Sam Witwer Says Goodbye To Darth Maul
The first trailer for 1999's The Phantom Menace gave fans a glimpse of Darth Maul, the Sith lord [...]
"I kinda knew that that would be it."
Luckily, that disappointment was short-lived, as the announcement that Star Wars Rebels was on the way instantly got Witwer excited.
The actor confessed, "But then when they commissioned Rebels, that upset went away because I knew the moment that they did that, I'm like, 'Well Dave is absolutely going to use Rebels to be the extension of Clone Wars. He's gonna close out the Clone Wars through Rebels, and all those story threads that were dangling are gonna be tied up.'"
He added, "So the moment I heard that we were back, and that Maul was coming back, I kinda knew that we were going to Tatooine, and I kinda knew that that would be it."
"That's such a poetic, fitting ending..."
Maul's original end in The Phantom Menace took many by surprise, as his epic duel against Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon Jinn ended with a fast cut from Obi-Wan, causing visual effects artists to separate his body while it fell down a chasm to ensure fans comprehended his fate.
Star Wars Rebels featured another showdown between Maul and Obi-Wan, having both undergone drastic changes in their character, in a subtle showdown between the two rivals. While many fans had hoped for another action-packed duel, Obi-Wan struck Maul down swiftly, putting an end to the character and his misery.
Witwer said of the sequence, "And I kind of felt wonderful about that. I just thought, 'That's such a poetic, fitting ending to that character.' And I thought that they executed it masterfully. I couldn't feel better about that whole thing, I think it's wonderful."
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