Liam Neeson & Ewan McGregor Made Lightsaber Sounds Filming “Star Wars”| Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend

(Recording date: 06/16/2023) George Lucas gently reminded the actors that the sound effects would be added in post-production.
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[@emerlind]

Liam Neesons voice is majestic.

[@y121gigawatts3]

He would be a great narrator

[@Jordanbackland]

Well he is Aslan/zeus/qui gonjinn after all.

[@TheIrishBosnian]

Optimus Prime 😂

[@Jordanbackland]

​@@y121gigawatts3he narrates a 2014 nature documentary called love thy nature.

[@cleverusername9369]

​@@TheIrishBosnian O'Ptimus McPrime

[@Ksouel]

Sounds like Conan is having a discussion with a distant thunder storm

[@sheefree]

😂

[@shaun_seow]

That's apt considering that Liam Neeson once played Zeus.

[@kokits]

Haha

[@IchigoUnbound]

Its not a thunder storm just Liam Neeson walking towards you from a distance

[@numanumame]

best voice for Stormfather if they make an adaptation for Stormlight Archives

[@Charge183IF]

That is actually a spot-on Watto-impression. 😂

[@pho3nix-]

Lmao yes

[@hamsandwichson]

I was thinking the same thing. 😂

[@samm9184]

NERD.

[@Wafaloo]

He’s starting to sound like Watto with his normal voice

[@Pablowanjedi]

Right? I was surprised he couldn't remember the name but still did an awesome impression.

[@phoqueme]

"My lightsaber was green... cuz you know im Irish" hahaha wow i never thought of it that way 🤣🔥

[@Jordanbackland]

When conan does his true laugh it's just so beautiful.

[@BenderTheBoiler]

Very few people bring it out, I was listen to him with Burr, and you could just tell the laugh was real.

[@shawnkemp6775]

I frequently watch him and Norm for this exact reason

[@Mr.Rivers4]

Eh

[@seminiferousbuttnoid]

You really think that's true laughter? He's laughing way too hard at mildly amusing stories.

[@dsfakljhjfsdhnjfdsjk]

It would make a great Joker laugh now that Hamill is out. Am I the only one who thinks so?

[@Missjunebugfreak]

Liam Neeson's voice is so satisfying to the ear. He should start a podcast just reading random things in that fantastic voice.

[@drebone1986]

I just want him to read these if he does and still send chills down your spine: Rubber baby bumpy bumpers Butterscotch

[@Gringa_L]

He and Morgan Freeman are THE voices for me. Can you think of others on their level?

[@Ganiscol]

The Freeman/Neeson Podcast - Today: NYC Telephone Book of 1984 Letter 'A' I'd listen in!

[@Jordanbackland]

@@Gringa_L John hurt, Alan Rickman, Christopher judge (kratos), Ian McKellen, Ian mcdiarmid who plays the emperor.

[@Gringa_L]

@@Jordanbackland those are ALL great ones, but OMG, Alan Rickman, I want to cry! By all accounts, he was a sweet, sweet man. And played so many villains so well with that VOICE!

[@orbison]

Samuel L. Jackson said he and Hayden Christensen did the same thing. Hayden said that when you do Star Wars, it's just natural for any actor to do the sounds.

[@rhysioeren3203]

Natalie portman did it with her gun..."piu piu piu....piu"

[@jackchn23]

Why is Liam not doing more voice acting work!?! His voice is spectacular!

[@Hockeyhobo89]

He was great in the Lego Movie. Underrated performance.

[@mayanksharma3651]

And a Monster Calls

[@abitofcraic]

He voiced the villain in Ponyo, too (the ninth film directed by Studio Ghibli’s Hayao Miyazaki), and was great in that as well!

[@NickCorbinOfficial]

He absolutely captured the majestic voice of Aslan in the Narnia movies.

[@Xnoodles]

Was also the dad in fallout 3

[@F34RDSoldier805]

It's crazy how Liam was Qui-Gon for one movie and from that he became such an Iconic characeter. He voiced Qui-Gon in Clone Wars too, but still.

