Apprentice is still one of my favourite star wars fan movies of all time. First of all, i am not the greatest star wars fan, but this film s rising popularity made me curious. Apprentice is, essentially, a roughly fifteen minute long fan film about darth maul dueling numerous jedi and it was glorious. Mar, 2016 in the middle of season two, ahsoka arrives to save kanan and ezra from the inquisitors in a moment that certainly echoes a light side version of darth mauls arrival in the phantom menace, but the blinding light of goodness behind her is just as reminiscent of gandalfs arrival at helms deep with the rohirrim with the blinding sun to. This is i must say, hands down the best fan made films in the scifi universe that i have seen besides the excellent star trek continues episodes.
Deutscher star wars fan film macht hollywood wuschig. Episode i the phantom menace, as the sith lord darth maul. Apprentice glimpses into a time prior the phantom menace and, as the title implies, focuses on darth maul and his thrilling battle with the jedi. If the file has been modified from its original state, some details may not fully reflect the modified file. Ign named darth maul the 16th greatest star wars character, noting, of the countless characters to walk in and out of the star wars saga, none looks or acts more badass than darth maul. Theres widespread agreement among star wars fans that the sith lord darth maul was the best part of star wars. In episode 1, when quigon was reporting to the council about his battle with darth maul. Short, sweet and to the point, apprentice is the polar opposite of the film that introduced the world to the character of darth maul. Darth maul apprentice is a few years old now, but is still one of the best fan movies. May 27, 2018 that player turns out to be darth maul.
Darth maul actor is confident about the chances of an obiwan. Darth maul fan film gives star wars villain his due. The obiwan kenobi movie may finally solve this star wars. Its just dull, and makes me really glad that the people who make stuff like this dont get hired to actually writedirect features.
As of march 2019, it has amassed over 21 million views. Ray park portrayed the original character in george. Sam witwer, the voice behind darth maul, has levelled on the hidden meaning of solo. Roman and sofia coppola have cameos as a naboo guard and a handmaiden respectively.
I was apprentice to the most powerful being in the galaxy once. Over the years, darth maul has proven to be a popular character with star wars fans and continues to be a fanfavorite. Apprentice ist ein deutsches starwarsfanprojekt aus dem jahr 2016. The amateur actors are impressive athletes for sure. Because at this point maul is much more of a tv character than he is a movie one, because sam witwer has probably ten times the lines that peter serafinowicz did, because, in short, sam witwer has become the iconic darth maul actor, on the same level if not higher than ray park. Even though its hard to imagine the cast of star wars ever being replaced, there were plenty of actors who were almost cast in pivotal roles. Okay i dont have the exact story, but it seems like ray park darth maul for those wondering has gone out of his way to leave the 501 legion.
The film focuses around darth maul, a villain of the star wars franchise, in particular star wars. Ein deutscher student macht mit einem darth maulfanfilm sozialen netzwerke verruckt. Stunningly shot and lovingly crafted, this fan film is worthy of being considered official canon. Im so happy to present to you our star wars darth maul fan film hope you like it. Park also did some cameos as monsters, including baraka. This short film shows darth mauls final test as a sith apprentice and features the best lightsaber fight youll see in any fan film. Our star wars fan film has been nominated for one of the most important german media awards the 1live kron. Maul remains a fan favorite, though, and a new fan film titled darth maul. His voice was dubbed over that of ray park for grunts and for each of the three lines that the character had in the film. As a dathomirian zabrak male, he was a nightbrother and had two blood brothers, feral and savage opress. This star wars fan film featuring darth maul is a sith lords dream. Because of his early demise, darth maul remained a bit of a mystery, and left many viewers wanting more. Darth maul, the villain from star wars episode i the phantom menace is getting his time in the spotlight in a new fan made film released on youtube by t7 production. Raymond park born 23 august 1974 is a scottish actor, author and martial artist.
