The Force Unleashed Star Sam Witwer Says He'd be 'Very Happy' to Shave His Head for Starkiller Return

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed prima Sam Witwer says helium would beryllium “very happy” to shave his caput if Lucasfilm were to ever inquire him to instrumentality arsenic Starkiller.

The actor, who is besides known for portraying galore versions of Darth Maul successful the postulation far, acold away, touched connected his involvement successful returning arsenic the almighty Force idiosyncratic during an interrogation with Polygon. Not lone does helium accidental he’d emotion to walk much clip wielding his lightsaber, but he’d beryllium up for the hairstyle alteration that would travel with it, too.

“I would shave my caput successful an instant. Very blessed to bash so,” Witwer said. “I emotion that character, and he's truly the crushed I'm here.”

Starkiller, whose existent sanction is Galen Marek, archetypal appeared successful The Force Unleashed for the Wii, DS, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 successful 2008 and is known arsenic the concealed apprentice of Darth Vader. Originally calved nether the helping of the Jedi order, he’s yet taken by the infamous Sith Lord and trained to beryllium a almighty instrumentality for the Empire.

Following the archetypal merchandise and its 2010 sequel, Starkiller falls into the “Legends” class of Star Wars. It means that, though the character, arsenic good arsenic different The Force Unleashed characters similar Juno Eclipse and Proxy, isn’t presently considered canon, a reintroduction isn’t precisely disconnected the table.

Witwer is simply a well-known Star Wars instrumentality who has besides gone connected to dependable Emperor Palpatine and different insignificant characters crossed the series’ wide universe. Aside from Starkiller, astir fans volition astir apt admit him arsenic the dependable of Darth Maul successful a assortment of spinoffs, including Solo: A Star Wars Story and the precocious released Maul – Shadow Lord. However, it’s his relation successful The Force Unleashed that kicked disconnected his Star Wars journey, and it’s the portion helium whitethorn beryllium astir funny successful returning to.

In the past, Witwer has teased that his beloved concealed apprentice astir appeared successful the animated Rebels spinoff show, though plans for his astonishment instrumentality yet ne'er materialized. For now, Disney has shown nary motion of authoritative plans to bring Starkiller backmost successful a video crippled oregon adjacent a live-action project. While we hold to spot if the prima whitethorn reprise his relation arsenic the quality that started his Star Wars journey, you tin work our archetypal 7.3/10 The Force Unleashed review.

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