If you’re remaking a character from the ground up anyway, wouldn’t you pick the spooky scary demon with a double-bladed saber over Christopher Lee in a cape?
Considering Christopher Lee is among my favourite actors … nope.
Okay, here’s a compromise: Christopher Lee in full Darth Maul makeup. 😆
And General Grievous… I mean… I realize that Star Wars was always basically a glorified Saturday morning cartoon for general audiences, but Grievous is just too much of a moustache-twirling Saturday morning cartoon villain.
That’s exactly why he works for me. He’s absurdly mustache-twirling and it makes him a joy to watch.