When George Lucas sold Lucasfilm to Disney in 2012, any hopes of seeing how he might have finished the saga went out of the airlock. We’ve since heard snippets of what he apparently would have done, but nothing substantial.

However, a new book from deluxe publishers Taschen has lifted more of the lid on what George would have done with Episodes VII, VIII, and IX. As the title suggests, The Star Wars Archives: 1999-2005, a companion to the 1977-1983 edition, covers the making of Lucas’ infamous prequel trilogy. At around 600 pages, the book explores every major detail of the three films designed to tell the story of Anakin Skywalker and his eventual transformation to Darth Vader Arriving Dec. 13 in the states, but out now in the UK, 1999-2005 also finds room to discuss the Special Editions, the huge technological leaps Lucas made to get the films made digitally, and his eventual plans for the sequel trilogy, all straight from the tauntaun’s mouth.

Read on to find out which prequel villain would have returned for the third trilogy, which Robert De Niro role inspired a potential look for one of the main characters, and what the final word is on one of the saga’s biggest controversies.

 

Star Wars: Age of Republic - Darth Maul (2018) #1

Published:

December 12, 2018

• Writer:
  Jody Houser
• Penciler:
  Luke Ross
• Cover Artist:
  Paolo Rivera

RISE OF THE SITH! A living weapon of rage and bloodthirst, DARTH MAUL has stayed in the shadows of CORUSCANT waiting for his chance to strike against the JEDI ORDER! However, since tasting his first blood, the SITH lord struggles to contain his desire for destruction and questions the wishes of his methodically plotting master. Could Maul have had another path in life, or was he always fated to follow a dark road? Guest-starrin