Maul’s Obi-Wan Return Would've Ruined His Final Kenobi Duel
Lucasfilm's initial plan to bring back Maul in Obi-Wan Kenobi would have ruined his final duel with Obi-Wan. Ewan McGregor's return to Star Wars was finally confirmed in 2019 after years of persistent rumors. But even after that, the project faced a couple of more hurdles, including major story difficulties after it was deemed too similar to The Mandalorian.
It's no secret that the Obi-Wan Kenobi show has gone through a couple of iterations. After it was reworked to be a small screen project from being a film, its original story was also changed. Instead of focusing on Darth Vader, it was supposed to bring back Maul, who, according to a brand new report, was going to be one of the bad guys going after Obi-Wan and a child-aged Luke Skywalker. It's uncertain why exactly the villains will be hunting down the duo, butThe Mandalorian's Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni raised concerns that it would have the same Lone Wolf and Cub narrative that The Mandalorian was tackling. So,Obi-Wan Kenobi's narrative was reworked.
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However, aside from covering the same story ground asThe Mandalorian, Lucasfilm pushing forward with this original Obi-Wan Kenobi story would have ruined Maul and Obi-Wan's final duel. Following their previous encounter in Star Wars: The Clone Wars, it wouldn't be until Star Wars Rebels episode titled «Twin Suns» that they would meet again. But, instead of the elaborate duel that fans have seen from the pair in Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace, the fight was quickly finished after Maul committed a fatal mistake, while Obi-Wan took advantage of it. Before Maul died in the arms of his rival, however, he confirmed that Luke Skywalker was the
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