Commentary: ‘The Acolyte’ broke new ground. Why its cancellation is bad news for the future of ‘Star Wars’
7 months, 1 week ago

Commentary: ‘The Acolyte’ broke new ground. Why its cancellation is bad news for the future of ‘Star Wars’

LA Times  

“The Acolyte,” starring Amandla Stenberg and Manny Jacinto, has been canceled — a blow for “Star Wars” that dampens hopes for the franchise’s future. It’s set roughly 100 years before the events of “Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace” during the waning days of the High Republic era. The show was the first live-action “Star Wars” project to take place during a completely different time period than the core film series known as the Skywalker Saga. “The Acolyte” broke new ground, spotlighting a time period that has primarily been built out in “Star Wars” novels and comics over the last few years.

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Star Wars: The Acolyte cast member calls out Disney for lack of support over ‘racist’ abuse
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Star Wars: The Acolyte cast member calls out Disney for lack of support over ‘racist’ abuse

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. It’s really unfair.” She jumped to the defence of …

Racist ‘Star War’ Fans Made Sure ‘The Acolyte’ Would Fail
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Racist ‘Star War’ Fans Made Sure ‘The Acolyte’ Would Fail

Huff Post  

Amandla Stenberg in Lucasfilm's "The Acolyte," which is streaming on Disney+. And it made this job all worthwhile for me.” Before Stenberg, John Boyega faced a similar racist backlash as a lead actor in the “Star Wars” sequel trilogy. In May, while receiving the honorary Palme d’Or in the closing night ceremony at Cannes, “Star Wars” creator George Lucas called …

Amandla Stenberg opens up about ‘The Acolyte’ cancellation
7 months ago

Amandla Stenberg opens up about ‘The Acolyte’ cancellation

The Hindu  

Amandla Stenberg has addressed the recent cancellation of The Acolyte, a Star Wars spin-off series, sharing that the news was “not a huge shock” following intense backlash from some fans. “For those who aren’t aware, there has been a rampage of vitriol that we have faced since the show was even announced, when it was still just a concept and …

‘Star Wars’ spin-off show ‘The Acolyte’ cancelled after one season
7 months, 1 week ago

‘Star Wars’ spin-off show ‘The Acolyte’ cancelled after one season

The Hindu  

Star Wars spin-off seriesThe Acolyte will not be returning for a second season on streamer Disney+ Hotstar. The show, which chronicled the rise of the Sith roughly 100 years before the events of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, has been axed by Lucasfilm, reported entertainment news outlet Variety. The series’ cancellation, which premiered on Disney+ Hotstar in June, is a …

The Acolyte Was the Most Promising Star Wars Failure in Years
55 years, 2 months ago

The Acolyte Was the Most Promising Star Wars Failure in Years

Slate  

The Acolyte started out with one of the most provocative questions of any Star Wars story—really, any piece of franchise entertainment—in years: What if the Jedi were wrong? A flashback episode, the season’s third, revealed that it was Mae, not the Jedi, who set the fire that destroyed her home, killing everyone but her twin sister Osha, and that the …

The Acolyte episode 8: Will there be a season 2? All you need to know
8 months, 1 week ago

The Acolyte episode 8: Will there be a season 2? All you need to know

Hindustan Times  

Star Wars The Acolyte aired its last episode and the fans were not ready for the show to end just yet. Episode 8 of The Acolyte aired on Wednesday, July 17 hinted at a possible renewal of a second season. While there has been no official announcement of a second season of Star Wars of a second episode, it does …

Can The Acolyte Redeem Star Wars on TV?
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Can The Acolyte Redeem Star Wars on TV?

Slate  

On this week’s show, Dan Kois fills in for Dana Stevens. The hosts begin by exploring the latest addition to the Star Wars canon, The Acolyte, created by Leslye Headland. Amandla Stenberg and Lee Jung-jae lead the whodunnit mystery, and while there is a lot to admire about the show’s visuals and depiction of the Master Jedi, The Acolyte often …

"The Acolyte" follows the Thread to tell a tragic Jedi story from the witches' perspective
9 months, 2 weeks ago

"The Acolyte" follows the Thread to tell a tragic Jedi story from the witches' perspective

Salon  

“Star Wars” spirituality revolves around dichotomies – good and evil, light and the Dark Side, the Jedi and the Sith. With “Star Wars: The Acolyte” series creator Leslye Headland uses a standard vengeance tale to expand the audience’s view of one of the more irksome designations in George Lucas’ expanded canon: witches. Predictably, most of its wielders are women — …

"The Acolyte" bait and switch angered some, but many more kept watching. That's why it works
9 months, 3 weeks ago

"The Acolyte" bait and switch angered some, but many more kept watching. That's why it works

Salon  

The following contains spoilers for the series premiere of "Star Wars: The Acolyte." Moss is a superb Trojan horse leading people into a “Star Wars” show that breaks from the usual pattern in many respects, including making the franchise's first Asian Jedi master its lead. We need your help to stay independent Subscribe today to support Salon's progressive journalism “Fury …

