The Acolyte creator Leslye Cliff says that the upcoming live-action Star Wars series isn’t what you think it is.
The initially main trailer for Star Wars: The Acolyte was ultimately launched earlier today, and the response appears to be relatively blended, with some caring it and others stating they will not be enjoying. Nevertheless, series creator Leslye Cliff informed the authorities Star Wars web site that The Acolyte isn’t what you think it is, teasing a lot of enigmas to find.
“Whatever you think The Acolyte is, it’s not that,” Cliff claimed. “It’s a drop in the bucket, baby. Just hang in there and check it out.” The creator additionally teased that The Acolyte will certainly consist of greater than a couple of responds to the Star Wars Prolonged Cosmos. “There’s also some EU lore that I decided to put in because I thought it was so cool and no one told me I couldn’t,” she claimed. “There are a number of truly huge EU concepts that are made use of both at an early stage in the series and later on in the series.”
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While consulting with THR, Cliff teased the enigma facet of the series, in addition to its samurai-movie impacts. “One thing to know about the show is that we’ve been talking about it as a mystery-thriller. It is a serialized story, so each episode gives you more information about the story,” she claimed. “We were clearly affected by samurai movies and wuxia movies, however additionally movies like Rashomon, where you see one tale and afterwards you see it done a various method. So, what divides [Star Wars: The Acolyte] from a few of the various other Star Wars series is that it’s informed because specific method.”
Establish centuries prior to the occasions of Star Wars: The Phantom Threat, The Acolyte happens throughout the High Republic age of the franchise business. This age has actually been checked out in publications and comics, however Cliff claimed, “You don’t need to know too much to enter the story [of The Acolyte].” The series celebrities Amandla Stenberg (Bodies Bodies Bodies), Lee Jung-jae (Squid Video Game), Manny Jacinto (The Great Area), Dafne Keen (Logan), Charlie Barnett (You), Jodie Turner-Smith (Anne Boleyn), Rebecca Henderson (Russian Doll), Dean-Charles Chapman (Video Game of Thrones), Joonas Suotamon (Star Wars: The Surge of Skywalker), and Carrie-Anne Moss (The Matrix Rebirths).
The Acolyte logline reviews: “An investigation into a shocking crime spree pits a respected Jedi Master (Lee) against a dangerous warrior from his past (Stenberg). As more clues emerge, they travel down a dark path where sinister forces reveal all is not what it seems.” The Acolyte will certainly premiere on Disney+ on June fourth
