The first trailer for Obi-Wan launched March 9 and gave viewers a look at McGregor back as Obi-Wan Kenobi, as well as glimpses of a young Luke Skywalker and Uncle Lars, played by Joel Edgerton. Solo bombed, scuttling those plans, but soon fans speculated he could appear in Obi-Wan, given that Maul was responsible for the death of Obi-Wan’s master, Liam Neeson’s Qui-Gon Jinn. Maul (and Park) returned to live-action for a cameo in Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) that suggested there was more for the actor to do in the galaxy far, far away. Maul stands as one of the more popular villains in Star Wars lore, appearing in animated series including Clone Wars and Rebels, which depicted the final battle between Maul and Kenobi. THR has learned the new Luke is Grant Feely, whose only credit, according to IMDb, is an episode of Creepshow. The overhaul also led to a new search for a young Skywalker, and a new actor was picked. One source says it was Filoni that conceptually keyed in on a way for Vader to be brought back as the big bad, with the Grand Inquisitor, a character made popular by Filoni in the animated series Star Wars Rebels, also put into the story.Ī Lucasfilm source contradicted the account, saying Maul was never intended to return for the series, nor did Park come to set. In the overhaul, however, Maul was written out. Whatever the case, Park was back as Maul, or so he believed. The source says footage of Park may have been shot, although another source says it could have been test footage. One source says Park was on set for preproduction and was also involved in stunt training. As far as Park’s Maul goes, the picture is more cloudy. A boy was chosen to play young Skywalker, but no scenes with him were shot. It is unclear how far along in the process things initially unraveled. (Joby Harold was eventually hired as the show’s new writer.) In any case, those concerns made their way to Lucasfilm head Kathleen Kennedy, who pressed the pause button. Also, Filoni and Favreau pushed Chow and the show to “go bigger,” according to several sources. Maul was one of the villains who would participate in the hunt for the pair Vader was nowhere to be found in this faraway galaxy at this stage, according to those with knowledge of the project. Sources note that Filoni and Favreau were concerned about Obi-Wan covering similar ground as Mandalorian - the Lone Wolf and Cub-like story of Kenobi coming out of hiding to protect a child-aged Luke Skywalker. According to sources, Chow showed the scripts to Star Wars stewards Dave Filoni and Jon Favreau, who were coming off the success of The Mandalorian, freshly launched in November 2019, and deep into work on season two. And while it was reported that preproduction paused in early 2020 because Lucasfilm was unhappy with the scripts, the reasoning behind the pause was a little more layered. Hossein Amini was the original writer who worked with director Deborah Chow on the six-episode series. 'Ahsoka' Review: Disney+'s Fluffy New 'Star Wars' Series Starring Rosario Dawson Is the Anti-'Andor'
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