Underworld prequel sequence plans revealed, that includes Darth Maul

We now have been spoiled over time in the case of the varied Star Wars initiatives we’ve obtained because the authentic films have been launched.

Nevertheless, it’s simple to neglect that many initiatives have been scrapped throughout improvement and that was most actually the case for Star Wars: Underworld.

If it had been launched, Underworld would have taken place between the occasions of Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope and would have explored tales based mostly in and round Coruscant, particularly these of a extra prison selection.

Nevertheless, when Lucasfilm was purchased by the Walt Disney Firm again in 2012, numerous modifications have been made to the way forward for the Star Wars franchise which additionally included Star Wars: Underworld getting cancelled.

Underworld was first introduced means again in 2005 and was set to include a number of episodes throughout many seasons.

In an interview on the Younger Indy Chroniclers podcast earlier this yr, Rick McCallum, a producer at Lucasfilm, spoke extra about how far Underworld really made it into improvement.

“There was a interval the place individuals thought we weren’t doing something. And we spent 5 years doing over 60 scripts, some reaching third drafts, with essentially the most fantastic writers on this planet on them,” he revealed.

“These tales have been darkish. However they have been horny, they have been violent, they made you assume, they usually have been simply completely fantastic.”

General, as much as 60 scripts have been written for Star Wars: Underworld and would have included a number of thrilling plots comparable to: the early years of the Empire underneath the management of Palpatine, an look from Boba Fett, and most excitedly, a closing duel between Obi-Wan Kenobi and Darth Maul in Coruscant.

As you may think about, these would have been some epic moments to discover however sadly, it will by no means come to be.

Nevertheless, with a number of Star Wars initiatives going down every year, who is aware of? Possibly Star Wars: Underworld might be picked again up sooner or later sooner or later.