[@alecjones4676]

That's what happens when you get an amazing actor for an amazing character, it's probably as rare as a total planet alignment. I think it helps too that they didn't keep bringing him back for dozens of cameos, so that his absence really felt stronger.

[@TheLadsBandLive]

“Funny Conan” is my favorite Conan, however, the 2nd half of this video interview is so genuine, honest and joke-free and it’s absolutely wonderful.

[@Nobodysurvivesevenonebit]

We need ewan mcgregor next

[@ResQRaces]

I want them both together, same interview about star wars filming

[@unreleasedtracks1790]

I would love to see ewan and hayden come on

[@sadhbh4652]

Such a great interview. Liam sounds like such a guy in the pub telling you a story.

[@Pneumanon]

Funny, I was thinking he sounded like a guy in a pub telling you a story after a funeral.

[@sadhbh4652]

​@@PneumanonHaha totally yeah

[@Gringa_L]

I love that Liam Neeson's awesome movie voice is actually his real voice. Funny to think the role that put him on the map they didn't use that wonderful voice at all.

[@joshhunt4146]

His voice was probably a little different in 93 aswell but your right. Oskar Schindler didn’t sound like Liam Neeson haha

[@Gringa_L]

@@joshhunt4146 That was a great role, but, I was actually referring to Suspect, where he played a mute. That was the first big buzz I remember about him.

[@joshhunt4146]

@@Gringa_L ahh I beg your pardon… I have to plead ignorance on that one… I will be sure to check it out :)

[@jaerivus]

I thought we were talking Darkman!

[@Gringa_L]

@@jaerivus Looks like Suspect preceded Darkman by a few years, I haven't seen it, not info horror. is he mute in that movie was well?

[@Jauricchio]

Today I learned Conan cannot do lightsaber sounds. Which obviously means he’s powerless and unworthy of our fear.

[@nother_level]

His sounds make me Sith. Just Sith to my stomach.

[@joshr5507]

He’s a sith, @jauricchio. If you understood his true intentions you’d be frightened. I sure as hell am.

[@florete2310]

Careful now - Conan might have incredible force push / pull proficiency (forming an open stretched hand / forming a claw in empty air), which makes the use of the mouth-lightsaber obsolete...

[@manbat4582]

"kush kush"

[@BudFuddlacker]

He wasn’t trying to do the actual sounds, he was purposely making them sound cringe, learn comedy before you comment

[@fletchermunson6225]

Liam. One of the greats. What an electrifying screen presence.

[@wharsmetoothpicson9465]

I think Liam Neeson's accent is getting stronger as he ages. He doesn't cut out the colloquialisms at all.

[@iamperezvon]

Liam Neeson could grind coffee beans with just his voice

[@TonyCrenshawsLatte]

Wow, this is one of the best interviews I've seen from Conan. Not from comedic perspective, but from the honest, talking-about-life-experience perspective. Beautiful stuff.

[@ciarabyrne4952]

I agree to great irish men all thees missing is a pint 😅😅😊😊

[@jerrysizzler44]

Bless this man for saying the spin-offs dilute the core of "Star Wars" instead of some diplomatic Disney sentence on how it's all great.

[@a.m11558]

Everyone who worked with George on the movies probably thinks the same thing. George was really big on just making movies that were vital episodes to the saga and hardly doing anything else, other than the Clone Wars show.

[@a.m11558]

Everyone who worked with George on the movies probably thinks the same thing. George was really big on just making movies that were vital episodes to the saga and hardly doing anything else, other than the Clone Wars show.

[@florete2310]

Definitely. A few, well chosen ones would have been good, might've evend added to the plot. Now, they are completely overdoing it, thus watering down the entire franchise till nothing's left of it in substance. Therefore: Booo, Disney, booooooo...👎

[@Torarz01FIN]

I think George always said that star wars worked better in episode (series) form. So I believe he would have made more series about star wars but not sure this many.

