10 Movies That Could Be The Mysterious Third Star Wars Spin-Off
3. Young Palpatine
Palpatine was the mover and the shaker behind the events of the thirty-six years that the first six films cover, and arguably the most important figure to the plot of the entire Star Wars saga.
How did Palpatine become Darth Sidious? Who was he first? Is 'Sheev Palpatine' his real name, and was he really from Naboo? Who was he as a young man before he got into politics?
More importantly: who was Darth Plagueis, aka 'the diseased one', Darth Sidious’ Sith mentor. Called by his own apprentice 'the most powerful Sith who ever lived', Darth Plagueis was said to command the power of life over death - it was the promise of that power that turned Anakin Skywalker to Darth Vader.
A spinoff film could detail some vital backstory on this important figure, as well as cameos from Jedi that are now deceased, like Mace Windu or Yoda. It could also present the story of the recruitment of Darth Maul as a young man, and the murder of Darth Plagueis by his pupil in accordance with the Rule Of Two.
Finally, it could fold back into the ongoing saga itself - because there’s a good theory making the rounds that says that Supreme Leader Snoke is in fact Darth Plagueis himself… having cheated death to rise again...