Skeleton Crew was one of the more unique Star Wars properties to come out recently, and though it did have a lot of starships and blasters, one character was able to hold the franchise’s iconic lightsaber—Jod Na-Nawood.
While it did seem like Jod was the only one who knew how to use a saber out of the whole cast, actor Jude Law apparently wanted to look as clumsy as possible holding it onscreen. Talking during MegaCon 2025 (via ScreenRant), Law explained, “We kind of liked the idea that he had zero lightsaber experience.”
This essentially confirms the backstory that Jod had never held a lightsaber before in Skeleton Crew, and it’s also very apparent in the series that he mostly uses it to threaten people, and the only time he really did some real damage was when he took off SM-33’s head.
For now, there’s a lot of backstory that’s still missing for Jod. Sure, he wasn’t able to take control of At-Attin, but some think that there’s space in the second season to cover just who Jod was training under, and how he eventually ended up leading his own pirate gang.
Though Jod did lead the invasion of the planet, some think that his unwillingness to hurt any of the children directly could still mean that he has earned a soft spot for them, and maybe there’s room for him to eventually get some of that classic Star Wars redemption.
Catch the complete first season of Skeleton Crew now streaming on Disney+.
