The actor directly asked George Lucas. The proof with this behind the scenes video!
Why Samuel L. Jackson the only Jedi to have a purple lightsaber? His character, Master Mace Windu, is the only character in the saga to fight with a weapon of this color, and we have known since the release of the pre-trilogy that it is not George Lucas who had the idea for this novelty. On the contrary, it is the actor himself who insisted on the creator of the saga. He had already spoken about it in the past, and here is a behind the scenes video of Star Wars comes to confirm his words. So we add it below:
For the actor, it’s not just a question of aesthetics: “There was this huge fight scene planned, he explained in 2013 at the Graham Norton Show, and I wanted to be able to find myself on the screen. That’s why I proposed to George the idea of the purple lightsaber. He didn’t want to, he replied: ‘No, no, don’t insist’. And in the end, when I was called back for reshoots, he said, ‘I have something to show you. Something that is already being debated. ‘ And there was the purple lightsaber. Yeah! Suddenly, I manage to distinguish myself among all the fighters. “
At the microphone of MTV, the actor clarified two years later that he had given other arguments to George Lucas, emphasizing in particular the special status of his character: “I kept saying to him, ‘Come on, give me a new color. I’m at the top of the Jedi hierarchy. I’m even a friend with Yoda! Aside from him, I’m the oldest in the band. It would be logical. .. ‘. I finally convinced him. “
Here is the excerpt:
Translation :
Samuel L. Jackson : “- Who should speak to about the colors of lightsabers?
George Lucas : – Well, those of the good guys are blue and those of the bad guys are red. That’s how it works.
Samuel L. Jackson : – So, can’t we have a purple saber?
George Lucas : – Maybe you could have a purple one … “
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