‘The Acolyte’ Star Amandla Stenberg Geeks Out About ‘Star Wars’ at San Diego Comic-Con
During San Diego Comic-Con, Lucasfilm finally announced that Amandla Stenberg would be joining the cast of the upcoming series The Acolyte, months after reports of their involvement first appeared. Speaking to DenOfGeek in San Diego, Stenberg shared their enthusiasm about joining the project, saying:
“[Smiling from ear to ear] I’m so excited! Oh my God, I’ve been on the edge of my seat for months. I’ve been attached for a long time… So my whole life is Star Wars. When I wake up I think about Star Wars, I love Star Wars before I go to sleep. I read Star Wars, I listen to Star Wars podcasts, you know? So my life has been transformed to being dedicated to this one universe, which is actually really fun and liberating. So to get to finally share it with the people that love the universe so much, especially because they contribute so much to it.”
Stenberg then revealed how Lucasfilm finally decided to announce their casting:
“Well, when the Star Wars folks found out I was coming to Comic-Con, they were like ‘Well… I think it’s time, we’re gonna unleash you upon the world.”
The Acolyte is rumored to be in pre-production, aiming at starting to roll cameras in November. For now, we don’t know anyone else attached to the series, but that could change in the next few months. On September 10, Lucasfilm will have a presentation at Disney’s D23 Expo, where they could discuss the series, since they didn’t bring it up during Star Wars Celebration in May.
Leslye Headland is the showrunner, and even though we know she assembled a writers’ room last year, we don’t know anyone else that has worked on the show. If they are indeed starting to film in November, a 2024 release on Disney Plus seems very likely.
Miguel Fernández is a Spanish student that has movies as his second passion in life. His favorite movie of all time is The Lord of the Rings, but he is also a huge Star Wars fan. However, fantasy movies are not his only cup of tea, as movies from Scorsese, Fincher, Kubrick or Hitchcock have been an obsession for him since he started to understand the language of filmmaking. He is that guy who will watch a black and white movie, just because it is in black and white.
