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Leslye Headland Admits She’s Using Star Wars And ‘The Acolyte’ To Push Discussion On Gender Norms: “It’s So Wildly Intentional”
Leslye Headland, the showrunner of The Acolyte, confirmed she's using the show and Star Wars to push discussion on gender norms. In an interview with Collider, Headland was asked about the show's approach to gender norms by Maggie Lovitt after confirming there is a...
‘The Acolyte’ Showrunner Leslye Headland Claims Negative Reviews For Her Show Are “Review Bombing,” She Previously Claimed She Was Sad The Show Was Being Dismantled
The Acolyte showrunner Leslye Headland claims that negative audience reviews of her Star Wars show are "review bombing." However, she previously claimed she was "sad" that the show was being dismantled. Back on June 20th, Headland informed The Hollywood Reporter, "It...
Leslye Headland Admits ‘The Acolyte’ Is About Breaking “Down The Jedi As A Concept”
The Acolyte showrunner Leslye Headland admitted that one of the main purposes of the show is to "break down the Jedi as a concept." Speaking with Maggie Lovitt at Collider, Headland was asked, "For you, as a fan of Star Wars, how much fun has it been to get to pick...
Media Attempts To Spin ‘The Acolyte’ As A Success Based On Nebulous And Undefined Streaming And Engagement Index
Canadian-owned media website ScreenRant attempted to spin The Acolyte as a success based on nebulous metrics from an analytics firm called Reelgood. In an article titled "Exclusive Data Suggests The Acolyte Is A Star Wars Success Story Despite The Backlash," Thomas...
‘The Acolyte’ Has Manny Jacinto’s Sith Character Quote Jordan Peterson
The Walt Disney Company continues to use Jordan Peterson as a villain in its various IPs. The latest is having the Sith character played by Manny Jacinto quote Peterson at the end of the most recent episode. Jacinto's Qimir character says at the end of the episode,...
Rumor: Luke Skywalker To Make Appearance In Dave Filoni’s ‘Ahsoka’ Season 2
A new rumor claims that Lucasfilm plans to have Luke Skywalker make an appearance in Dave Filoni's second season of Ahsoka. This latest rumor comes from scooper WDW Pro, who detailed in a recent video upload, "According to a source that I have … Dave Filoni may be...
Weapons And Fight Scene Expert Mocks ‘The Acolyte’s’ Lightsaber Fight Scene: “They’re Not Even Aiming For Each Other”
Weapons and fight scene expert and YouTuber Shad Brooks, who hosts Fight Scene Autopsy on his Shadiversity YouTube channel, broke down The Acolyte's lightsaber fights in the show's fifth episode. Brooks was unimpressed with the show's lightsaber fights from the very...
‘The Acolyte’ Viewership Declines For A Second Week In A Row, Nearly 60% Decline From ‘Ahsoka’
Viewership for The Acolyte has declined for the second week in a row according to data shared by analytics firm Luminate. As reported by Variety, viewership for The Acolyte declined to 232.2 million minutes watched for the week the show's fifth episode debuted. That's...
‘The Acolyte’ Showrunner Leslye Headland Says “You’re Not Really Going To Learn Much About” Qimir’s Background Moving Forward
The Acolyte showrunner Leslye Headland confirmed that the last three episodes of the show's first season will not explore Qimir's background as a Sith. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Headland was asked, "Are we going to learn more of the Stranger’s...
Leslye Headland Admits ‘The Acolyte’ Season 2 Has Not Been Greenlit Yet: “Who Knows What’s Going To Happen?”
Showrunner for Lucasfilm's latest Star Wars series The Acolyte, Leslye Headland, admitted that the show has not been greenlit for a second season yet. In a lengthy interview with Entertainment Weekly breaking down much of the events that happened in the show's fifth...
‘The Acolyte’ Showrunner Leslye Headland Casts Doubt On A Second Season Being Made
Leslye Headland, the showrunner for The Acolyte, recently cast doubt on the idea that the show will get greenlit for a second season. Speaking with Entertainment Weekly following the release of the show's fifth episode, Headland said, "Something that I've noticed is...
‘The Acolyte’ Actor Manny Jacinto Claims 6th Episode Of Show Will Be A “New Story” With “New Motivations For All Of The Different Characters”
Actor Manny Jacinto, who plays Qimir and the Sith in The Acolyte, recently attempted to explain the final line his character delivers in the fifth episode and by doing so he claims the it will begin a "new story" with the sixth episode. In the show's fifth episode,...