciding to give this acting stuff a try isn't exactly anything new, that still didn't
00:33change the fact that seeing now-former WWE star Sasha Banks slash Mercedes-Money sharing the screen with various Mandalorians
00:41during Disney Plus' second season of the hit Star Wars show was about as bizarre as it gets.
00:46Not only was this the first time a wrestler had been involved in the galaxy far, far away, the star's
00:51turn as Koska Reeves was actually Mercedes-Money's acting debut too.
00:56And despite the majority of WWE fans around the globe quickly shouting, huh, that's Sasha Banks, at their TVs during
01:02her first few minutes of screen time, the boss very quickly settled into life as a badass Mandalorian, even giving
01:09the mighty Boba Fett a run for his money during Chapter 16, The Rescue.
01:13Even with the crossover star now very much being part of the Star Wars furniture, after appearing in Season 3
01:19as well though, seeing a former SmackDown and Raw Women's Champion blasting around the galaxy in Beskar will never not
01:26be surreal.
01:279. Flea Kidnaps Leia, Obi-Wan Kenobi
01:30Unlike the multi-talented Mercedes Venado, Red Hot Chili Peppers' bassist Flea had actually shown up in his fair share
01:38of other big and small screen projects in his time before randomly stepping into the worlds of Jedi and Stormtroopers.
01:44Along with playing himself on a number of occasions, the typically topless rock star has appeared in everything from Damien
01:51Chazelle's Babylon to the Wild Thornberries over the years.
01:54But that still couldn't prepare folks for his creepy appearance in Disney Plus' recent Obi-Wan Kenobi series, with the
02:01musician playing a slimy bounty hunter by the name of Vect Nokru for a few episodes.
02:06Nogru would go on to kidnap none other than a young Princess Leia during his brief time in the galaxy
02:12far, far away, before getting mercilessly cut down by the Grand Inquisitor.
02:16Very few likely had Flea holding a lightsaber on their Star Wars bingo card heading into 2022.
02:23What a life, eh?
02:23Number 8, A Royal Set of Stormtroopers, Episode 8, The Last Jedi
02:28After deciding one day to stop by the set of The Last Jedi back in 2016, Prince William and Harry
02:35secretly filmed cameos for the then-incoming Episode 8, and their scene reportedly boasted the most random collection of Stormtroopers
02:42imaginable.
02:43Alongside the Harry and William, The Dark Knight Rises star Tom Hardy and Take That singer Gary Barlow also both
02:51donned the iconic white armour for a scene that ultimately didn't make it into the theatrical cut.
02:56However, the no-doubt absurd situation that the likes of John Boyega, Benicio Del Toro and Kelly Marie Tran found
03:02themselves in the middle of was eventually released when the film dropped on Blu-ray.
03:06Hardy was the only trooper to utter a few lines in the ridiculous sequence, boasting a distinctly southern accent in
03:13the clip, with the royal lads apparently being stood on either side of Finn during the tense exchange.
03:18You will never find a more random elevator stuffed full of royalty, musicians, and British acting talent.
03:25Number 7, James Bond, Pops Up As FN 1824, Episode 7, The Force Awakens
03:31That lot weren't the only well-known British faces who managed to oddly wiggle their way into a sequel trilogy
03:37film, with a guy who knows a thing or two about holding a weapon, also asking if he could make
03:42his Star Wars dreams come true when The Force Awakens was in production.
03:46After showing up to Pinewood for a costume fitting one day, 007 actor Daniel Craig simply asked Episode 7 Assistant
03:53Director Ben Dixon if he could get a part in J.J. Abrams' movie.
03:57And just like that, he was in. Smooth, Mr. Bond.
04:01One day later, he was dressed up as a First Order Stormtrooper and being Jedi mind-tricked by Rey, with
04:07the majority of folks not even clocking the fact James Bond himself had just been bizarrely fooled into dropping his
04:12weapon before their very eyes when watching the movie for the first time.
04:16Craig would even tell the Happy Sad Confused podcast that he wanted to keep his rather random appearances going, with
04:22the Brits jokingly claiming he asked to be in the next two, but it didn't happen.
04:276. E.T. Phones The Senate Episode 1 The Phantom Menace
04:32Long before the likes of 007, Bane, and the bloke who sang Never Forget were strangely sneaking into a Star
04:38Wars scene, George Lucas opted to throw a little nod to one of his pals, Steven Spielberg, into The Phantom
04:44Menace.
04:45Queen Amidala's decision to cast a vote of no confidence during Episode 1 is eventually followed by the sight of
04:51a couple of alien species within the Senate Rotunda reacting to the announcement.
04:56And it's during this moment when a pretty familiar-looking set of beings can be spotted waving their arms around
05:02at the news.
05:03The surprising appearance of these members of the extraterrestrial species here was Lucas' way of returning the favour to Spielberg,
05:11after his fellow legendary director had chucked more than a few Star Wars easter eggs into his movies over the
05:16years.
05:17But rather than find a way to make these little guys a proper part of the galaxy far, far away
05:22going forward, though, the fact Lucas and eventually Disney would barely ever allude to their existence in this universe again
05:28only makes these brief E.T. cameos feel even more random.
05:325. Jack Black and Lizzo show up on Plazir 15 – The Mandalorian
05:37Din Djarin and Bo-Katan Kryze take a trip to a planet by the name of Plazir 15 during the
05:43third season of The Mandalorian, and it's here where the two bump into a number of unexpected faces.
05:49While the majority of Mando fans would likely agree that seeing the sci-fi legend that is Back to the
05:54Future's Christopher Lloyd steal a few scenes as the planet's head of security, Hellgate, was a pleasing enough surprise,
06:01For those who weren't made aware of his casting beforehand, the same unfortunately could not be said for another set
06:07of cameos.