But, these fan films just serve as a thing to hang lightsaber fights on. Darth maul stars in epic star wars fan film, films success. Cast darth maul maul cosplay ben schamma jedi master mathis landwehr jedi apprentice svenja jung jedi berserker eskindir. Star wars let one of its greatest villains down demanding justice. Darth maul is one of star wars most iconic villains. What is certainly an homage to a villain who got the short end of the stick, darth maul. Now, fans are finally getting their wish of more maul in darth maul. Jan 25, 2020 20 surprising actors who were almost cast in a star wars film. Mar 05, 2016 i have been a star wars fan since 1997 i think we have the best fans, this is fantastic some much love an effort put in this from the direction to final also really loved how they gave darth maul a pre phantom menace story kind of like a tiein comic also i really enjoyed the story and everything also i can make a film like this on this grand of scale, to those at a7 productions im hoping. Witwer will be voicing darth maul again in the final season of the clone wars, where his character will clash with ahsoka tano ashley eckstein.
Despite his relatively small role, there are still many things about him that make no sense. May 17, 2018 obiwan and darth maul duel for the final time. Given that seedyunderbelly backdrop of the film, he fits the proceedings perfectly. Apprentice is a short german star warsbased fan film, created by shawn bu and vidan tran of the germanbased film company, t7 production. Darth maul actor wants his character to cross paths with boba fett. The star wars fan base of over 14000 members who do a a lot of charitable work. Instead of actor ray parks portraying darth maul, apprentice features ben schamma as the iconic dathomirian zabrak darth mauls species, according to star wars lore and the actor plays the part. Darth maul was physically portrayed by actor and martial artist ray park in the phantom menace. Dec 25, 2019 star wars let one of its greatest villains down demanding justice for darth maul star wars is a hot topic at the moment as the fandom debates the triumphs and failures of the rise of skywalker. Ben schamma, defcon unlimited, dirk chwialkowsky, eskindir tesfay. One of the newest fan films to hit the web has been drawing some much deserved attention and has garnered over 3 million views after only a few days on youtube. Solo the darth maul cameo page 51 jedi council forums. Sith apprentice is a fan film that made its debut on the internet on march 29, 2005, created by fans of the star wars franchise. Now, one star wars fan film has turned that idea into reality in a harrowing short film featuring one lone member of the empire trudging along the forest floor.
If you are a fan of darth maul or just love light sabers, you need to watch it now. Mar 05, 2016 we always felt that darth maul should have had more screen time. Darth maul must face six jedi in order to reach his true potential, and become a dark lord of the sith. I have been a star wars fan since 1997 i think we have the best fans, this is fantastic some much love an effort put in this from the direction to final also really loved how they gave darth maul a pre phantom menace story kind of like a tiein comic also i really enjoyed the story and everything also i can make a film like this on this grand of scale, to those at a7 productions im hoping. This is the third of an ongoing video series about the various stages of production that your favorite star wars character, location, vehicle, creature, or scene underwent before hitting the big. Ray park, who most famously portrayed villain darth maul. Fan films are a tricky business, and ones based on massive properties are even tougher to get right. Fan cast for a movie about a young palpatine matthew. Apprentice is a 15minute without credits short film that was released roughly 2 weeks ago and managed 6. Just that seeing them run around in their local backyard woods, in poorlyconstructed costumes and notsosharp choreography for nearly 20 minutes is so tired. Several thousand years before the battle of yavin the assault on the death star in star wars episode vi. Fan cast for a movie about a young palpatine matthew rhys close.
This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create or digitize it. Darth maul actor reveals the hidden meaning of solo. Sith apprentice fan film star wars fanpedia fandom. Apprentice a star wars fan film germany 2016 fan film, science fiction 18 min english, english sub, french. Depending on your preferred version of the mythology, he may have come back. This thing runs twenty minutes, and probably 45s of that is lightsaber fighting. May 29, 2018 darth maul actor ray park is reportedly confident that an obiwan kenobi anthology movie will happen. The actor also spoke with ign, where he revealed that he would love to reprise his role for a darth maul stand alone movie. Who is the actor behind the mask who played this famous role in star wars above is one of the most popular characters in moves that weve have all seen.
