On the latest Star Wars Celebration panel in Tokyo, Lucasfilm introduced the official title and launch date window for its upcoming Darth Maul animated present for Disney+. The venture will characteristic the voice of Star Wars vet Sam Witwer as he reprises his function as Darth Maul from Dave Filoni’s widespread The Clone Wars and Rebels exhibits.
Now titled as Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord, the collection is predicted to happen “a couple of 12 months” after the occasions of The Clone Wars. The primary particulars in regards to the venture had been introduced by Filoni and Lucasfilm VP of animation Athena Portillo on the panel, together with Witwer.
“Sadly I can’t inform you an excessive amount of, however what I can say is Sam Witwer’s involvement within the present has been pristine,” Portillo stated (through Selection). “I’m very enthusiastic about him having the ability to evaluation the scripts and supply enter in all of that as properly. Dave Filoni and Sam created the character for animation, and so it’s crucial to listen to his ideas as properly for the character depth.”
When is the discharge date window for the Darth Maul animated present?
In the intervening time, Lucasfilm is at present focusing on a 2026 Disney+ launch date for Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord. In response to Witwer, the present guarantees to discover new sides of the titular villain. The character was initially portrayed by Ray Park and Peter Serafinowicz in 1999’s The Phantom Menace.
“We study some various things about this character,” Witwer shared. “He’s received some totally different traits that you simply wouldn’t essentially assume he has that make good sense from what he’s been by way of.”
In addition to the Darth Maul collection, the studio can also be at present engaged on two extra animated exhibits, together with the an all-new anthology collection of animated shorts, Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld. It’s going to drop on Could 4, 2025. As well as, Lucasfilm has confirmed that Star Wars: Younger Jedi Adventures Season 3 can be coming quickly this 12 months.
