El 2 de junio de 1954 nace el actor Dennis Haysbert, el Maestro Eeko-Dio-Daki en Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord.

On June 2, 1954, actor Dennis Haysbert, Master Eeko-Dio-Daki in Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord, was born.

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Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord – Season 1, Episode 9: Strange Allies (2026) – Review

Chapter 9 continues this series stellar run. Once the setup is establishes and uneasy partnerships are formed, the high-stakes escape begins a non-stop sequence of action scene that doesn’t conclude to the end o the series. Released alongside the finale as part of this year’s “May The Fourth” event, this chapter continues to elevate the show’s quality in animation, character work, action and relentless pacing.

The episode opens under the weight of an Imperial lockdown on Janix. Stormtroopers patrol the streets, and gunships hover overhead, creating a tense atmosphere of control and surveillance. Maul and his remaining allies find themselves cornered at dead crime boss Nico Deemis’s headquarters. This is where Dryden Vos, a character introduced in Solo: A Star Wars Story, enters the picture via hologram. Vos, aware of Maul’s siuation, proposes a deal: he extract them from the planet in exchange for Maul taking out the current Crimson Dawn leader, Boss Rintero, and installing him in power. Maul is unsure due to his past betrayals by the syndicate, but logically this is he only way out.

Captain Brander Lawson, his partner Two Boots, son Rylee, and the two jedi, Devon Izara, and Jedi Master Eeko-Dio Daki are hiding in a warehouse. Devon experiences a Force-induced vision planted by Maul, guiding her toward the Armistice Fountain. Maul knows he needs all the help he can get to aid his escape and is still chasing Devon as an apprentice. Master Daki remains skeptical, as expected from a from an experience Jedi Master, while Lawson weighs the practical risks. They too need any help they can get to flee the Empire.

The meeting of the two groups at the fountain marks the start of the Strange Allies dynamic. Maul, accompanied by Rook Kast, nightbrother Icarus, and the remaining Mandalorians mercenaries, offers a way offworld. Maul tempers his usual intensity here, presenting a reasoned case that their survival depends on cooperation. This is a calculated move and even a measure of respect toward Daki as a Jedi Master. This is no longer the purely rage-driven Maul, he now has a purpose and will do whatever he needs to acheive his goal.

It’s now that the non-stop action begins. The group navigates Imperial forces, leading to an underground confrontation involving toxic wastewater and a multi-combatant lightsaber duel to a Phantom Menace level. The animation excels as two Inquisitors, Marrok and The Crow, come speeding around the corner, screaming into the fight. Stylized yet fluid choreography captures multiple blades clashing with clarity and impact. Maul’s combat against the pair demonstrates both his skill and the growing coordination fighting alongside the Jedi. The fighting is brutal and side characters start to fall.

Character moments stand out amid the action. Maul once again shows emotion when his droid gets sliced in half and his decision to hold off pursuers to allow Daki and others to cross the toxic water give you pause to think: can he ever be redeemed? Whether this stems from strategic interest in Devon or a genuine good deed remains ambiguous at this point, and keeps you wondering. The stakes are high and you don’t know who is going to make it out alive.

Strange Allies keeps everything in focus. Layers are added to everything the season has put in play – the pursuit by Inquisitors, Maul’s recruitment of Devon, and the growing Imperial pressure – while introducing the Crimson Dawn alliance as a logical next step. A step that we know is important to future Star Wars lore and the wider galaxy. There is a trust that the audience can follow all of this without being hit over the head with it that makes it all work for the hardcore fan or a first time viewer (although it would be a bit odd if you chose this as the first piece of Star Wars to watch).

Sam Witwer’s work as Maul stands out in particular. He has long since made the character his own, delivering a performance that feels lived-in and authoritative. In this chapter, Witwer balances Maul’s simmering menace with a more measured, strategic calm that suits the episode’s themes of temporary alliances and calculated risks. His line delivery carries weight without needing to dominate every scene, subtle shifts in tone convey both impatience and a growing recognition of the practical realities facing the group. Witwer’s deep familiarity with the role allows him to layer small nuances into the voice work, reinforcing why he remains the definitive voice for the character across multiple Star Wars projects.

The cliffhanger, which had been kept secret by Lucasfilm, sets up an encounter that fans have dreamed about and debated since Darth Maul first appeared in 1999, positioning elements in a way that feels deliberate and earned after decades of speculation. This tease sits well with the series’ exploration of revenge, power, and survival in the early Imperial era while raising the stakes for the concluding chapter. Bring on the fight of the century.

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Jarhead 3: The Siege (2016) – Review

So once again it seems I’ve got to do the whole explaining thing about the unfathomable existence of the Jarhead franchise. To deliver the short version, the original Jarhead was a vehemently anti-war film that told the story of a bunch of soldiers trained up to kill and sent to Kuwait and Iraq to participate in Orperation Desert Storm – but the twist is that when they get there, there’s nothing for them to do and their hopes of serving their country soon turns sour as the boredom starts to pick them apart. That’s right; the entire point of Sam Mendes’ movie is that the killer instinct driven into these young men soon becomes harmful when it’s discovered that there’s no action for them to react to.
Fast forward a bit to 2014 and we’re now on the second sequel to Jarhead and both have shown a spectacular lack of understanding as to what their source material was trying to say. But with Jarhead 3: The Siege once again trying to swap out anti-war sentiment to pro-military flag waving, should I just try and put Mendes’ vision aside and enjoy the big bangs?

