The age of Maul has begun, the latest since the cunning Zabrak unwittingly created his own rule of two (thanks to the blade of Obi-Wan Kenobi) over a quarter of a century ago in The Phantom Menace, with 50% of him returning in The Clone Wars, to his death in Rebels, his brief live action appearance in Solo: A Star Wars Story, and now in Maul – Shadow Lord. Speaking with StarWars.com, Sam Witwer (who inherited the role from Peter Serafinowicz) delves into the psychological construction of Maul, and where we find the top half of Darth Sidious’ former apprentice.
“These episodes unfold and take you through a serialized story. One episode leads to the next. So that means that if Maul takes a punch to the face and gets a bruise, well, he’s got that bruise for the remainder of the episodes. Same with the planet. If something happens in Janix, well, Janix is also progressing throughout this story.”
Witwer is thrilled to see this kind of storytelling in Star Wars.
“It’s not just the physical wear and tear on the characters; it’s the psychological wear and tear on the characters. As the story progresses, it creates a great amount of momentum. It’s like a train that keeps going faster and faster, and the characters are breathlessly caught up in it. That’s really the fun of it.”
