With Star Wars, no one is ever really gone. Boba Fett surviving the Sarlacc Pitt, Anakin surviving Mustafar, Darth Maul surviving being cut in half, etc. However, every one of those on-screen “deaths” were way worse than what Mace Windu endured at the hands of Emperor Palpatine. He had his arm cut off (Luke and Anakain both had their hands cut off and lived) and was thrown out of a window. And for a Jedi, surviving that fall is doable, right? So many fans believe Mace Windu is still alive.
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Empire Magazine just put out their newest issue, which highlights the 25th Anniversary of The Phantom Menace and they got to sit down with Mace Windu himself, Samuel L. Jackson. They go on to ask him about his character in the prequels, to which he replies, “HE’S NOT DEAD!!!“. They then ask a follow-up question on what he would do in a Mace Windu Disney+ show, to which he replies, “EVERYTHING YES!!“.
Would you like to see Mace Windu return to Star Wars? I sure would!
Jackson did make a small voice cameo as Mace Windu in Rise of Skywalker when Rey is calling out to all the Jedi when facing down a newly revived Emperor Palpatine. Lastly, Mace Windu also has a four-issue comic book series set 10 years before The Phantom Menace, which its first issue hit shelves last week.
Source: Empire Magazine