[@user-gt7vn9lz2m]

Star Wars is 9 episodes. Rest got nothing to do with it. To each his own

[@toomberrebmoot9244]

Liam Neeson's voice falls into that category of "soothing-raspyness" that Kieth David possesses, it's like listening to you're grandfather lull you to sleep with a bed time story.

[@DeltaEcho303]

That's awesome. Reminds me of Billy Crystal making the 80's cop movie "Running Scared" and they had to cut because he kept making bang noises when shooting his gun.

[@PillowEgg]

This talk is defintely a source of wisdom, it feels genuine, authenthic and real, it's human.

[@grogu1986]

One of the greatest actors of all time. Qui-Gon is my favourite character in all of Star Wars!

[@Synathidy]

He did a great job with the role, despite anyone's other criticisms of Episode I.

[@umiluv]

You have good taste!

[@zilda_bah]

Eu chorei quando ele morreu.

[@stonytrees8573]

Green lightsaber for the Irish Jedi haha

[@florete2310]

😂

[@tommim4353]

what a fresh, calm and thoughtful piece of chat, more of this CONAN !

[@Lotrfan1991]

This was such a good episode. You can tell they legitimately like each other.

[@medfrode]

Liam's voice is so deep and raspy that it made my headphones vibrate, which in turn shook my head.

[@jackbrodie7147]

Star Wars has the craziest fans of all, their passion is incredible

[@nother_level]

That's such a Padawan comment. 😁

[@Wayzor_]

Said the person who never met a Deadhead.

[@lordbuddybear]

They ruined several lives and careers, so yeah, they are crazy

[@pixelated23-b9z]

@@lordbuddybeartell me more i loved the original star wars and even enjoyed 1, 2, 3 (i know i know) but haven’t seen anything after that

[@fullmetalgamer6062]

​@@pixelated23-b9zJake Lloyd, who played Anakin in Phantom Menace, was bullied by fans and kids at his school. That's why he quit acting.

[@jethrojacinto2798]

Liam neesons voice makes me feel safe

[@cleverusername9369]

It's somehow simultaneously soothing and intimidating.

[@nother_level]

Which is strange, seems he attracts chaos.

[@bandjolyn]

Because he has a certain set of skills.

[@byronic-heroine]

Everyone does the sound effects 😂

[@Jordanbackland]

Now it does them for you.

[@sslocke]

I remember reading that Ewan McGregor was kinda notorious for always doing the saber effects even thru Ep III. Just couldn't get the kid out him

[@dmfamzo]

My God! The voice!!! I'm melting!! 😍😍

[@sigmarine]

Just over 30 seconds in and Liam Neeson is the first major celebrity I have ever heard say “They’re diluting the whole thing”. He’s absolutely right. I’ve been saying that for years. This is major. He’s so utterly genuine. I wouldn’t be surprised if there’s a gaggle of nerds who want to silence him because he just said something absolutely true and from a place of care for something. Wouldn’t be the first time, would it?

[@nfrance999]

So I wanna preface this by saying I agree with Liam, I just wanted to add my own two cents. I think you CAN add more to a franchise without it diluting it, it’s just you need to approach it with proper love and respect for the story. What we’ve seen with Disney is they’ve constantly been just dumping stuff to simply add more content. That’s what dilutes the franchise more than anything.

[@drew9081]

Yea I agree there are so many characters they have added that mean nothing to me. Personally I feel like Clone Wars, Mandolorian, Rebels, and Bad batch are the saving graces for what disney did with the sequels. Hoping Ahsoka ends good so I can add that to the list.@@nfrance999

[@sigmarine]

@@nfrance999 So, in the context of the conversation, this is right.

[@LordVader1094]

@@nfrance999 Which is basically what Liam was saying, just in brief.

[@frontdoor3417]

The voice of kanan from rebels Freddie Prince jr has also said the same thing when asked if he ever would do a live action version

[@IsiahTomas]

One of my favorite memories of going to SDCC was seeing a man in his 50's cosplaying as Mace Windu walking a short distance away just strolling with a bag of souvenirs and this must've been just after Attack of the Clones just came out. Spot on look too, he probably could've even nailed the voice, knowing his luck. I hope he's still kicking around.

