Obi-wan Kenobi
Can there be an Obi-Wan Kenobi series without Darth Maul? Although even in the animated series of Star Wars available on Disney + the complex relationship between the Jedi master and the Sith has been shown, which began in The Phantom Menace, apparently in Obi-Wan Kenobi we will not see Darth Maul in action, losing the acrobatics of the historic interpreter dello zabrak, Ray Park.Subscribe now to Disney + for € 8.99 per month or € 89.90 per year
To the great chagrin of the fans, in Obi-Wan Kenobi we will not see Darth Maul, historical nemesis from the Jedi master
According to what reported by The Hollywood Reporter, Ray Park has been involved in Obi-Wan Kenobi for some time, in the pre-production phase, so much so that he has trained again to re-interpret his character, with some unconfirmed sources even mentioning scenes being shot, although it could be just evidence. The appearance of the Grand Inquisitor changed the ideas of production.
Unfortunately, in Obi-Wan Kenobi, which arrives on Disney + on May 25th, we won't see Darth Maul in action. Some famous returns have already been confirmed, such as that of Hayden Christensen's Darth Vader. Speaking of the script of the series, Ben Kenobi's interpreter Ewan McGregor expressed his enthusiasm in January 2020, confessing that the script has undergone several changes, causing delays in filming:
“The scripts were excellent, they want to make only the best, so we took a step back to evaluate everything thoroughly. It is very dramatic, it looks contemporary. There have been several stupid rumors online, in reality we just took a little longer, but we're still shooting, it will be presented on schedule, and I'm really excited. It will be fun ”
Obi-Wan Kenoby will arrive on Disney + on May 25th.
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We recently learned that Lucasfilm once planned to use Darth Maul as the main antagonist of Obi-Wan Kenobi, with the former Sith Lord set to pursue his old foe and a young Luke Skywalker. Ray Park was reportedly on set preparing for his return until production was paused due, in part, to the show being too similar to The Mandalorian.
Now, Darth Vader will take centre stage as Obi-Wan Kenobi's big bad, while the focus is expected to shift from Luke to his sister, Princess Leia.
While The Hollywood Reporter mentioned in their story that 'A Lucasfilm source contradicted the account, saying Maul was never intended to return for the series, nor did Park come to set,' Lucasfilm Creative Executive Pablo Hidalgo has now weighed in on social media with a very blunt response.
In a screenshot shared by StarWarsNews.net (via SFFGazette.com), he dismissed the report of Darth Maul's return by stating, 'A brown sun rises. Bullshit has been spilled.'
We don't find it remotely hard to believe that there were plans for this villain in Obi-Wan Kenobi. After all, A New Hope made it extremely difficult to reveal that the Jedi crossed paths with Darth Vader again after Revenge of the Sith (we're curious to see how the Disney+ series pulls that off...), and Maul pursuing the Jedi who sliced him in half at this point in the timeline could have worked.
However, it might have also been a tad underwhelming, as Star Wars Rebels has already established that Obi-Wan defeated Maul years later during a brief battle on Tatooine.
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