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Carrie-Anne Moss and Lee Jung-jae. Photo: Disney+/YouTube
Squid Game prima and Emmy nominee Lee Jung-jae has successful a postulation far, acold away. Read connected for a much elaborate cast list, what we cognize astir the plot from the trailer, and erstwhile The Acolyte comes to streaming.
Created by Russian Doll’s Leslye Headland, The Acolyte stars Amandla Stenberg arsenic idiosyncratic who is retired present merking Jedis. Disney confirmed its main formed connected November 7, adding The Matrix star Carrie-Anne Moss to the docket. Hedland brought Russian Doll alum Carlie Barnett into the mix, on with Manny Jacinto, Dafne Keen, Rebecca Henderson, Jodie Turner-Smith, and Dean-Charles Chapman.
The diverse-casting announcement came a fewer weeks aft John Boyega revealed helium would nary longer beryllium progressive with Star Wars. He discussed not feeling supported by Disney erstwhile helium began receiving racist backlash for his casting. Other Star Wars stars received akin racist comments. Moses Ingram received hundreds of hatred comments, prompting her co-star Ewan McGregor to code the racism head-on successful a video. Kelly Marie Tran was bullied disconnected of Instagram successful 2018. While the Star Wars universe continues to grow, it’s hard to disregard the signifier of racist backlash that comes with casting.
Described arsenic a “mystery-thriller” successful “the last days of the High Republic era,” the adjacent signifier successful the Star Wars saga volition beryllium spooky arsenic hell. Stenberg plays a erstwhile padawan who present works against the Jedi. She appears to beryllium successful cahoots with Turner-Smith’s force-sensitive witch. Yeah, Star Wars has witches now.
The trailer, which dropped May the 4th 2024, ends with a Sith lord (peep the reddish lightsaber) wearing a helmet oregon disguise that tin lone beryllium described arsenic “Jeff the Killer-esque.” We besides get to spot Carrie-Anne Moss wield a lightsaber, truthful that’s beauteous cool.
The Acolyte’s two-episode premiere comes to Disney+ June 4. The show will reportedly dwell of eight episodes (per Discussing Film) which volition driblet play aft that.
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