George Lucas virtually made a significant change to the Jedi in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace that might have modified all the things.
In an interview celebrating the twenty fifth anniversary of Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, idea and storyboard artist Iain McCaig revealed that George Lucas virtually made a significant change to the mythology of the Jedi.
In The Phantom Menace, Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) is the apprentice of Qui-Gon Jinn (Liam Neeson), however through the improvement of the movie, Lucas had these names switched round. Neeson’s character was named Obi-Wan, and McGregor’s was named Qui-Gon. When Obi-Wan was killed by Darth Maul, Qui-Gon would have taken his title as a tribute.
“It’s interesting how things evolve,” McCaig mentioned. “For a time, the older Jedi was named Obi-Wan and the youthful Jedi was named Qui-Gon. It was very poignant that on the finish, as Obi-Wan dies and Qui-Gon defeats Darth Maul and stays together with his Grasp as he passes away, he not solely takes on his Grasp’s quest, however he takes on his title. Qui-Gon turns into Obi-Wan. That’s why while you see Alec Guinness in A New Hope, he places his hood down and goes, ‘Obi-Wan? Now that’s a reputation I’ve not heard….’ As a result of he’s not Obi-Wan, he’s Qui-Gon. And proper on the finish, George modified it.“
It’s a really attention-grabbing idea, and a part of me virtually needs Lucas had stored it in. It’s not clear if that is one thing all Jedi would have performed or if it was distinctive to Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon. Think about if it had carried on. Would Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) have taken on the title of Obi-Wan… or Yoda?
The Phantom Menace was re-released in theaters earlier this yr to rejoice its twenty fifth anniversary (I can’t imagine the movie is already that previous), and it’s been attention-grabbing to see how individuals’s opinions of it have modified. The unique launch was met with disappointment from some followers, however through the years, a brand new era has embraced the film. Though it’s actually not the very best within the franchise, there’s lots to love in The Phantom Menace, together with the thrilling pod race sequence and the climatic lightsaber duel between Obi-Wan, Qui-Gon, and Darth Maul.
