“The decision to continue Darth Maul’s story was something that came directly from George,” Dave Filoni, Supervising Director of Star Wars: The Clone Wars explained. “We all agreed that his return needed to be unique, unexpected and revenge filled. We don’t know what his outcome will be, and as a fan – that’s exciting.”

Darth Maul’s return in episodes next Spring of course may be linked to the re-release of The Phantom Menace in 3-D on February 10, 2012…