‘Star Wars’ From Darth Maul’s Perspective Sounds Fascinating

When Obi-Wan Kenobi cut Darth Maul in half over 25 years ago, most of us thought that was it. Maul was clearly one of the coolest and most interesting Star Wars characters ever, but George Lucas chose to kill him. However, as fate would have it, the character has now come back time and time again, in large part due to Lucas’s protégé Dave Filoni, and soon, we’re gonna get way more of him than we ever thought possible. Maul: Shadow Lord, a new animated series, was announced at Star Wars Celebration Japan last month and it’ll bring the former Sith Lord back to the forefront in a big, big way. Speaking with fellow Star Wars star Katee Sackhoff, voice of Maul Sam Witwer revealed a few broad clues about what we can expect from the show, including how Maul perceives the plan formulated by his former master, Darth Sidious. “This is a guy who knew that the Empire was coming, and he was part of that,” Witwer said on The Sackhoff Show. “He was supposed to be part of the Clone Wars. He was supp ... Read full article.