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The Acolyte Official Plot Synopsis Teases "A Dangerous Warrior" From A Jedi Master's Past

The Acolyte’s two main characters are revealed.
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The Acolyte Official Plot Synopsis Teases "A Dangerous Warrior" From A Jedi Master's Past​

BYLEWIS GLAZEBROOK
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The official plot synopsis for Star Wars’ The Acolyte has been revealed, teasing a connection between a Jedi Master and a dangerous warrior.

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SUMMARY​

  • The Acolyte teases a gripping dynamic between a Jedi Master and a dangerous warrior from his past.
  • Excitement is sky-high for the Star Wars TV show, offering a first look into the High Republic era in live-action.
  • The official synopsis unveils intriguing character connections, hinting at a dark and mysterious plot.

The first official synopsis for The Acolyte has been revealed by Lucasfilm, teasing a compelling relationship between a Jedi Master and a dangerous warrior from his past. Since The Acolyte was announced as an upcoming Star Wars TV show, many have been curious about what the series will hold. With the show promising the first live-action look into Star Wars' High Republic era, excitement has naturally been high. Even above some upcoming Star Wars movies, anticipation for The Acolyte has grown, with Lucasfilm's announcement of a release date and official synopsis only adding to the hype.
Amandla Stenberg, star of The Acolyte, next to a drawing of Vernestra Rwoh holding a purple lightsaber from the High Republic era of Star Wars, set against a starry background
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As per StarWars.com, the plot synopsis for The Acolyte has been revealed. While the basic outline of the plot involving the High Republic Jedi has been known before, Lucasfilm has revealed intriguing character connections. Furthermore, the plot synopsis has seemingly confirmed the two main characters of The Acolyte's intriguing Star Wars story:
"In The Acolyte , an investigation into a shocking crime spree pits a respected Jedi Master (Lee Jung-jae) against a dangerous warrior from his past (Amandla Stenberg). As more clues emerge, they travel down a dark path where sinister forces reveal all is not what it seems…."
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Is This A Former Padawan Who Has Now Become A Sith?​

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Perhaps the most intriguing aspect of The Acolyte's plot synopsis is the idea of Amandla Stenberg's "dangerous warrior." The implication of the synopsis is that Stenberg's character was once familiar with Lee Jung-jae's Jedi Master. As such, it could be the case that the dangerous warrior in question was once the Padawan of Jung-jae's Jedi, before falling to the dark side of the Force.
One thing that has been regularly reiterated about The Acolyte is that the show will focus on growing Sith powers in the galaxy, 100 years before the events of Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace. Therefore, it would make sense to have one of the show's lead characters be Sith-inclined. Through Stenberg's dangerous warrior, this could be the case. If that was not intriguing enough, the character's connection to a Jedi Master only makes the story of The Acolyte all the more compelling, and the wait for June 4, 2024, all the more difficult.
 
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Leslye Headland ​

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Why is a white woman who used to cover up for Harvey Weinstein, with next to zero experience in the genre, allowed to be the show runner for a Star Wars series that takes so many influences from Asian culture?

This shit looks like the Matrix meets Star Wars. I want to say I'm excited but this shit looks like more of the same "Force is Female" shit that is being Forced on Star Wars fans.

Where are the Black Male Jedi's? Oh Black women can play Force sensitive antagonists, what about Force Sensitive protagonists? Are those only reserved for Asians and CAC Males and Females?
 
EPDC said:
Why is a white woman who used to cover up for Harvey Weinstein, with next to zero experience in the genre, allowed to be the show runner for a Star Wars series that takes so many influences from Asian culture?

This shit looks like the Matrix meets Star Wars. I want to say I'm excited but this shit looks like more of the same "Force is Female" shit that is being Forced on Star Wars fans.

Where are the Black Male Jedi's? Oh Black women can play Force sensitive antagonists, what about Force Sensitive protagonists? Are those only reserved for Asians and CAC Males and Females?
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Careful dude.
They're gonna start calling you an incel because you're voicing your displeasure over what you feel about this trailer.

And it's funny you should mention The Matrix.
'Cuz Carrie Ann Moss (Trinity) is one of the stars of this series.
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And as the trailer seems to "suggest", she's using some of those Matrix fighting styles as a Jedi Master.
More or less she's a Kung-Fu Jedi...
:hithead:
 
CptMARVEL said:
Careful dude.
They're gonna start calling you an incel because you're voicing your displeasure over what you feel about this trailer.

