Star Wars: The Acolyte

chrisstbh · Aug 26, 2024

Solidus · Aug 26, 2024

Reeves is popular, but I wouldn't be dismissive of the selection of Lee Jung Jae (even though it's Acolyte we're talking about). As an actor, he has somewhat of a legendary status in South Korea and Asia. I think Disney was fortunate to cast him.

jye4ever · Aug 26, 2024

Solidus said:
Reeves is popular, but I wouldn't be dismissive of the selection of Lee Jung Jae (even though it's Acolyte we're talking about). As an actor, he has somewhat of a legendary status in South Korea and Asia. I think Disney was fortunate to cast him.

Plus it would’ve been too on the nose to have Keanu and Moss together.

Solidus · Aug 26, 2024

jye4ever said:
Plus it would’ve been too on the nose to have Keanu and Moss together.

Matrix Acolyte :lecture

jaztermareal · Aug 26, 2024

Solidus said:
Matrix Acolyte

Matrix Acolyte

Matricolyte

Matriarcolyte

Matriarchy lite

OMG!! Acolyte is matriarchal propaganda confirmed!!!!!! Someone get Mike Zeroh to make a dozen vids!!

Khev · Aug 26, 2024

Boy Leslye really wanted to taint The Matrix forever didn't she, lol.

Solidus · Aug 26, 2024

Deleted some back-and-forth comments above. Remember to engage discussions in a civil manner.

Solidus · Aug 26, 2024

Khev said:
Boy Leslye really wanted to taint The Matrix forever didn't she, lol.

The Matrix comparisons would've been endless if that happened (especially with memes). Although, that probably would've helped the Acolyte's ratings somewhat :lol

Wor-Gar · Aug 26, 2024

Keanu as Plagueis

Whoa...

Solidus · Aug 26, 2024

Here's Lee Jung Jae's response to the show's cancellation (from Forbes):

...now even the cast members are chiming in about The Acolyte’s cancellation with reactions ranging from bewilderment to clear annoyance. The first is the diplomatic but confused Lee Jung-jae, one of the stars of the first season who was (spoilers) killed off in the finale. Even if he wasn’t returning, he wanted to the show to live on, and was stunned it wasn’t going to. Here he is speaking to EW.

“Personally speaking, I really loved Leslye’s writing. I thought that she was a great writer and director who was very talented in the storytelling, as well as creating characters and creating meaningful structures within the story. So I was actually personally really looking forward to watching a season 2 with her at the helm.”

“Honestly, I am hoping that maybe there could be changes in the future,” Lee says. “Because you never know what's going to happen. So on a personal level, I really hope we could get to see further stories of Leslye’s second season.”

He seems to believe it’s not impossible that Disney could reverse it, or perhaps continue the story a different way, but Disney has been completely silent about all of this, letting the news leak out in the trades rather than addressing it directly.

The Buffinator · Aug 26, 2024

Wor-Gar said:
Keanu as Plagueis

Whoa...

And Plagueis knows kung fu. Who needs the Dark Arts when he knows kung fu?

Mondragon · Aug 26, 2024

Khev said:
...Leslye Headland's wife is bitterly sharing on social media?

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As is the author of the article, CT Jones
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That the headline calls the Acolyte "The Best of Star Wars" should clue in on the "non bias" of the article.

Mondragon · Aug 26, 2024

Solidus said:
Reeves is popular, but I wouldn't be dismissive of the selection of Lee Jung Jae (even though it's Acolyte we're talking about). As an actor, he has somewhat of a legendary status in South Korea and Asia. I think Disney was fortunate to cast him.

Agree, he was one of the best things about the show.
It's my understanding he was learning English while performing, and still one of, if not the best actor on the show.

Despite his character being written as complete outrageous betrayal of everything we know of the Jedi.

jaztermareal · Aug 26, 2024

Wor-Gar said:
Keanu as Plagueis

Whoa...

With Owen Wilson as Darth Tenenbros

Wow

goatchumby · Aug 26, 2024

Khev said:
Boy Leslye really wanted to taint The Matrix forever didn't she, lol.

I think WB already accomplished that.

Kebron · Aug 26, 2024

Harlockfan said:
What was the budget of those other shows?

I’m not sure. Are you able to look it up?

𝘨⃨𝘭⃨𝘪⃨𝘵⃨𝘤⃨𝘩⃨10ᔦᔦ · Aug 26, 2024

I read somewhere that Keanu might be playing Revan at some point.
If done right right, I think it could definitely work.

YoNoSe · Aug 26, 2024

I wonder if they approached the Wachowskis to play Osha and May.

Khev · Aug 26, 2024

𝘨⃨𝘭⃨𝘪⃨𝘵⃨𝘤⃨𝘩⃨10ᔦᔦ said:
I read somewhere that Keanu might be playing Revan at some point.
If done right right, I think it could definitely work.

I think the "if done right" ship is long gone, lol.

Felinx · Aug 26, 2024

Solidus said:
Reeves is popular, but I wouldn't be dismissive of the selection of Lee Jung Jae (even though it's Acolyte we're talking about). As an actor, he has somewhat of a legendary status in South Korea and Asia. I think Disney was fortunate to cast him.

Well Keanu in his older years has somehow visually transformed into an Asian man anyway, though without the beard (Bill & Ted Face the Music) he's a kinda saggy Severus Snape.

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