Despite the mixed feelings that have come to dominate cultural memory of Star Wars – Episode I: The Phantom Menace, fans tend to agree that the character of Darth Maul is a film and series highlight.
Darth Maul voice actor Sam Witwer has now shared a fuller picture of what was meant to happen with Maul, during his time on the Clone Wars animated TV series.
The enigmatic Sith Lord, originally thought dead at the end of The Phantom Menace, has since returned several times throughout subsequent Star Wars novels, films and animated series.
And then, and then I get a call from Dave Filoni saying ‘Hey, um, Maul is going to survive The Clone Wars’ what?