Rudy Obias | Posted
Tupac and the Jedi? Do you wield a lightsaber instead of a microphone? It seemed like it was almost done.
George Lucas almost ruined his legacy star Wars The prequel trilogy had some good things. an invisible threat, attack of the clonesand Revenge of the Sith. The prequels raised the bar for CGI special effects, introduced dynamic lightsaber duels, and introduced surprising new character additions. One of them was Jedi Master Mace Windu, played by Samuel L. Jackson.
Jackson was probably the best character in the prequel trilogy. But he certainly wasn’t George Lucas’ first choice to play a Jedi Knight. No, that honor went to Tupac Shakur.
According to a former chief engineer: Death Row RecordsRick Clifford, rapper Tupac Shakur read for George Lucas to play Mace Windu in 1996. Before the former’s tragic death later that year, Tupac was also an emerging actor with solid performances in films. juice, Rim upand stagnation.
Clifford said this about the possibility of making Tupac Shakur a Star Wars Jedi: 90210, Then he found out that I was starring in some movie. So we always talked about his film career. He said I should read a book. [George Lucas]. They wanted him to become a Jedi. Samuel L. took on the role of Tupac. He called me ‘Old Man’. He said, ‘Old man, keep pointing fingers. Three movies are scheduled to be released soon. “I should read one of them to George Lucas.”
It’s there! At the time, Tupac was only a rookie actor, but his impressive screen presence and charm could have made him a true movie star.
Unfortunately, his life was tragically cut short at the age of 25 when he was killed in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas in 1996. Mace Windu The words “Thug Life” are tattooed on his stomach.
Of course it wasn’t Tupac, but Samuel L. Jackson shined as a member of the Jedi Master in the final film. He gave the prequels a much-needed life and energy that was missing from many of the trilogy’s actors. It’s not that actors like Ewan McGregor and Natalie Portman were bad, it’s that George Lucas didn’t know how to use them. Interestingly, the character Mace Windu was the narrator in the original draft. star Wars But it was eventually scrapped.
that much star Wars The prequel trilogy would have been completely different if Tupac Shakur had been cast in the role of Mace Windu instead of being killed. The film probably had strengths that Jackson, despite his ability as a great actor, could not convey. Tupac Shakur had an authenticity that couldn’t be replicated. It is truly a shame that his life ended at such a young age.
