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The Biggest Star Wars Canon Twist Of The Decade Had A Surprising Tolkien Connection

Series creator Leslye Headland styled Darth Plagueis’ reveal with Tolkien-inspired subtlety to hint at future stories while keeping the character mysterious, the art book details.

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LucasfilmWith Star Wars, it’s often interesting to consider the path not taken. What if Luke Skywalker was actually Luke Starkiller? What if he turned to the Dark Side? What would the Game of Thrones’ creators’ Star Wars trilogy actually look like? With a cinematic universe this big, anything is possible, even the ideas that are left on the cutting room floor. One of the biggest missed opportunities in Star Wars’ recent era happened in the final…

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Gizmodo broke the news in United States on Tuesday, February 3, 2026.
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