Just a day after “Anne Boleyn” actress Jodie Turner-Smith was announced to join “The Hunger Games” alum Amandla Stenberg in the lead, Deadline reports that the 49-year-old South Korean actor will join the cast as the male lead.
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‘Squid Game’ Star Lee Jung-Jae To Play Male Lead In Disney+ ‘Star Wars’ Series ‘The Acolyte’
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Star Wars and “Squid Game” fans were in for a treat Thursday evening after Deadline learned that Lee Jung-Jae had been cast in his first major studio role since his breakout breakout appearance on the dystopian Netflix series.
It seems that the cast is one of the most diverse casts in the franchise, with many fans waiting for more information to be revealed. Unfortunately, most details about the plot and characters are still under wraps for now.
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As for Lee, he has won several major awards, including a Screen Actors Guild Award, a Critics’ Choice Television Award, six Baeksang Arts Awards, in addition to nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Gotham Award. Emmy Award winners will be announced later this month.
Lee is not only a successful actor, but he also made his directorial debut in his film “Hunt”, which he also starred in. The film was recently acquired by Magnolia Pictures and will make its debut at the Cannes Film Festival premiere.
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Jodie Turner-Smith To Join Amandla Stenberg In ‘The Acolyte’
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Earlier this week, Deadline reported that the 36-year-old British actress and model was announced to be joining the series earlier this week. Turner-Smith recently appeared alongside another Star Wars star, 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 began with 2015’s “The Force Awakens” and ended with 2019’s “The Rise of Skywalker,” which remains the last Star Wars movie to ever hit theaters because of Lucasfilm continues to focus on developing multiple Disney+ series, including “Ahsoka,” “Obi-Wan Kenobi,” “Andor,” “The Mandalorian” and “The Book of Boba Fett.”
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Earlier this year, at San Diego Comic-Con, actress Amandla Stenberg, who plays Rue in “The Hunger Games,” revealed that she joined a galaxy far, far away when she posed for some pictures with R2-D2 and Darth Vader.
In an Instagram post announcing the news, “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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What Do We Know About ‘The Acolyte’ So Far?
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The new series is being created by “Russian Doll” creator Leslye Headland, who will serve as show writer, executive producer and showrunner. Rayne Roberts is set to co-develop the series with Headland. Production is expected to begin in London this fall.
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.”
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The latest Disney+ series will take place during the era of the High Republic, which ends approximately fifty years before the events of the first film in the prequel trilogy, “The Phantom Menace.”
In “Star Wars” terms, acolytes are novice Sith who have just begun their training under a Sith Lord, much like a Padawan is to a Jedi. The story will take place before Sith Lord Darth Bane developed the infamous Rule of Two, which states that only two Sith can exist at a time, meaning there may be some new Sith characters to be introduced into the franchise.
Fans who can’t wait to see Lee Jung-Jae again in “Squid Game” season 2 can check out everything Netflix has shared so far by clicking here.
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