And it's funny you should mention The Matrix.
'Cuz Carrie Ann Moss (Trinity) is one of the stars of this series.
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And as the trailer seems to "suggest", she's using some of those Matrix fighting styles as a Jedi Master.
More or less she's a Kung-Fu Jedi...
:hithead:
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Yeah, caught Trinity in the trailer.

Man I really don't care. I'm too old to care what dudes think about my opinions on Star Wars. I'm in my mid forties, have been a Star Wars fan since my childhood and just have not been a fan with the way Disney used Star Wars to push their agendas.

It ain't about women characters, hell I enjoyed Mara Jade in the EU books and loved Ahsoka in Clone Wars in addition to Bo Katan, and even MAGA Ass Cara Dune in Mandalorian.

The damned Cartman/South Park sketch is accurate with the way Disney/Kathleen Kennedy has been approaching these properties, to the point they end up being looking like a checklist on screen instead of good stories with great characters.

Asian Jedi Master ✓
Old CAC Woman Jedi ✓
Young LGBTQLMNOP CAC female Jedi Padawan ✓
Young Black female Sith apprentice ✓
Ambiguously racial Jedi Padawan with the Killmonger haircut✓

Shit is corny.
 
The best Star Wars film was “Episode 4”.

Why?

No Blacks, No LGBT, No Latinos, No Asians.

Just 3 White chicks in the flick who were there but had no impact in the main story.

Just White Boyz running around doing there thing.

The film was classic Hollywood, out of sight, out of mind.

HaHa!!! :lol:
 
EPDC said:
Yeah, caught Trinity in the trailer.

Man I really don't care. I'm too old to care what dudes think about my opinions on Star Wars. I'm in my mid forties, have been a Star Wars fan since my childhood and just have not been a fan with the way Disney used Star Wars to push their agendas.

It ain't about women characters, hell I enjoyed Mara Jade in the EU books and loved Ahsoka in Clone Wars in addition to Bo Katan, and even MAGA Ass Cara Dune in Mandalorian.

The damned Cartman/South Park sketch is accurate with the way Disney/Kathleen Kennedy has been approaching these properties, to the point they end up being looking like a checklist on screen instead of good stories with great characters.

Asian Jedi Master ✓
Old CAC Woman Jedi ✓
Young LGBTQLMNOP CAC female Jedi Padawan ✓
Young Black female Sith apprentice ✓
Ambiguously racial Jedi Padawan with the Killmonger haircut✓

Shit is corny.
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BOOM!!!
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You're preaching to the choir, bub...:yes:
 
I understand why InCells hate the fact the majority of the cast is women cuz they hate women and rather see a full cast of White Boyz.

“The Matrix” references is mainly due to seeing Carrie Anne Moss. Those films are her most recognizable so regardless of what she is in, everyone sees “The Matrix”. Just like when she debuted in the Netflix Marvel series.

What I see in the trailer is it’s debuting Jedi doing more things than swinging around a lightsaber, jumping high buildings in a single bound and pushing around stuff with the Force.

I fully understand “The Books” went into depth, but you have to remember majority of folks (Like me) never read “The Books”. So Disney is now going to display what the Jedi can do from the books and whatever shit they can think of.

George Lucas in Episodes 4 - 6 never displayed what the Jedi was capable of. Obi Won was aged out along with Yoda. Luke had no Fucking clue on what he was doing which was clear in Episode 5 when he couldn’t lift his X-Wing and got his Ass kicked by his Old Man in Episode 6.

George in the prequels Episodes 1 - 3 is where he started showing more abilities of the Jedi, but it wasn’t anything impressive. The Clone Wars never really displayed their full abilities.

Disney since acquiring the property hasn’t really focused on the Jedi, their main focus has been closing out the Skywalker storyline which they pretty much did with Episode 9.

With this series and future projects, we will start seeing the Jedi showcase other abilities that they can do.

And the same thing with the Sith. All we have seen them do is swing their lightsabers around, do Force chokes and leap high buildings in a single bound. We should start seeing their full abilities in this series and future content.

Definitely looking forward to this series.
 
I'm only interested because it seems less connected to the main story so they can fuck less things/characters I care about up. It's what they should have done from jump, acknowledge the ogs but move on, also the cast is great. Hope it's not another dud, but if it is I'll care way less.
 
