Star Wars: 10 Things That Didn’t Go The Way George Lucas Wanted

On top of needing to very much sell audiences on the sheer importance of Anakin Skywalker's relationship with his beloved Padmé Amidala, George Lucas was under no illusions when it came to the birth of the unmistakable force that was Darth Vader; he had to be as terrifying and unstoppable as possible.

But that's quite a tough task when you're faced with producing a flick that has to fall in line with a strict PG-13 rating, and it led to Lucas having to slightly censor his diabolical fallen Jedi in the editing room.

In particular, an infamous scene which depicts Anakin savagely setting the stage for the massacring of a number of innocent younglings was said to have been originally much darker, according to Palpatine actor Ian McDiarmid (via ComicBook.com).

And while McDiarmid felt it was "probably a good idea" to cut out the more "gruesome" version of the Order 66 scene, he did also recall a conversation with Lucas about the grisly cutting down of the next generation of Jedi:

"On the other hand, George says, 'That's what he's like, this guy, he's uncompromising. People should know it.'"

But sadly, they weren't allowed to fully know it back in 2005...