06:08Though many were quick to point out how they loved both comedy sensation Jack Black and music superstar Lizzo, there
06:15were viewers that felt their jarring appearances as the eccentric Captain Bombardier and the Duchess of Plazir 15 respectively were
06:22a bit too distracting during Chapter 22 Guns for Hire and a piece of stunt casting gone wrong.
06:28Both stars did at least seem to be having a blast sharing a few scenes with the Mandalorians and Grogu,
06:34but their very much random arrivals definitely divided the folks in this galaxy not so far away.
06:45In the lead up to the release of Episode 8, it was reported that Justin Theroux had been cast in
06:50a small but rather important role in Rian Johnson's movie, with the Mulholland Drive actor playing an expert slicer who
06:57would boast a pivotal moment in the tale.
06:59And sure enough, as Finn and Rose search for the codebreaker the resistance so desperately need in the 2017 flick,
07:06they find Theroux's slicer in Canto Bites Casino.
07:09But instead of ultimately working with this particular codebreaker, the pair end up being thrown out of the establishment before
07:15teaming up with Benicio Del Toro's DJ, and Theroux's master codebreaker was never seen again.
07:21This wasn't always the plan though. According to Theroux himself a little later down the road, his character was reduced
07:27over the course of finalising the story, with Johnson eventually telling him a few years after initially calling the actor
07:33to talk about the role, that this part was essentially a cameo and sort of a punchline now.
07:38Theroux was still happy to play in the Star Wars sandbox though, even if his eventual white-suited presence in
07:44the picture ended up feeling incredibly random when all was said and done.
07:49Number 3, Lin-Manuel Miranda's Late Cameo, Episode 9, The Rise of Skywalker
07:54Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda actually managed to make his presence felt in the galaxy far, far away, a few
08:01years before his somewhat random appearance towards the end of The Rise of Skywalker.
08:05Back when J.J. Abrams was creating The Force Awakens, the masterful songwriter wrote the tune heard in Maz Kanata's
08:11castle, and he also ended up creating some new music for Episode 9 too.
08:16So it's not actually that hard to see why Abrams decided to throw a little Miranda cameo into his Skywalker
08:22saga ending picture in the end.
08:24What makes the brief appearance feel a bit strange though, is the fact that Miranda's very much visible for a
08:29few moments resistance pilot, according to Wookiepedia, was never seen in any other scene involving said resistance outside of the
08:37victory celebration in Episode 9.
08:39Maybe he was just one of the random soldiers who showed up to aid the good guys in their Exegol
08:44fight for the galaxy.
08:45Either way, there's no denying that seeing the unmistakable talent briefly on screen here was pretty surprising, especially for Miranda
08:53himself.
08:53With the Tony Award winning star admitting on X before the film released that his time on set was,
08:59One of the best days of my life to watch the magic happen, but I'm pretty sure I'm not in
09:04it.
09:05It was nice of Abrams to not throw away his shot.
09:08Number 2. Ahmed Bess Unexpected Return The Mandalorian
09:12Seeing a well-known celebrity oddly show up in a Star Wars project out of nowhere is one thing,
09:18but witnessing a star who has actually appeared in the galaxy before randomly returning in a massively unexpected role is
09:25enough to leave your mind well and truly blown.
09:28Recently, none other than the star who once helped bring one of the most groundbreaking and very much divisive characters
09:34in movie history to screens,
09:36Ahmed Bess shockingly made his epic Star Wars comeback in the third season of The Mandalorian.
09:41Reprising his Jedi Temple challenge role of Master Keller and Beck,
09:45it was sensationally revealed that Bess Jedi was actually responsible for saving Grogu at the Jedi Temple during Order 66.
09:53Not a person alive had Beck on their radar as the person who helped this child escape the incoming clone
09:59troopers during this dark time in Jedi history.
10:02But after being on the receiving end of a ton of hate for his work as the bumbling Gungan Jar
10:06Jar Binks over the years,
10:08watching the prequel star be sent some long overdue love for this unanticipated cameo was a joy to behold.
10:15Number 1. Andy Serkis Surprisingly Returns And Steals The Show Andor
10:20Another talented thespian who first appeared in this galaxy far, far away as a digitally created being,
10:26the mesmerizing Andy Serkis famously played the formidable and abruptly chopped in half Supreme Leader Snoke in the sequel trilogy.
10:34So it was safe to assume this iconic Gollum, King Kong, and Caesar Star's days of appearing in the Star
10:40Wars universe were probably over,
10:42even if Serkis himself seemed open to the idea of returning as the Force-sensitive Palpatine Strancast.
10:47Then, in a move that caught just about every Star Wars lover on the planet off guard,
10:52Serkis only went and suddenly stole the whole damn Andor show last year,
10:57playing the part of Kino Loy in the Narkina 5, Nobody's Listening and One Way Out episodes.
11:03Serkis was actually a little unsure about the idea of randomly popping back up as a different Star Wars character
11:09though,
11:09telling THR how his time as Snoke left him worrying that some fans may flip out
11:14and wonder what the hell is going on and assume there's some sort of link there.
11:18But after that initial shock of seeing the great actor back on their screens as an entirely different Star Wars
11:24face had worn off,
11:25fans happily sat back and watched the world-class performer produce arguably one of the strongest and most compelling performances
11:32in Star Wars history.
11:34And that's our list, know of any other seriously random Star Wars appearances that we've missed?
11:38Well, let us know all about them in the comments section right down below
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11:52I've been Gareth from WhatCulture Star Wars, may the Force be with you as always.
11:56Thank you very much for watching today and hopefully we'll see you soon.
11:59Bye-bye!
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