Evan Albright has been stationed at the American embassy of a seemingly quiet city in the Middle East and soon discovers that despite his eagerness to serve his country, there’s more chance that he’ll be brushing up on his video game skills than hand to hand combat or his marksmanship. In fact, after being shown around, meeting his fellow troops and doing such mundane tasks as helping the ambassador read to children for charity work, Albright feels like he’s made a terrible mistake.
Noticing his uncomfortable nature is hardass Gunnery Sergeant Pete Raines, who tries to school the new recruit concerning his expectations and a noticable lian wolf attitude to proceedings, however Albright simply just can’t let his guard down and after he believes he spots suspicious faces in the crowds outside the embassy, he goes over the heads of his superiors to report it.
This only succeeds in pissing everyone around him off and his punishment is demeaning as it is alarming as Raines stages a fake kidnapping to take some of the piss and vinegar out of the new guy. Of course, if anyone here has seen a direct to video, modern war movie before we all already know that Albright is actually bang on the money and the embassy really is on the verge of being attacked by a radical militant who had been thought to have been killed weeks earlier. Before you can say “13 Hours”, the embassy is under siege with bullets flying everywhere and everyone inside has to dig down to do their jobs, because not only do the marines have to protect the staff, the staff can’t leave until all sensitive documents and equipment has been burned, shredded or trashed. With waves of militants swaming the grounds, can Albright become a team player while the movie delivers a pointed boot to the genitals of the message of the original movie?

If I could break character a little to make something of a personal point; over that past year or so I’ve review a lot of direct to video sequels of military based franchises, so I freely admit that I’m getting burnt out thanks to a semi-regular diet of cheapjack sequels to Jarhead, Sniper, Behind Enemy Lines and The Marine as they’re all starting to blur into one another. But while Jarhead has thus far avoided casting any WWE wrestlers, it certainly doesn’t help that Dennis Haysbert shows up in this third installment who not only pops up frequently in the Sniper series, but also showed up in the first Jarhead. To make matters even more confusing, Haybert is apparently playing the same character (Major Lincoln) as he did in Sam Mendes’ film, which doesn’t make any thematic sense at all? Why am I spending so much time bringing up other franchises and the opportunistic filmography of the man who played President David Palmer in 24? Simple, because pondering these sorts of things  prove to be far more entertaining that the actual plot of the movie which once again stands as some sort of weird recruiting video, rather than a film that has anything profound to say about warfare in general.
What’s so ironic is that if Jarhead 3 wasn’t trying to hard to affiliate itself with a franchise that shouldn’t really exist, there’s a chance that it might be a little better regarded as, like most of its cinema dodging peers, it’s a fairly slick affair that’s loaded with action. However, it also had the misfortune to share a plot and release year of Michael Bay’s far more spectacular 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers Of Benghazi, which proves to be a far more engrossing,  expansive and (weirdly for Bay) ground look at such an event that tends to show The Siege off as something of a cheap looking pretender.

Elsewhere, we also find that the movie has cast feet flinging stealth action legend Scott Adkins, but made the monumental mistake of not having him be the focal point of the film. Instead, his constantly seething Gunnery Sergeant is more of a hard-nosed mentor as Charlie Webster’s vanilla hero takes centre stage to deliver a rudimentary character arc. Yep, from the complex stokes of Sam Mendes’ original, we’re again offered up yet another story that basically lays out a marine learning the hard way how to be a better soldier when the bullets start flying. Similarly, the movie seems barely interested in dealing with the usual politics that arise in these sort of things or altering any typical ethnic stereotypes, but that isn’t particularly surprising considering the unsubtle cash grab nature of the franchise.
To give the devil it’s due, those more familiar with playing COD than keeping up with actual events will probably find it a passable popcorn actioner and Director William Kaufman – he of last year’s Osiris and (surprise, surprise) The Marine 4 – does exactly what he’s hired to do: stage a large scale siege/firefight while keeping it within the established budgetary restrictions. However, while the movie keeps its basic gears greased and moving, you’ll struggle to care if any of the rather flat ensemble are in danger of catching a fateful bullet or decide to sacrifice themselves for the greater good. As a result, the Jarhead name whips up yet another shallow, empty adventure with nothing much to say other than “kill the bad guys”.

While technically passable, thanks to enough RPGs and explosions to carry it through with a less demanding audience, Jarhead 3 still suffers from trying to ride the coat tails of an infinitely smarter and better movie. Maybe if it had been released under its own steam under a different title, it might have been easier to take seriously, but as it stands, it’s still like trying to follow up Star Wars with Roger Corman’s Space Raiders.
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