9 Star Wars Cliffhangers We'll Never Get The Answer To
5. What Was George Lucas' Specific Plan For Maul And Talon In His Sequel Trilogy?
Before Disney unleashed their version of a sequel trilogy into the world, George Lucas had his own ideas for another collection of movies set after the original Star Wars trilogy. And it was within this plan that something of a fascinating cliffhanger emerged.
You see, according to Paul Duncan's Star Wars Archives (1999-2005) reference book, Lucas planned to have both an older Darth Maul and Darth Talon - famously created as the villain of the Star Wars: Legacy Legends comic series - appear as the key villains in the films.
But while it was explained in that same book that, in Lucas' version of the sequels, Maul would have become the godfather of crime in the universe after the Empire fell, and Leia and Luke would have been trying to rebuild the Republic and restart the Jedi, it wasn't really specifically stated how Talon and Maul's story would have fully unfolded on-screen.
Lucas did refer to Talon as "the new Darth Vader and most of the action was with her", but that's about it, and no other details about the Twi'lek's arc in the films or encounters with the main heroes were mentioned by the main man himself. That said, Lucasfilm Story Group member Pablo Hidalgo would actually add that there were seemingly plans to have Talon corrupt Han Solo and Leia Organa's son at one point (via NabooNews).
But with George now happily enjoying retirement, the official answers to this intriguing sequel-pitch cliffhanger of Lucas' own making will almost certainly remain locked inside that mind forevermore.