George Lucas Originally Planned for Boba Fett to Kill Mace Windu, but Samuel L. Jackson Didn't Like That

Boba Fett had a score to settle.

In Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones, young Boba watched as Jedi Master Mace Windu decapitated his father, Jango Fett, in the heat of battle.

For actor Daniel Logan, who played the young bounty hunter at just 13 years old, the expectation was clear, Boba was going to get his revenge. But when Revenge of the Sith hit theaters, not only was Boba missing from the story, but Mace Windu’s fate was sealed by Emperor Palpatine instead.

Turns out, that wasn’t always the plan.

During a recent GalaxyCon Richmond panel, Logan revealed that he was originally set to return for Episode III, where he would have personally taken down Mace Windu.

Logan shared: “George Lucas held me for Revenge of the Sith, and we had Revenge of, but they hadn’t finished the title. I believe it was probably going to be Revenge of the Fett, because the storyline, which you can go and see online, there was a storyboard that was already created that Boba Fett was meant to have another arena scene with Mace Windu.”

According to Logan, the duel was mapped out in early storyboards, and it was set to be a moment of poetic justice.

Logan explained: “Mace was going to come at Boba like he did with Jango, but because Boba had already experienced beforehand what had happened, I hit the jetpacks, I fly upside down, or on my back.

“As I’m flying on my back with the jetpacks along the ground, I pull out Jango’s blasters and I shoot him right between the stomach, and that’s how Mace Windu was meant to die.”

Logan was obviously excited about the idea. He recalled waiting at Lucasfilm, eager for his big moment.

“I was sitting there at Lucasfilm like [makes excited noises]. And they’re like, ‘Okay, we’re holding you for a year.’ And I was like, ‘Okay.’ I kept calling, ‘Is it my turn yet? Is it my turn?’”

But it wasn’t meant to be.

So, what happened? Why did the moment never make it to the screen? According to Logan, Samuel L. Jackson shut it down.

“Samuel Jackson went into George Lucas’s office and he says, ‘You know, I don’t think that this young kid should have the power to be able to kill someone who sits on the Jedi Council.

“And plus, I don’t want to be killed by no punk kid.’ I happen to be that punk kid.”

And with that, Lucas scrapped the idea. Instead of Boba Fett proving himself as a cold-blooded killer, Mace Windu was electrocuted and thrown out a window by Palpatine.

Boba’s revenge story wasn’t entirely forgotten, though. Years later, Star Wars: The Clone Wars revisited the idea, with a young Fett attempting to take down Mace Windu but ultimately failing leaving the Jedi alive long enough for Palpatine to finish the job.

Logan doesn’t hold a grudge against Jackson, but he does think the actor owes him one.

Logan said: “If you’re going to ruin my career on that part, you could’ve at least given me an opportunity in the Marvel series

“Like, ‘Hey kid, sorry you didn’t kill me in that, but you could be my friend and, you know, Iron Man, or something.’”

In the end, Boba Fett never got his revenge on-screen, but it’s a fun “what if” things to think about.

It would’ve been really cool to see Mace return for the Boba Fett series and see Fett hunt down and battle Old Man Windu. That’s what the Boba Fett series shouldve been!

Via: Popverse