Legendary actor Samuel L. Jackson has never shied away from making his interest in reprising the role of Mace Windu known. He first played the Jedi Master in 1999's The Phantom Menace, though the hero later met his maker at the hands of Darth Sidious (and Anakin Skywalker, to a lesser extent) in Revenge of the Sith...or did he?
Fans have continued to speculate that he could have found a way to survive that fall. Given the ability of Jedi, it's certainly not outside the realm of possibility that an injured Windu recovered from having his hand cut off, being blasted by Force Lightning, and the subsequent fall. Okay, so it's a lot, but if Emperor Palpatine survived Return of the Jedi, there's definitely hope for the Windu.
Jackson certainly seems to think so, anyway, as he revealed during a recent interview that he's asked The Mandalorian director Bryce Dallas Howard to include his character in the Disney+ series.
"There's a huge history of people with one hand returning in Star Wars," Jackson says in the video below. "The only person I've ever said that to about coming back was Bryce Dallas Howard, 'cause I just did a movie with her. And she directs episodes of The Mandalorian, so, 'You think you might be able to hook a brother up? I mean you like me, right?'"
"She's like, 'I love you, you’re amazing!' So, 'Put me back in there. Put me in coach, I’m ready!'" he continued. "You know, I'll learn to lightsaber left-handed. Come on, hook me up."
There are still plenty of stories that could be told with Windu. He was among the Jedi Masters who couldn't see past their own arrogance during the prequel trilogy, and his actions definitely played a part in Anakin's fall to the Dark Side. With that in mind, a redemption arc has heaps of potential...