StarWars.com Celebrates Iconic Prequels Designer Ian McCaig!

In honor of the 25th anniversary of The Phantom Menace, StarWars.com has produced a new feature surrounding the iconic designer of Darth Maul, Queen Amidala, and more!

Behind the scenes:

• McCaig discusses the design process of Darth Maul, Padmé Amidala, Obi-Wan and more!

• George Lucas asked McCaig to create “a vision from your worst nightmare” for Maul, and after seeing it, amended his request to “give me your second worst nightmare”

• Regarding Lucas’s process, McCaig claims “I've never met a director who empowered and trusted artists as much as George.”

Sneak peaks:

• While writing The Phantom Menace, George would visit the artists every week to tell them the newest part of the script “like it was a bedtime story”

• McCaig tried designing Maul as a woman at one point – a look Dave Filoni later used to create Mother Talzin in The Clone Wars

• Originally, Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan swapped names with the Padawan adopting the mantle of “Obi-Wan” only after his master’s death at the end of the film

Looking ahead: 

• While McCaig has historically not personally connected with Star Wars, he claims that has changed saying “It was Andor that finally caught my heart and soul.”

• He now hopes to be a part of creating the saga going forward.

Check out the full article now as StarWars.com continues to celebrate 25 Years of Episode I!