The next live-action Star Wars series, The Acolyte, arrives in less than a month—and a brand new video launched at this time shares recent footage from the much-anticipated present, with a give attention to key character Grasp Sol, performed by Emmy-winning Squid Sport star Lee Jung-jae.
“I nonetheless can’t consider the truth that I’m in Star Wars,” Lee—a lifelong fan of the franchise—gushes because the video begins. The Acolyte’s creator, author, and director Leslye Headland chimes in to confess she was writing the character of Grasp Sol whereas Squid Sport mania was at its peak, and had no doubts about who she wished for the position. “He simply ran the gamut of each single emotion,” she says, and that’s one thing he’ll do once more for his Star Wars debut.
Amid reward for Lee’s efficiency because the complicated Sol, we additionally get new glimpses of The Acolyte itself, together with some tantalizing battle scenes (full with some peeks at behind-the-scenes lightsaber coaching). “J.J. is only a cool Jedi,” co-star Amandla Stenberg says.
Set throughout Star Wars’ Excessive Republic period, The Acolyte—billed as a criminal offense thriller that can discover the darker facet of franchise lore—additionally stars Manny Jacinto, Dafne Eager, Charlie Barnett, Jodie Turner-Smith, Rebecca Henderson, Dean-Charles Chapman, Joonas Suotamo, and Carrie-Anne Moss. It runs eight episodes, and hits Disney+ with a two-episode premiere June 4.
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