The Acolyte review: Atrociously creaky dialogue holds back a refreshing take on Star Wars
9 months, 3 weeks ago

The Acolyte review: Atrociously creaky dialogue holds back a refreshing take on Star Wars

The Independent  

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. It also tries to expand the Star Wars universe by introducing …

A riveting "Star Wars: The Acolyte" breaks away from the usual Jedi rhetoric about good and evil
9 months, 3 weeks ago

A riveting "Star Wars: The Acolyte" breaks away from the usual Jedi rhetoric about good and evil

Salon  

Five years’ worth of “Star Wars” shows has provided enough evidence for a person to suspect that the extensively known canon fans revere has also creatively shackled it. The ensuing battle is a slice of straight-up action movie fan fic, pitting Trinity from “The Matrix” movies against an ace fighter with a vendetta a la “Kill Bill” – except, again, …

Newest Star Wars: The Acolyte trailer makes the timeline even more confusing
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Newest Star Wars: The Acolyte trailer makes the timeline even more confusing

Hindustan Times  

Disney’s coming Star Wars series, The Acolyte, premiere on Disney Plus, looms just a month away. Disney's latest Star Wars series premiering on Disney Plus soon The latest trailer for the show hints at a thematic exploration similar to that of Rian Johnson's ‘Star Wars Episode VIII: We can also observe the movie's position on the conflict between the morality …

‘Star Wars’ spin-off series ‘The Acolyte’ locks premiere date
1 year ago

‘Star Wars’ spin-off series ‘The Acolyte’ locks premiere date

The Hindu  

Streaming service Disney+ has set June 4 premiere for The Acolyte, the new Lucasfilm Star Wars series. The Acolyte is a mystery-thriller that will take the audience into a galaxy of shadowy secrets and emerging dark-side powers in the final days of the High Republic era. Amandla Stenberg, Lee Jung-jae, Manny Jacinto, Jodie Turner-Smith, Dafne Keen, Rebecca Henderson, Charlie Barnett, …

Let's all stop ignoring The Fandom Menace. It's real, and it's winning
2 years, 9 months ago

Let's all stop ignoring The Fandom Menace. It's real, and it's winning

Salon  

One of the first highly public instances of "Ms. Marvel" trolling happened nearly a decade ago, courtesy of Stephen Colbert. Some engage in review bombing, as they did to Disney+'s "Ms. Marvel" hours after its debut, because it's an easy way to kick what they see as the social justice warrior hornet's nest. The group's history reveals that it's only …

Star Wars Has a Fandom Problem
2 years, 9 months ago

Star Wars Has a Fandom Problem

Wired  

This isn’t anything new for Star Wars fandom—a fact Ingram herself underscored in an interview published ahead of Kenobi’s premiere. In 2018, Star Wars: The Last Jedi star Kelly Marie Tran deleted her social media after receiving racist and abusive messages; she would later describe the decision by saying, “It was basically me being like, ‘Oh, this isn’t good for …

After ‘Rise of Skywalker’ and Baby Yoda, Kathleen Kennedy’s plan for ‘Star Wars’ and beyond
5 years, 3 months ago

After ‘Rise of Skywalker’ and Baby Yoda, Kathleen Kennedy’s plan for ‘Star Wars’ and beyond

LA Times  

Rob Bredow, head of Lucasfilm’s visual effects division Industrial Light & Magic, came to Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy in early 2018 with a bold idea for filming Jon Favreau’s upcoming TV series, “The Mandalorian.” The filmmakers wanted to use what they’d been calling the “stage of the future”: a set wrapped in LED screens to create the virtual backgrounds for …

How the New Star Wars Movies Are Revolutionizing Serial Fiction in Film, in One Smart Video Essay
8 years, 11 months ago

How the New Star Wars Movies Are Revolutionizing Serial Fiction in Film, in One Smart Video Essay

Slate  

Serialized fiction is an ideal mass-market form, delivered in installments to draw consumers in and string them along from chapter to chapter with the promise of more developments to come—and from comic books to Hollywood sequels, these franchises have often been criticized for this exact reason. But in a new video essay, video blogger Evan Puschak argues for this genre’s …

Please, stop forcing ‘Star Wars’ on me (opinion)
9 years, 3 months ago

Please, stop forcing ‘Star Wars’ on me (opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Todd Leopold is a writer and producer for CNN Digital’s Features team who specializes in pop culture Story highlights Todd Leopold: "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" opens next week; the marketing hype is blotting out the sun He says a franchise that started as an old-timey takeoff on movie serials has mutated into "Serious Art," with rabid fans, …

The first ‘Star Wars’ of the social media age and how a trailer sent fan frenzy into hyperspace
9 years, 5 months ago

The first ‘Star Wars’ of the social media age and how a trailer sent fan frenzy into hyperspace

LA Times  

In one sense, it was just an ordinary trailer, a 2 1/2-minute sneak peek at a movie that won’t hit theaters for two months. “The Force Awakens” — which arrives 10 years after the last installment in the series — is the first “Star Wars” film of the social media age, exponentially amplifying and quickening word-of-mouth reactions that, in the …

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