[@jcp1984again]

Two great Irishmen having a chat! 😍 One of the best CONAF episodes so far!

[@alanmacpherson3225]

I see one actual Irishman and one American of Irish decent having a conversation.

[@kennethgeyer7232]

Darkman was the one of the best movies I have ever seen as a kid.

[@marctouss1862]

i loved darkman..

[@stevenhernandeznon-profitf968]

Terrified me as a kid

[@tovolume]

That was the first time I was introduced to Liam Neeson before he became notable in his future roles and I can say the same thing with other actors I've seen for the first time and then some became A-Listers

[@ChuckHargrave]

The funny stuff is perfect and then this interview is perfect. You can't stop Conan.

[@JeffKelly03]

Reminds me of how, in The Last Jedi, apparently when Laura Dern had a blaster she just instinctively started saying “Pew! Pew!” when she fired it.

[@CoolPandaTheMovieNerd]

Conan has a particular set of skills

[@justsaying14]

But these are no match to the ones Jordan Schlansky mastered to be able to performing his Various Tasks 🥱

[@humanafterallTF2]

The most fascinating podcast episode to listen in a long while from Conan. My work day hour flew listening this conversation

[@thomascarroll5750]

This is such a relaxed conversation, it's great

[@JonnyDIY]

💕 If I could just bottle that voice of his 🗣🧴

[@d43imoet]

Liam’s voice is so iconic.

[@madmaxandrade]

They were not the only ones. Laura Dern couldn't stop herself from making blaster noises when filming TLJ. IIRC, some of her "pews" remained in the final movie.

[@lukealberghini2653]

I'm glad someone pointed this out, it's one of my favorite bits of TLJ trivia

[@HeadbutKneecap]

Conan's such a good interviewer and i think he's only gotten better in these podcasts where he can really curate what he wants to say and have these genuine interactions with people, without a time constraint or so much censoring

[@rangers11ization]

I watched Citizen Kane the other day again.Some of the old classic black and white movies are amazing

[@MemoGiron]

I really miss Conan on late night... he is the best!

[@THMstudios]

I love both of these guys so much!!

[@YouFightLikeACow]

Amazing Watto impression

[@atenachos6282]

I haven't even watched the clip yet and already love it.

[@HunkyhairGlewwe-xm5gj]

I love Liam Neeson❤️❤️❤️❤️😁 I love his voice and humor . Thanks for your action movies from🇧🇬 Bulgarian fan.

[@TCTheGreat]

Liam Neeson's voice is insane, i was listening to it and not looking at the screen, as soon as he started talking i was kinda stunned, lol

[@Nobodysurvivesevenonebit]

This is so asmr.

[@gabrielbrown6934]

Somebody’s gotta mod Liam’s lightsaber sound into a real lightsaber

[@patrickjmahoney5703]

I want to fall asleep laying my head on a pillow made of his voice.

[@Novastar.SaberCombat]

As an actor myself (30+ years 🎭), it's *REALLY* great for me to learn that Liam Neeson experienced "blanking" on stage. And why? Simple. That happened to me (once) during a performance of "The Hobbit". I was Bilbo. However, I was pretty lucky, improvised right through, and recovered maybe 6-12 seconds later. FEELS LIKE SIXTY SECONDS, though... yes. 😕

[@SunsetTea-yg9dc]

Your voice speaks to the deep soul, Sir Liam. Stay safe ..

[@danielbarrero2815]

my two favorite people!

[@andrewpiltenko9432]

Mr. Neeson's voice sounds like a quiet earthquake.

[@scottstewarttv]

This interview was lovely to watch.

[@hchwhat]

Literally my favorite Star Wars character.

[@BigApeBooks]

Liam seems like such a down to earth nice guy with a great set of pipes.

[@zoperxplex]

The perfect Schindler. His voice just evokes humanity.

[@irishpaddy2323]

I need yall to just start posting the full episodes

[@sheefree]

Thank you!

