Vi visste redan att Squid Game-stjärnan Lee Jung-jae fått en roll i den kommande serien Star Wars: The Acolyte (premiär på Disney+), men vi visste inte något mer än så. Nu har Jung-jae själv berättat en mer om sin karaktär i en intervju hos Entertainment Weekly:
"I didn't know that I'd be playing a Jedi master. And this is a huge opportunity, which I'm still extremely grateful for. And to be playing in a film that I really enjoyed watching is still surreal for me. I can't believe I'm playing a Jedi master and I get to use a lightsaber!"
När det gäller att arbeta med Star Wars säger han att han alltid har tyckt att de är fräna filmer, men att han börjat förstå dem bättre som vuxen. Därför anser han att detta är viktigt och kommer göra sitt bästa för att göra fenomenet rättvisa:
"Back in the day, I thought it was just a cool film, full of surprises. Now as an older person, I realize the topics that they talk about are much deeper than what's first perceived. And actually working on the project, I understand more of the themes and the topics that they talk about. And I really get to explore the emotions and express the themes and the topics very well. On the first day on set, I felt really excited going in, but day by day, as we go deep into the shooting, I have this responsibility that I really, really, really want to do this well. And I focus and concentrate on how I can do this better. So it's not just fun."
The Acolyte utspelar sig under High Republic-eran, ungefär 100 år innan den något dysfunktionella Skywalker-familjen förstörde galaxen långt, långt borta. Om den blir populär kan vi förmodligen förvänta oss att eran utforskas ytterligare i framtiden. Den officiella beskrivningen lyder:
"The Acolyte is a mystery-thriller that will take viewers into a galaxy of shadowy secrets and emerging dark-side powers in the final days of the High Republic era. A former Padawan reunites with her Jedi Master to investigate a series of crimes, but the forces they confront are more sinister than they ever anticipated."
En blivande Jedi-mästare