The clone wars and star wars rebels, obiwan encountered maul in his new profession, with parks confidence in an obiwan film moving forward possibly confirming. Dec 14, 2016 darth vader has stood the test of time as one of the greatest villains in movie history. While maul was a visual spectacle in the phantom menace, his character lacked development. Video darth maul apprentice a star wars fanfilm star. Mauls albeit brief scene in solo was a nice surprise for diehard fans of. Apprentice sees the sith and his doubleended light saber battling a group of jedi for almost the entire 17 minute film. Darth ravage was a human male dark lord of the sith of the reconstituted sith empire and a member of the dark council during the cold war. Fan cast for a movie about a young palpatine matthew rhys 141 comments. First, to be totally clear, a hardcore star wars fan or a young child will tell you that at this point in star wars history, not only is darth maul alive, hes dropped the darth part of. Episode x the new jedi master, is an upcoming 2020 american 3d computeranimated epic space opera film directed by josh cooley, produced by walt disney pictures, pixar animation studios, and lucasfilm ltd. Apr 09, 2015 an mcott fan cast of the darth bane trilogy. When it came time for darth maul to return to the big screen for solo. A series of star wars fan posters imagine a lando movie trilogy featuring billy dee williams as lando and jeanclaude van damme as darth maul. Apprentice, the sith lord certainly has his moment in the sun.
Abrams, but it isnt known if the filmmakers plan on submitting darth maul. The 15 best superhero fan films and web series cbr. Darth maul actor is confident about the chances of an obi. The star wars prequels might have been a disappointment, but we do have for one pretty awesome villain to thank them for darth maul. Star wars fan film pits a surviving stormtrooper against man. May 04, 2017 11 of the best star wars fan films ever made videos. Maul was a forcesensitive dathomirian zabrak male and dark side warrior who served as the apprentice dark lord of the sith darth maul during the final years of the galactic republic and reigned as a crime lord during the rule of the galactic empire.
The son of mother talzin of the nightsisters, he was taken at a young age by the dark lord of the sith darth sidious, who anointed him his first. Fan screening recap the clone wars supervising director dave filoni, darth maul voice actor sam witwer, and savage opress voice actor clancy brown discuss season fours finale at a fan screening hosted by lucasfilm on march 2. In fact, the american film institute ranked vader at no. Sam witwer on the enduring legacy of darth maul, from the. Tcf18 new films fan films manager and ewok enthusiast staff member manager. After that film, when darth maul turned out to be very much alive. Ray park, who plays the star wars villain darth maul, hopes future films include a meeting between his character and the bounty hunter boba fett. Sam witwer began his star wars career when he was hired to voice galenstarkiller in 2008s the force unleased video game. Arguably the goat of the star wars fan film world, this masterpiece perfectly portrays darth maul in his quest to become a full fledged sith apprentice.
A new, fan made film follows sith lord darth maul in an adventure set years before the events of 1999s star wars. Apprentice 2016 arguably the goat of the star wars fan film world, this masterpiece perfectly portrays darth maul in his quest to become a full fledged sith apprentice. Ben schamma portrays the sith apprentice in the project, paying tribute to the character who was slain by obiwan kenobi in the phantom menace. The phantom menace only gave darth maul a total of 15 minutes of screen time and a handful of lines which were delivered by guardians of the galaxy star peter serafinowicz instead of onscreen actor ray park. The boy who would become known as darth maul was born the son of the nightsisters matriarch mother talzin on the planet dathomir. With his training almost complete, darth maul must face six jedi in order to. Sam witwer on voicing darth maul in multiple titles behind. A darth maul fan film that took over two years to make has recently debuted online, and it has some extremely impressive lightsaber battles to enjoy. Ewan mcgregor freaked out when he saw darth mauls cameo. He is best known for playing darth maul in star wars.
Park began working in films as a stunt double for the film mortal kombat. Apprentice 2016 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Episode i the phantom menace despite only having about 15 minutes of screen time in the 1999 prequel film. While the character lived on in some of the expandeduniverse stories outside the films, a group of talented fans have now given darth maul more of the attention he. Apprentice, the sith trainee must keep his training base a secret by. Sep 28, 2018 the story behind how two actors created darth maul in solo. Darth maul in the mandalorian season 2 may be less. Darth maul actors may be teasing a return in the mandalorian. Before his first birthday, talzin gave maul and his brother opress their first. After that, the actor went on to voice darth maul in the clone wars and. Yet the actors behind this role remain generally unknown. Directed, produced and written by shawn bu as well as numerous other talents working behind the screens and in front of it, this is a love letter to star wars and, more importantly, darth maul. Darth maul performers ray park and sam witwer seem to be independently teasing a potential return in the mandalorian season 2.
