Disney+ confirmed its solid for the upcoming new Lucasfilm Star Wars sequence, The Acolyte. The Hate U Give actress Amandla Stenberg was already introduced for the present, nevertheless, Deadline informed you first about Squid Sport Emmy Award-winner Lee Jung-jae, Manny Jacinto and Queen & Slim‘s Jodie Turner-Smith.
The sequence is already capturing within the U.Ok. as you may see from the above picture.
New in the present day are Dafne Eager (His Darkish Supplies), Rebecca Henderson (Inventing Anna), Charlie Barnett (Russian Doll), Dean-Charles Chapman (1917) and Carrie-Anne Moss (The Matrix).
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 ultimate days of the Excessive Republic period. A former Padawan reunites along with her Jedi Grasp to research a sequence of crimes, however the forces they confront are extra sinister than they ever anticipated.
Creator, showrunner and government producer Leslye Headland from Russian Doll is behind the present. EPs are Kathleen Kennedy, Simon Emanuel, Jeff F. King and Jason Micallef. Rayne Roberts and Damian Anderson are producing. Headland will even direct the sequence pilot.
Whereas the Disney+ Star Wars sequence have delve into the deeper universe of the franchise, the present Tony Gilroy-created Andor a pre-cursor to the film, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Lucasfilm does plan to proceed with the large movement footage. Deadline’s Justin Kroll first informed you {that a} new pic is within the works with Damon Lindelof writing and Ms. Marvel‘s Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy has been set as directing.
