Ever since he first popped up in Episode I – The Phantom Menace, Mace Windu has been one of the baddest motherfu- sorry, baddest Jedi Masters in the business. Quite literally, in fact – Samuel L. Jackson has the letters ‘BMF’ etched into the hilt of the lightsaber he kept. And so, since we never actually saw him perish, there have long been rumours – and wishes from fans – that maybe, just maybe, he didn’t die in Episode III – Revenge Of The Sith. Sure, his hand was sliced off by Anakin, and he was seriously sizzled by Palpatine’s Force lightning before being flung from a window into the Coruscant sky. But in the Star Wars galaxy, is that really enough to kill the coolest Jedi?

Not according to Jackson. For the new issue of Empire – celebrating 25 years of the Star Wars prequels – we fired off a few questions about the galaxy far, far away to the man himself, and he responded with a series of brief, emphatic messages. Most notably, he had three words to say on Mace Windu’s death scene: “HE’S NOT DEAD!!!” That’s that settled then. Two more words sure to stoke fans’ imaginations? On the subject of what he would want to do in a Mace Windu-centric Disney+ series, Jackson responded: “EVERYTHING YES!!” So there you have it: Samuel L. Jackson wants a Mace Windu show as much as you do.

Jackson last popped up as Windu for a brief voice role in Episode IX: The Rise Of Skywalker, talking to Rey in her final moments on Exegol alongside a host of other Jedi voices. And Mace Windu fans are currently getting a new adventure with the legendary Jedi in four-issue comic Star Wars: Mace Windu, set 10 years prior to The Phantom Menace, the first issue of which arrived last week. Perhaps we’ll see Windu on screen again in live-action – all will be as the Force wills it.