Ian McDiarmid says many Padawan deaths were cut from Revenge of the Sith

During a recent panel at FanX Convention, Palpatine actor Ian McDiarmid said that many Padawan deaths were cut from the Order 66 sequence in Revenge of the Sith.

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“I think it was a little more gruesome than you ended up seeing, you know. A lot of young potential Jedi ended up on the cutting room floor.”