For the very first time ever in live-action, Star Wars is venturing outside of the Skywalker Saga. That journey will begin on June 4, when The Acolyte debuts with a two-episode premiere. It's been a long time coming since the series was first announced, and the promotion for the show is kicking into high gear [...]
Most of the Star Wars content we've seen play out on the screen over the last decade has taken place in a time where the Jedi are largely extinct. While there's still been no shortage of epic Jedi moments from characters like Luke Skywalker, Rey Skywalker, Ahsoka Tano, Kanan Jarrus, Ezra Bridger, and Obi-Wan Kenobi, [...]
There was a fun bit of casting news for The Acolyte revealed at the Lucasfilm Studio Showcase panel at this year's Star Wars Celebration, as it was announced that Joonas Suotamo will be playing a Wookiee Jedi Master named Kelnacca! We don't really know anything about Kelnacca, but we do know that showrunner Leslye Headland [...]
The High Republic panel at Star Wars Celebration today ended with a shocking reveal: Vernestra Rwoh will be in The Acolyte, played by Rebecca Henderson. It was announced by The Acolyte showrunner Leslye Headland, and a first look at the character was released, showing an older version of the character (now with a shaved head) [...]
The Hollywood Reporter recently ran an article about how Colin Trevorrow is teaming up with Charmaine DeGraté on the upcoming film Atlantis, but buried in the article was an interesting Star Wars nugget: DeGraté was a writer and co-executive producer on The Acolyte. DeGraté is an up-and-coming name in the business thanks to her work [...]
***This article discusses leaks from the set of The Acolyte. If you wish to not see these potential spoilers, don't read any further.*** The Acolyte began production in November, and we recently got our first pictures from the set of the show. Typically pictures from the set of productions like this are mildly interesting, but [...]
Lucasfilm has officially announced the cast for The Acolyte, which has begun production in the U.K.! Amandla Stenberg was previously announced as one of the leading cast members on the series, and joining her will be Lee Jung-jae, Manny Jacinto, Dafne Keen, Jodie Turner-Smith, Rebecca Henderson, Charlie Barnett, Dean-Charles Chapman, and Carrie-Anne Moss. The show [...]
The Acolyte is an upcoming Star Wars series that has sort of flown under the radar since it was announced in December 2020, but production is ramping up - and with it, reports about the cast are starting to trickle out within the past month. Deadline previously reported that Lee Jung-jae has been cast as [...]
There are a lot of Star Wars projects currently in the works, and The Acolyte seems to be one currently flying under the radar a bit. Any news - and even any reports - about the series is sparse, but back in December it was reported by Variety that Amandla Stenberg was being eyed for [...]
Any sort of details on The Acolyte have been very hard to come by, but a recent report suggests that the series is closing in on having its lead. According to Variety (and a number of other outlets), Amandla Stenberg is being eyed as the star of the series and is in talks with Lucasfilm [...]
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