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'The Acolyte' creator explains that shocking premiere opening scene

'The Acolyte' creator Leslye Headland and star Amandla Stenberg explain that shocking premiere opening scene, and how it was influenced by 'Breaking Bad.'
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The Acolyte creator explains that shocking premiere opening scene​

Imagine Walter White with a lightsaber.
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Well, that certainly didn’t last long. Fans were giddy with anticipation to see Carrie-Anne Moss wield a lightsaber as Jedi Master Indara on Star Wars: The Acolyte, and they did not have to wait long to get it as she powered up the green blade before the opening credits even appeared. Little did they know when said fight scene began that (absent any flashbacks to come) it would be her last.

Moss’ Indara was struck down in the series’ very first scene by a mysterious assassin played by Amandla Stenberg — an assassin later revealed to be a revenge-seeking twin named Mae who was separated from her sister Osha (also played by Stenberg) by the Jedi when they were young.

Jedi Master Indara (Carrie-Anne Moss) on 'The Acolyte'

Jedi Master Indara (Carrie-Anne Moss) on 'The Acolyte'.
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The death serves as the inflection point for the entire story, leading Osha and her former Master Sol (Lee Jung-jae) to search for the rogue Force-user. But show creator Leslye Headland says there was also another reason to kill off Moss’ character so soon. “The truth is that I just wanted to create a cold open,” Headland tells Entertainment Weekly. “I think it's the TV writer in me, to create a cold open that you were just shocked by.”

In fact, there was a specific opening scene that inspired the showrunner to come out of the gate so strong. “Not to compare myself at all to Vince Gilligan, but the cold open to Breaking Bad is one of the best cold opens ever. So whenever I sit down to write anything, I'm like, ‘Well, I won't be able to top that, but in my show, what's the version of that?’ And it felt like the best I could come up with was killing Carrie-Anne Moss. It was icing Trinity and just having everyone go, ‘I'm sorry. What's happening in this?’”

As for the person that does the on-screen icing, Stenberg says a lot of work went into pulling off that jaw-dropping “Force-fu” battle. “I think about the training process, and slowly I was introduced to each element that would then lead to me knowing all the stunt choreography," says Stenberg. “So it started with just practicing slicing the air at varying degrees until I could do it without guidance, and working on the positioning of my hips and where my power would come from. All of that contributed to me understanding what I wanted the physicality of the character to be.”

Jedi Master Indara (Carrie-Anne Moss) and Mae (Amandla Stenberg) on 'The Acolyte'

Jedi Master Indara (Carrie-Anne Moss) and Mae (Amandla Stenberg) on 'The Acolyte'.
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While Mae is obviously a super powerful warrior, Stenberg did not want to simply show power. “What I really like about this character is that I didn't want her to feel like she was just a brute force,” Stenberg says. “I just felt like she wasn't written that way when I picked apart all the subtext of what Leslye had written. And when I thought about what these characters represent, which is kind of the light and dark sides of the Force, the dark side of the Force is seductive and it plays tricks on you. And that's what I really love about Mae and all of her choreography.”

Of course, Stenberg is not just playing one character, but two. So how does her approach to playing the pair take into consideration their similarities and differences? "I think of them as always in flux with each other. So a quality that one of them might really be exhibiting, the other one is lacking. And then when that one starts to take on more of that quality, it weans in the other one. I think of them as always kind of an interplay with each other.”

For Stenberg, the interplay between Mae and Osha leans into a long Star Wars tradition. “I think of them as yin and yang,” she says of the pair. "That was really important to me. And we have some of that imagery in the show. Yin and yang has also been important imagery in the Star Wars universe through The Last Jedi and The Clone Wars. And I love that kind of part of the allure of Star Wars.”

Mae (Amandla Stenberg) and Jedi Master Indara (Carrie-Anne Moss) on 'The Acolyte'

Mae (Amandla Stenberg) and Jedi Master Indara (Carrie-Anne Moss) on 'The Acolyte'.
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She even references a famous Clone Wars installment that was revisited at the end of the Ahsoka season finale. “One of my favorite episodes of Clone Wars is about the father and the daughter and the son. They're kind of like the Greek gods of the Star Wars universe, and they very much embody that concept of yin and yang. And these are the main forces that govern the universe. So because our twins are kind of magical and come from a magical community, I thought of them as embodying these concepts.”

Even if that means slaying a Jedi Master in the process.
 

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