[@eddominates]

Liam's impression of Sebulba is perhaps the best I've ever seen and it just flew under the radar 2:24

[@valvinny9547]

Thank you

[@valvinny9547]

Thank you

[@valvinny9547]

Thank you

[@acslater017]

Watto 😊

[@JangMember_twobabies]

Love to hear these to talents talking. So grounded and funny.

[@iamcaptsv]

I'd imagine Liam's voice to have the face of Simba or Aslan, and I picture Conan's to be Pink Panther's

[@stewiegriffin12341]

5:11 Wow from that angle you can really see how he’d get mistaken for Ralph Fiennes.

[@kamikaze01239]

"Monkey smoking a pipe" in that accent is golden 😂

[@frankj19758]

Liam Neeson is an awesome actor! Hopefully we see more of him in the Star Wars universe.

[@swiftslick]

Did he call George Lucas a Twat at 1:44? 🤣🤣🤣

[@kbob9625]

Lol did he voice watto because that was perfect.

[@garykuovideos]

I had no idea making lightsaber sounds was among his very particular set of skills.

[@marifazekas5650]

I finally understand when books say someone has a rumbling, growling voice

[@yahoody9358]

I just listened to the podcast- it was so delightful that I had to see it! ❤❤❤

[@ponkponka420]

The Irish Jedi 🤣🤣🤣🙌

[@johndobson995]

I grew up outside boston in New Bedford. I remember channels 38 and 56.

[@florete2310]

I think it's safe to say, that it is universal understanding, that if you pull a lightsaber - it has to sound like a lightsaber. I would have loved to see that first time lightsaber unsheathing, LOL😂😂😂

[@irishpaddy2323]

Can we talk about Conan's lightsaber noises for a second? I'm not sure this man has ever seen Star Wars.

[@tychosis]

dude is a class act, this is how you carry yourself

[@truogar]

No one's going to talk about Conan's face turning red immediately when he does the lightsaber sounds

[@user-ow4hn5pu7z]

И вот смотря те фильмы, ранний период, понимаешь насколько разные грани,как много образов может Лиам воплотить...

[@arnoldgonzalez4455]

Love you liam neeson please live forever ❤

[@PopExtra]

2:25 Great Watto impression XD

[@djdannyd816]

Liam Neeson & Conan O’Brien 👑

[@darkjedi9188]

I got headphones on. I shoulda been prepared for Neeson's voice. I'm entranced.

[@ciarabyrne4952]

This is fantastic love these pair 😊

[@larrydarnellrembertiii6258]

Watto is the Character he is referring to. His Scenes on Tattooine.

[@danielcunningham7828]

Gosh I love you Mr Neeson

[@badsaint1019]

Even Liam thinks Disney is diluting Star Wars with these subpar spinoffs.

[@jaradsage8546]

He also said Ewan’s lightsaber was red so…

[@DarthRushy]

@@jaradsage8546 nah, he said the aluminum tube Ewan used was red

[@Bighawkeye46]

"well the trick is sometimes it's not good." 😂😂😂

[@vladdrakul7851]

Hey folks watch Charlie Hopkins. His Qui gon, Obi Wan and Anakin hanging out together watching SW material comedy is simply brilliant and hilarious!

[@newchrisusa]

I didn't hear a word he said but I felt it all.

[@burtcolk]

Thanks for specifying channel 38 and channel 56! My childhood too. "LVI is part of living: Living 56." Amen.

[@JRosa-pk4ze]

Conan sounds like the joker when he laughs haha

[@Jordanbackland]

There's a place in the Hamill joker family for a joker conan.

[@TantrumT]

Liam's voice butters my biscuits

[@persuasivebarrier2419]

he has a good watto impression.

[@sheefree]

How cute these two together is perfection ❤

[@MarcKloos]

I hope they will also show the start of the podcast where he says "I'm Leslie Nielsen" 🤣

[@Kitty8791]

It's in the clip titled "Liam Neeson Shocked a Priest with his Last Confession."

[@jouhanneus]

Speaking of, Leslie Nielsen was hilarious😃

[@servicecta]

"Irish Jedi" :D :D :D