Friday 20 September 2019

THE 'PHANTOM' AT TWENTY: REPELLING A SITH!

The deleted scene duel as realized in the Dark Horse comic adaptation of EPISODE I. Art by Rodolfo Damaggio and Al Williamson.

Qui-Gon Jinn thinks his daring leap onto the flying low Naboo Cruiser has seen him escape from the danger of the unknown Sith Lord, but Darth Maul has many tricks and physical abilities up his sleeves, leaping up to continue the fight against the Jedi in a deleted moment.

The battle continues as Qui-Gon barely fends off Maul's new attack.

Ray Park on wires for the scene where he drops down from the speeding away Naboo cruiser.

The brief scene filled in with animatics.

"They (Qui-Gon and Maul) have a fight as the ship's flying along. A very short one on the ramp, and Qui-Gon kind of gets the better of him, and he knocks him off. And there was a fantastic shot where he (Maul) lands in the desert from 40 feet, and the spaceship rockets above him."

Nick Gillard on the deleted scene - Empire magazine - August 1999

Only the end of Maul's earthbound return made the finished film, watching the Naboo cruiser escape.

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