Samuel L. Jackson, who can currently be seen starring in Shyamalan's thriller Unbreakable, told The Philadelphia Inquirer in a short interview that his role in Star Wars: Episode II will be greatly expanded. Jackson will reprise the role of Jedi master Mace Windu, whose character was first introduced in the first episode.

Aside from character expansion and more screen time, Windu will see some action, Jackson said. "Definitely. This is a much more exciting story. It's closer to the first [Star Wars movie] that we saw, in terms of its adventurous scope. And there's not so much Jar Jar Binks."

And I hope that by the third episode, they take Jar Jar out completely. A lot of crack must have passed through the production to have even considered the Jar Jar character in the first episode.