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Solo : A Star Wars Storydirector Ron Howard was a huge advocate for Darth Maul ’s surprising cameo at the death of the film . Few would have predicted the prequel trilogy villain would pop out up in the spinoff , butSolorevealed the former Sith Lord isthe mastermind behind the Crimson Dawn law-breaking syndicate . In his one setting , Maul rally Qi’ra ( who assumed Dryden Vos ' position ) to Dathomir so they can discuss their next ordering of business . It was shocking to see this particular character on the big silver screen , and it ’s test to be one ofSolo’smore dissentious elements .
The sequence has the opinion of a Marvel Cinematic Universe post - credits scene in the signified that at first blush it looks to be intentional continuation set - up . Some may have think Darth Maul ’s cellular inclusion was a mandate by the Lucasfilm story group , it actually wasthe idea of co - writer Jonathan Kasdan . But in a wrench , Howard had a big part in making Maul a part ofSolohimself .
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In an interview with / Film , Howard babble about Maul ’s vista , bring out that in the script , it was a nameless reference referred only as " Boss . " The creative team had n’t decided on who the kingpin would be yet , but Maul was one of the possibilities . When Howard pick up about that , he push to make it happen :
It just sort of said “ Boss ” . And I retrieve when I come in , I assumed they lie with who it was and they were just keeping it under wraps . And they did n’t . But Maul was heel as one of the candidates . And I lobbied hard for that . I thought that made a mass of sense to me . I found that grapheme to be really effectual . And I experience for a fact , without asking forthwith and giving anything away , my son Reed who just turn 31 , who ’s a consecrate Star Wars fan , he ’s a linksman . He ’s not in the clientele . Dedicated Star Wars fan . I just whispered that possibility and he just mean that would be incredibly cool . And so for that contemporaries , I thought , well that was gon na be a pretty interesting thought . And doing a trivial more inquiry and understanding sort of how the grapheme had worked elsewhere , I thought it was estimable . And the Kasdan ’s were on board with that .
The reasonableness the Kasdans were on circuit card with this decision is because in the back of Jonathan ’s creative thinker , he always intended for it to be Maul , peppering subtle clues in the book to seek to convince others . It ’s interesting that everyone involved settle on Maul , butit does run along up with the rest ofStar Warscanon . InThe Clone Wars , Maul conduce the Shadow Collective , which was a criminal alliance of dissimilar groups looking to take down the Separatists and the Republic . The Shadow Collective strike apart during the warfare , though it does make sense for Maul to uphold his underworld activities . To what end remains to be check ( Maul has no love for the Sith at this point ) , but his time with Crimson Dawn is ripe for a refreshing or comical serial .
While Maul ’s inclusion inSolodoesn’t contradict canyon , the fact the mysterious genus Bos is Maul is seen by many as the larger issue . Arguably , the blow of seeing him undercut key beats inSolo’sthird number and sucked the air out of Han ’s fictional character arc . Some pick apart the option for being empty fan service , since it fathom like for a while it really could have been anybody . It ’ll be interesting to see if the other names on the list are ever revealed , yield fans some insight into what could have been .
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