As followers proceed to attend for the upcoming Star Wars collection centered round Darth Maul, Sam Witwer, who has portrayed the character in each movie and tv, has come out to elucidate the timeline of occasions in Maul: Shadow Lord. The stated collection is not going to solely function a return to the animated world for Star Wars followers, however will even mark Witwer’s first outing because the menacing Sith Lord since 2021’s Lego Star Wars: Terrifying Tales. Within the build-up to the animated present, the veteran voice actor has confirmed when its occasions happen with respect to the already established Star Wars lore.
Sam Witwer says Darth Maul: Shadow Lord is ready quickly after The Clone Wars
In a current dialogue, the Supergirl actor revealed that the forthcoming Darth Maul: Shadow Lord collection will comply with a timeline set one yr after the Clone Wars.
Whereas speaking to Collider’s Maggie Lovitt on the ongoing Star Wars Celebration, Sam Witwer famous, “This can be a yr after The Clone Wars. You’ve a state of affairs the place everybody received destroyed by the Clones, and Maul’s group didn’t actually maintain beneath that strain. He nonetheless has a gaggle with him, nevertheless it’s not prefer it was, and so it was devastating in that approach. Everyone seems to be very afraid. Everybody may be very unsure. However he’s watching an empire that he knew was coming, however he wasn’t pondering it was going to be like this. He was in on his grasp’s plan, however solely partially.”
As such, Maul – Shadow Lord ought to comply with a timeline that falls between Episodes 2 and three, much like the setup of The Clone Wars present. Along with his feedback concerning the Darth Maul collection’ timeframe, Witwer additionally famous that it is going to be considerably “darker” than earlier Star Wars tasks because the workforce is “going just a little bit additional than we’ve gone earlier than.” He added, “It’s just a little bit extra harmful in the way in which that it appears to be like and sounds and feels.”
On the time of writing, Maul – Shadow Lord has but to obtain an official launch schedule from its creators.
Initially reported by Apoorv Rastogi on SuperHeroHype.