Cryptic Post From Ahmed Best Suggests a Possible ‘Star Wars’ Collaboration is In the Works With Activision
In a cryptic post on Instagram from Ahmed Best, he suggests a possible collaboration between Star Wars and game publisher Activision is in the works. The post shows Best in a Mocap suit and features Activision and various Star Wars-themed hashtags, including ones for Jar Jar Binks and Kelleran Beq.
Best, who’s known for portraying the aforementioned characters, made the post on Tuesday night. It features the caption, “Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in.”
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While it appears that Best does like to use the hashtags #starwars, #jarjarbinks, and #kelleranbeq quite frequently in his posts, it’s not on everything, making it a deliberate choice. And with the inclusion of the Activision hashtag, they point to a Star Wars-themed crossover with the game publisher. A follow-up photo from Anama Ria, that Best reshared on his Instagram story, tagging Best at an Activision office further indicates his involvement.
The project could be something entirely unrelated to Star Wars. Activision is best known for its work on the Call of Duty series. And game company Activision-Blizzard hasn’t announced any collaboration with Disney as of recently. And Best’s motion capture expertise and performance could also be applied to other works, even other Activision games.
However, given Disney’s recent moves to partner with larger and more prominent game publishers, such as Epic Games, it’s not out of the realm of possibility. Lucasfilm Games has also recently been more liberal in terms of handing out the Star Wars license to other game developers. Companies like Mojang (the makers of Minecraft) and Blue Mammoth Games (the makers of Brawlhalla) have all been granted the Star Wars license. So Best’s involvement could be as small as a Star Wars-themed skin for Call of Duty, or it could be as big as an unannounced Star Wars game.
The latest rumor was that Respawn Entertainment is working on a new Mandalorian game. Ironically, the founders of Respawn Entertainment also helped to create Call of Duty and worked under Activision as well.
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