The upcoming Star Wars series “The Acolyte” has a new cast member joining the project!
While “The Hunger Games” star Amandla Stenberg has been confirmed as the lead, not much is known about the new series created by Leslye Headland, who will serve as the show’s writer, executive producer and showrunner. Rayne Roberts is set to co-develop the series with Headland.
However, it has been reported that a new actor is in talks with Disney to be the next star to appear in the project.
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Jodie Turner-Smith in talks to appear in ‘Star Wars’ series ‘The Acolyte’
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36-year-old British actress and model Jodie Turner-Smith is reportedly the next actress in talks to join the highly anticipated Disney+ live-action series. The actress, who has been married to “Fringe” actor Joshua Jackson since 2019, has also appeared in “The Last Ship,” “Nightflyers” and 2021’s “Anne Boleyn.”
Jodie Turner-Smith recently appeared alongside Adam Driver in the film, “White Noise,” which kicked off the 2022 Venice Film Festival. Driver stars as a redeemed Kylo Ren and Ben Solo in the “Star Wars” sequel trilogy, which begins with “The Force Awakens” in 2015 and ended with “The Rise of Skywalker” in 2019, which is still the last Star Wars film to be released in theaters. .
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The casting news, reported by Deadline on Tuesday night, confirms a source who previously told The Blast, that the show is expected to begin production this fall in London. However, details about the character he will play have not yet been revealed.
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During her announcement at Disney Investor Day in 2020, Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy teased, “Leslye Headland, creator of the Emmy-nominated Russian Doll series, is a boldly innovative filmmaker bringing her new Star Wars series to Disney+. The Acolyte is a mystery thriller that will take us into a galaxy of dark secrets and the forces of the Dark Side emerging in the last days of the era of the High Republic.”
As fans may already know, in “Star Wars” terminology, acolytes are novice Sith who have just begun their training under a Sith Lord. This is just like a Padawan to a Jedi. The story takes place before the Sith Lord Darth Bane developed the infamous Rule of Two.
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As a quick reminder, the infamous “Rule of Two” is the rule that states that only two Sith can exist at a time: a master and an apprentice, which plays a key role in the prequel trilogy.
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The High Republic era ended about fifty years before the events of the first film in the prequel trilogy, 1999’s “The Phantom Menace,” when Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn (Liam Neeson) found a young Anakin Skywalker on Tatooine. Qui-Gon takes in Anakin Skywalker to be raised as a Jedi but finds himself cut down by Sith Lord Darth Maul (Ray Park) at the end of the film.
In the next two films in the prequel trilogy, Anakin (Hayden Christensen) is raised by Qui-Gon’s apprentice Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) before he becomes the Sith Lord Darth Vader. Their relationship is further explored in the Disney+ series “Obi-Wan Kenobi,” which ended its six-episode run earlier this year. The show has yet to be confirmed for a second season.
‘Honored’ Amandla Stenberg Joins Upcoming Series of ‘The Acolyte’
During San Diego Comic-Con, “The Hunger Games” alum Amandla Stenberg donned a Darth Maul jersey and posed with iconic characters Darth Vader and R2-D2 to reveal that she’s joining a galaxy far, far away.
In the caption, she wrote, “Next stop: a galaxy far, far away… I’m so excited to finally announce I’m joining Star Wars: #TheAcolyte ! Honored is an understatement. May the Force be with you.”
Ahmed Best, who played Jar Jar Binks in the prequel trilogy, commented, “Welcome Amandla. The galaxy is better with you in it. ❤️.” Lucasfilm commented, “Welcome to the galaxy!” while Disney+ added, “??.”
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Shortly after he posted the news on Instagram, the official Star Wars Twitter account also shared the news, sharing a link to his Instagram post. them tweeted, “Join us in welcoming Amandla Stenberg to the Star Wars galaxy.” The cast received favorable response from fans.
The 23-year-old actress identifies as non-binary and uses the pronouns he and they/them. Stenberg is perhaps best known to audiences for playing the young Rue in the first film of “The Hunger Games” franchise, opposite Jennifer Lawrence. Since then, the child star has gone on to star in “Where Hands Touch,” “The Darkest Minds,” “Everything, Everything,” and “The Hate U Give.”
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In 2015 and 2016, Stenberg was included in TIME’s Most Influential Teen list and has also won several awards, including a Teen Choice Award, an NAACP Image Award and nominations for a Critics’ Choice Award and four Black Reel Awards.
Fans are eagerly awaiting the premiere of “The Acolyte,” which is expected to debut on Disney+ in late 2023.
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