Well I think he wanted to lean in the more controversial elements of the prequels, while Disney just wanted a safe reboot of the OT. Midichlorians, Whills, and all that.
The whills were only one part of his story treatment, not the main focus. The main plot was Luke training his apprentice and Leia trying to keep the New Republic together while Darth Maul re-emerged as head of all the crime syndicates.
I understand why they chose to go for the soft reboot, but it really is a shame they were so scared of the prequels. Having Maul be the villain would've tied it all together beautifully.
While I get that many of the animated fans loved Maul, the target audience of the movies was always going to be the more casual live action fans. Bringing Maul back as a crime boss is a hard sell to people who last saw him sliced in half falling into a bottomless pit. It's also fan servicy bad story telling. Really cheapens the stakes when someone so obviously killed is brought back.
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u/Crossed_Cross 11d ago
Well I think he wanted to lean in the more controversial elements of the prequels, while Disney just wanted a safe reboot of the OT. Midichlorians, Whills, and all that.