Darth Maul Sith Lord
Interesting facts about Darth Maul, the evil Sith Lord apprentice featured in Star Wars Episode 1 i One The Phantom Menace

George Lucas reminisces about Darth Maul from The Phantom Menace:

"Working on the old films was extremely frustrating because we never had enough time or money to get things done right. Most fans don't realize the old movies were created on very tiny production budgets.

The Phantom Menace cost more than the old films combined. The problem is that I didn't have much money when we were producing the old films.

The Empire Strikes Back was created based on the profits I received for A New Hope. Likewise, Return of the Jedi was filmed from what I earned from The Empire Strikes Back. With The Phantom Menace, I finally had plenty of time and money to get the light saber duels I had originally envisioned for the old films, but wasn't able to achieve.

We were able to spend many months training Liam Neeson (Qui-Gon Jinn), Ewan McGregor (Obi-Wan Kenobi) and Ray Park (Darth Maul) in the exact fighting methods I wanted for the Jedi and Sith. The Phantom Menace showcases the Jedi and Sith at their respective pinnacle of power.

I wanted the Darth Vader from the old films to move quick and agile like Darth Maul, but it was impossible to accomplish back then because we couldn't afford to design a costume for Vader, which would allow Vader to fight in the dynamic way I wanted.

That's the main reason you don't see the Vader in the mask and armor hunting the Jedi at the end of Revenge of the Sith because there would be a continuity problem in the light saber fighting styles between the new Vader and the old Vader.

Darth Maul is able to capture the vision I have for how the best Sith would really battle in a light saber duel." (Source: George Lucas, the genius mastermind creator of Star Wars.)

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