The Sundance Movie Pageant is popping out to be an countless supply of knowledge from Star Wars personalities; Daisy Ridley and Alden Ehrenreich have each been requested about their experiences with the franchise and their plans for the long run whereas selling their newest initiatives there, and now, The Acolyte lead Amandla Stenberg is the most recent to affix the social gathering.
Stenberg is at present selling their new movie My Animal, and when requested by ComicBook.com about their expertise on the set of the Leslye Headland collection, they stated:
“What can I say that received’t get me fired? Strolling onto set, I’ll simply say this, that is imprecise sufficient. You understand that it should take quite a lot of technical capability and craftsmanship to make Star Wars, however you haven’t any clue how expansive it’s till you’re part of it. Whether or not it’s the puppeteers or the costume designers, or all the people from all of the completely different departments who construct the units, you don’t understand how a lot unbelievable expertise and foresight there may be in each component till you’re there.”
Stenberg is a self-professed Star Wars fanatic and even stated throughout Comedian-Con final yr: “So my complete life is Star Wars. After I get up I take into consideration Star Wars, I like Star Wars earlier than I fall asleep. I learn Star Wars, I hearken to Star Wars podcasts, ?”
They’re at present taking a while off from the Acolyte units within the UK to attend the pageant, however enterprise is continuing as standard on the opposite aspect of the ocean. Earlier than the vacation break, the collection was filming in a number of locations on the identical time, following the technique utilized by Andor in season 1 (and season 2, additionally in manufacturing proper now). Leslye Headland is the captain of the ship — she is the showrunner, government producer, head author, and even director of the pilot (and probably another episodes as effectively). The forged up to now contains Lee Jung-jae (male co-lead), Manny Jacinto, Dafne Eager, Jodie Turner-Smith, Rebecca Henderson, Charlie Barnett, Dean-Charles Chapman, Carrie-Anne Moss, and Margarita Levieva in a visitor function.
In different Acolyte information, Dafne Eager’s company confirmed in an inventory that her character’s title is Jecki (by way of r/StarWarsLeaks). For now, there isn’t any further info on her, so there’s actually not a lot to invest on. Right here is the official synopsis for the present:
“The Acolyte is a mystery-thriller that may take viewers right into a galaxy of shadowy secrets and techniques and rising dark-side powers within the last days of the Excessive Republic period. A former Padawan reunites together with her Jedi Grasp to analyze a collection of crimes, however the forces they confront are extra sinister than they ever anticipated.”
The Acolyte is anticipated to be filming till Could, and can possible goal a launch date someday within the first half of 2024. Extra particulars could possibly be offered this April throughout Star Wars Celebration.
Miguel Fernández is a Spanish scholar that has motion pictures as his second ardour in life. His favourite film of all time is The Lord of the Rings, however he’s additionally an enormous Star Wars fan. Nonetheless, fantasy motion pictures usually are not his solely cup of tea, as motion pictures from Scorsese, Fincher, Kubrick or Hitchcock have been an obsession for him since he began to grasp the language of filmmaking. He’s that man who will watch a black and white film, simply because it’s in black and white.
