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This C. W. Post containsSPOILERS forSolo : A Star Wars Story .
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Solo : A Star Wars Storyfeatures the surprising cinematic retort of Darth Maul , and Lucasfilm recruited the two performers best relate with the persona to pull it off . While severalreviews for the spinoffhave said it ’s a relatively dependable and straightforward origin storey for Han , Solodid do some unexpected thing . In the calendar month guide up to the film ’s discharge , there were good deal of rumor about Boba Fett andJabba the Hutt cameo , but few would have predictedprequel baddie Maulwould come back . In a short scene towards the end , it ’s revealed Darth Maul is the true drawing card of the Crimson Dawn crime crime syndicate and who Qi’ra report to .
Darth Maul , of course , was introduce in 1999’sThe Phantom Menace , where he seemingly died during the climactic lightsaber duel . However , Lucasfilmrevived MaulforThe Clone Warsanimated series , giving the show one of its good arcs . But after Obi - Wan Kenobi definitively killed Maul in Season 3 ofStar WarsRebels , it was assume the eccentric would be laid to rest . That could n’t be further from the truth , and Maul is still part of their plan ( especially if there areSolosequels , it seems like ) .
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Ray Park , who played Maul back inEpisode I , was once again the actor providing the physical presence . However , much likeThePhantom Menace(when Park was overdubbed by Peter Serafinowicz ) , witness did n’t get to listen Park speak . Sam Witwer , who voiced Maul onTheClone WarsandRebels , returned to record the negotiation . It makes Maul ’s coming into court inSolo : A Star Wars Storya play nod to the character ’s share history .
During their Disney epoch , Lucasfilm has earned a report for their highly - secretive production , but the Maul turn is fairly telling even for them . The ever - churningStar Warsrumor mill never pointed to a Maul cameo inSolo , and the involvement of both Park and Witwer was kept whole under wrap . The tight comparison in the crop of modern films isYoda inStar war : The Last Jedi(since Frank Oz was never officially denote beforehand ) , but even then there were frequent rumblings the Jedi Master was going to be inEpisode VIII . All was whole muted on the Maul front untilSolostarted cover and audiences were leave shocked in their bottom .
Whether or not this surprise is truly earned is sure to be a great debate . In the quick consequence of the reveal , some fan found it to be a nerveless inclusion , while others were blur by it . irrespective , it feel like just the beginning of a patronize function for Maul in the spinoff moving picture . IfSolowas going to be a one - and - done standalone , odds are Lucasfilm would n’t have used a major eccentric for such a small part . Alden Ehrenreich has sequel options on his contract , and ifSolois as big a box office hit as it ’s shaping up to be , we could be seeing a lot more of this lot .
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