We’ve by no means recognized a lot about what to anticipate from Star Wars: The Acolyte, the Disney+ series from Leslye Headland (Russian Doll), apart from it’s set on the finish of the High Republic era round 100 years earlier than The Phantom Menace, will discover the Darkish Facet, and has a ridiculously talented cast. At Star Wars Celebration Europe, we discovered extra about this intriguing mission, and noticed the primary footage which revealed a 2024 launch.
Headland arrived on stage at Celebration accompanied by a Wookiee Jedi. Excessive Republic followers rapidly speculated it might be Burryaga Agaburry, nonetheless, it isn’t. It’s a brand new character, with a reputation that seems like Kel Naka, and he’s performed by Joonas Suotamo, who beforehand took over the position of Chewbacca from the late Peter Mayhew.
The explanation Headland got here out with the Wookiee Jedi is to signify the actual fact her present simply has a variety of Jedi in it resulting from its time interval. The Gentle Facet of the Drive is waxing, and Darkish Facet customers are few and much between. The present is informed from the attitude of a type of characters although and when Headland initially pitched it to Lucasfilm, it was described as Frozen meets Kill Invoice, which is a completely wild mixture of movies.
To do this, Headland assembled a forged that features Amandla Stenberg (The Hate U Give), Lee Jung-jae (Squid Recreation), Manny Jacinto (The Good Place), Carrie-Anne Moss (The Matrix), Dafne Eager (His Darkish Supplies), Charlie Barnett (Russian Doll), Rebecca Henderson (Inventing Anna), Dean-Charles Chapman (1917), and Jodie Turner-Smith (Queen & Slim), all of whom have been available, aside from Moss.
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Each could be seen in the series’ brief footage, shown in the room only. It began with a group of younglings, all types of humans and aliens, being trained by a Jedi Master in bright white robes played by Lee Jung-jae. “Close your eyes. Your eyes can deceive you. We must not trust them,” he says as we see a very run-down, busy village where a hooded figure walks down the street. “The Force is powerful. It’s a power we must respect,” the Jedi master’s speech continues. Inside a bar, a Jedi is sitting, played by Carrie-Anne Moss. For some reason, the Jedi and this hooded figure, played by Stenberg, begin to fight. Stenberg’s character looks like a ninja, complete with a black mask covering the bottom of their face.
The rest of the footage plays mostly in montage: We see footage inside what looks like a Jedi temple. Several younger Jedi (Keen and Barnett) sneak through tight spaces. Someone is scaling up the side of a temple. There’s a scene in the snow. A Neimoidian appears. And finally, Stenberg’s character says over the montage, “This isn’t about good or bad. This is about power. And who is allowed to use it.” The final shot is of around eight Jedi standing in the woods, with Jung-jae’s character in the middle. He lights up his lightsaber, and then all the other Jedi join him, igniting their own blades of all different colors. The vibes we got were sort of a samurai movie mixed with a heist movie, but with a lot of Jedi.
The footage ended with the reveal that the show, which is in production for another few weeks, will be premiering in 2024.
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Additional reporting by Germain Lussier.
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