Tupac Shakur ("Poetic Justice "), a controversial rapper and actor was meeting with Star Wars creator George Lucas about the role of Jedi Master Mace Windu. This information comes from Death Row Chief Engineer Rick Clifford, who says he hadn't spoken to Tupac about this before he was tragically gunned down in Las Vegas drive-by shooting in September of 1996. The role would eventually go to Samuel L. Jackson ("Captain America: The Winter Soldier"). The character first appeared in 1999's Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace. (Skip to the :44 second mark to listen to Clifford's comments.)Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace: (32 Years Before Episode IV) Stranded on the desert planet Tatooine after rescuing young Queen Amidala from the impending invasion of Naboo, Jedi apprentice Obi-Wan Kenobi and his Jedi Master discover nine-year-old Anakin Skywalker, a young slave unusually strong in the Force. Anakin wins a thrilling Podrace and with it his freedom as he leaves his home to be trained as a Jedi. The heroes return to Naboo where Anakin and the Queen face massive invasion forces while the two Jedi contend with a deadly foe named Darth Maul. Only then do they realize the invasion is merely the first step in a sinister scheme by the re-emergent forces of darkness known as the Sith.
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