Over the past few weeks, we have learned many details about Obi Wan Kenobithe long-awaited Disney Plus original series coming out next May 25. We know for example that Darth Vader and the Inquisitors will be the bad guys trying to counter the legendary Jedi Master. However, Lucasfilm’s original plan was not to have the aforementioned Sith presence, but with a completely different antagonist: Darth Maul.
According to information from The Hollywood Reporter, the first scenario Obi Wan Kenobi had Darth Maul as the main villain. In fact, Ray Park, who played him in Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace, he was ready to reprise his role. So… why did they throw it away?
It is well known that the story of Obi Wan Kenobi experienced significant changes throughout its development. The biggest of these happened in early 2020, which caused the show to go on indefinite hiatus.
the The quoted medium mentions that when the script passed through the eyes of Dave Filoni and Jon Favreau, who currently holds the reins of star wars in the narrative realm, they realized that the story could be very similar to The Mandalorian. The reason? The plot would have offered Kenobi to come out of hiding in order to protect Luke Skywalker, who was just a child at the time. Anakin Skywalker and Padmé Amidala’s son was in danger because Darth Maul had gone looking for him.
This proposal was a bit like The Mandalorian, where we now see Din Djarin preventing Grogu from being kidnapped by the remaining forces of the Empire. Throughout its two seasons, and even in some episodes of boba fett bookbuilt a parent-child relationship which was hugely successful on Disney Plus.
Because of the above, Filoni and Favreau urged those responsible for Obi Wan Kenobi not only to do without Darth Maul, but to think big“and include a villain of Darth Vader’s stature. But he wouldn’t be alone, for under his command we would see the Order of Inquisitors. The final decision was in the hands of Lucasfilm director Kathleen Kennedy, who doesn’t did not hesitate to put the series on hiatus after the comments of the aforementioned creatives.
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With curiosity, it is unknown if Ray Park managed to film some scenes before the sudden reversal of the scenario. A source of THR assures that the actor was on the training set during the pre-production phase of Obi Wan Kenobiwhile another claims Park failed to even get involved with the project.
If you’re not a big fan of star wars, you might be wondering the following: Didn’t Darth Maul die at the hands of Obi-Wan Kenobi himself in said feature film? Well no, the villain survived even though his body was cut in half. However, this information became known after the premiere of Episode I Thanks to the animated series. in production live actionhis return was made official in Han Solo: A Star Wars Story.
Obi Wan Kenobi changed course
After all, Obi-Wan Kenobi won’t be playing the role of Luke Skywalker’s protector, but rather a character who run for his life. Following the execution of Order 66, the Empire attempts to exterminate what remains of the Jedi Order, including Kenobi. To do so, he turned to the Inquisitors, a group of deadly assassins whose sole purpose is to hunt down the Jedi. This will also be the first time that we will see the Inquisitors in a staging live action after his time in animated series, comics and video games.
