10 Actors Completely Wasted In Star Wars

Coming into George Lucas' highly anticipated return to his galaxy far, far away that was 1999's The Phantom Menace, you'd have been hard pressed to find another actor as in-demand as Jurassic Park, Pulp Fiction, and Jackie Brown icon Samuel L. Jackson was upon officially agreeing to join the Jedi Order around the time.

And with said turns showcasing the sort of undeniable charisma that only Jackson seemed able to conjure up in front of a movie camera, it was assumed that the captivating actor would once again steal the show with his work as Mace Windu from Episode I onwards.

As you're likely more than aware of by now, though, that most certainly was not the case, with the baddest mutherf*ck*r in the galaxy instead being handcuffed by uninspired dialogue and an all-round bland personality when donning the robes of the all-powerful Jedi Master throughout the Prequels.

And while he at least boasted arguably the coolest lightsaber in the game, the fact his only real highlights came when his mouth was entirely shut tells the story of a usually riveting performer utterly under-utilised to say the least.