Insider: Lucasfilm is working on Star Wars: Darth Maul

Studio Lucasfilm allegedly plans to launch a series for production Disney +dedicated to the Sith and the leader of the organized criminal group “Crimson DawnDarth Maul… The editor-in-chief reported this with reference to his sources. Geekosity Mikey Sutton

About the existence of the project “Star Wars: Darth Maul“(Star Wars: Darth Maul) rumors circulated for a long time, and insiders associated it with the continuation of the failed film “Han Solo: Star Wars. Stories“(Solo: A Star Wars Story). While the spin-off has been officially announced “Lando“(Lando), in which Donald Glover and Billy Dee Williams will play a charming sharper again Lando Calrissiana

However, back in August 2023, the journalist Jeremy Conrad statedthat Lucasfilm decided to turn the sequel to Han Solo into a Disney + TV series. Film director Ron Howard denied all rumors, but recently, the chapter Disney Bob Chapek.

Presumably, not only Darth Maul will appear in the new series, but also the Corellian Qi’ra performed by Emilia Clarke… According to Sutton, the series was indeed supposed to continue the story of the film “Han Solo”, but the announcement of “Lando” may have changed the plans. Now the journalist cannot say in what time frame the events of the new project will unfold, although Maul died before the events of the film “New Hope“(A new hope). One of the series of the animated series was dedicated to this “Insurgents“(Rebels).

It is also unknown who will play the Sith himself. Darth Maul plays a stuntman again in Han Solo Ray Park, but he is voiced by the actor Sam Whitver (The force unleashed, Days gone). The last time this combination was used in the animated series “The Clone Wars” (The Clone Wars) – Park participated in the recording of motion capture.

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