One of the recognizable names in the cast of The Acolytenew live-action series from Star Wars on the way to Disney+It is Dafne Keenactress who played Laura, or X23, in Logan. By EntertainmentWeeklythe first images of her character, Jecki Lon, were released, described by the actress as a “very dedicated padawan.”
Speaking to the publication, the showrunner Leslie Headland said what motivated her to cast Keen in the role was simple: “I just wanted to see X23 with a lightsaber in his hand. It had to happen.” See the images:
Amandla Stenberg (Death Death Death, The Hate U Give), Jodie Turner-Smith (Without Remorse, After Yang), Lee Jung-jae (Round 6), Manny Jacinto (Top Gun: Maverick), Rebecca Henderson (Russian Doll), Dafne Keen (Logan, His Dark Materials), Dean Charles-Chapman (1917) and Charlie Barnett (Russian Doll) complement the cast. Carrie-Anne Moss (The Matrix) will also be in the series, making its debut in Star Wars.
The first Star Wars production with a Sith as its protagonist, The Acolye will be a mystery thriller set in the darkest corners of the Galaxy during the end of the High Republic era, when the Jedi were at their peak and were not rare figures in the universe (both is that we will see the first Wookie Jedi), but rather predominant against their enemies on the Dark Side.
In the story, Mae, a former Padawan (Stenberg) who is now on the Dark Side, crosses paths with her former Jedi Master (Jung-jae) again during the investigation of a series of shocking crimes, someone is killing the Jedi. But then, the two then encounter forces more sinister than they expected.
The end of the High Republic era in the Star Wars galaxy is approximately 100 years before The Phantom Menace. The word Acolyte refers to an apprentice of a Sith Lord. Leslie Headland (Russian Doll) will be the writer, producer and showrunner of the series, announced years ago and finally scheduled to premiere in 2020.
Star Wars: The Acolyte will be released on Disney+ on June 4th this year with two episodes at once.