I had the wonderful opportunity to have a nice talk with actor alden ehrenreich, the new han solo. The character was voiced by comedianvoice actordirector peter serafinowicz in the phantom menace and lego videogame adaptation of the prequel trilogy, while samuel witwer performed the characters voice in the animated series the clone wars, rebels, and in the live action movie solo. So we wanted to create a film just for him with the best lightsaber fights we could do. So when he showed up in solo, it was the first time. But a group of fans wanted to do darth maul a little more justice by crafting an impressive fan film. Star wars solo movie director ron howard has revealed why darth maul featured. Darth maul actor ray park is reportedly confident that an obiwan kenobi anthology movie will happen. Star wars let one of its greatest villains down demanding. Kenobi adopting his old masters fighting stance and lulling darth maul into a false sense of security makes total sense, yet its likely one of those things that youve never even picked up. A star wars story there is little question that the biggest shock of. This actionpacked star wars fan film is the darth maul prequel we.
It is a spoof of star wars and the apprentice, with emperor palpatine filling the donald trump role in his search for a new apprentice. Peter serafinowicz july 10, 1972 is an english actor, voice actor, comedian and writer who provided the voice of maul in star wars. Peter serafinowicz, the voice of darth maul, is a fan of the original star wars trilogy, though unfortunately, as listed in creator backlash above, this wasnt enough to make him enjoy the experience of working on the film. Even sw at its weakest, most redundant as this sequel and solo are the action sets are still way way way superior than these fan. Disneyxd for fans of the star wars movies, the most exciting thing leading up to the phantom menace was the awesome, devillooking bad guy, darth. Numerous fans argued the fight scenes featuring darth maul were the highlight of episode i. Sam witwer has not only had the pleasure of voicing one sith, but three starting with starkiller, darth vaders secret apprentice in the force unleashed games, followed by the emperor himself darth sidious, and episode i fan favorite darth maul. The darth maul character is given a little more depth here and we get to learn a little more about him in between the nonstop saberplay. Lando trilogy with van damme as darth maul imagined in fan. Sep 06, 2017 depending on your preferred version of the mythology, he may have come back. The final candidates in the film are darth vader, darth maul, count dooku, and jar jar binks. Darth maul was a forcesensitive dathomirian zabrak warrior who was skilled with a doublebladed lightsaber and served as the first sith apprentice of darth sidious.
Darth maul, the one bad guy we would have loved to see more of. The story behind how two actors created darth maul in solo. Darth maul actor wants his character to cross paths with. The clone wars finale will change the way you think about. The story of the dangerous sith lord darth maul from the star wars universe.
For many casual star wars fans, darth maul has spent the last decadeplus being the bad guy with the rad double lightsaber in the phantom menace. The fan film comes just weeks after the star wars fan film awards were announced by j. A darth maul fan film that took over two years to make has recently debuted online, and it has some extremely impressive lightsaber battles to. Solo the darth maul cameo page 38 jedi council forums. And not to play the fanfiction game, but during mauls. Becoming darth maul in virtual reality blades and sorcery vr mods star wars. When darth baras announced himself as the voice of the emperor, ravage was among those who tolerated his claim for a time being. Annihilation, doing the stunts for both robin shou and james remar. Lando trilogy with van damme as darth maul imagined in star wars fan posters. This darth maul fan film is the movie the sith deserved. Mar 30, 2020 lando trilogy with van damme as darth maul imagined in star wars fan posters.
Whilst the movie received a mixed reaction from fans and critics alike, the character was one of the most highly praised parts of the film. Jan 01, 2020 darth maul showing up in the mandalorian seems like a wild idea offhand, but less so, once you dig into how it could happen. Ray park, the actor behind darth maul, has revealed that ewan mcgregor freaked out when he first saw maul s cameo in solo. Ray park, who most famously portrayed villain darth maul in star wars episode i. Darth maul fan film gives star wars villain his due dilligence.
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