Behind this series which looks like a murder mystery, we find Leslye Headland, co-creator of the Netflix series Russian Doll. She serves as screenwriter, producer, showrunner and director (of the first two episodes). Leslye Headland is an undeniable Star Wars fan. She has Princess Leia’s face tattooed on her right hand. The producer discovered the galaxy far, far away, as a teenager, with the special editions of the original trilogy at the cinema then by immersing herself in the Extended Universe (EU) of the novels.
“The Acolyte”: what is the Star Wars series broadcast on Disney + worth?
By placing its plot a hundred years before the films, Leslye Headland dives into “this space of escape”. “Which was great, she tells us during a videoconference interview. This is because I could create an original story without encroaching on other series. There’s this freedom that it offered, in terms of telling a story that was entirely original. Then this allowed another entry point into the universe. Even people who don’t like Star Wars or don’t know“The Acolyte”: what is the Star Wars series broadcast on Disney + worth?s Star Wars and who have not seen the other films or series, will be able to watch The Acolyte. It’s only useful to know what a Jedi is. But pop culture took care of that for me.”
Connoisseurs will recognize certain references, such as the Night Sisters, mentioned in the animated series The Clone Wars. This exclusively feminine order occupies a determining place in The Acolyte. The superior Jedi Vernestra Rwoh (played by Rebecca Henderson, wife of the producer) comes from the novels covering the era of the High Republic. But, says Leslye Headland, “it’s not just about satisfying fans and bringing in iconic characters. It’s really about creating a new world, telling new stories and seeing how these characters evolve.”
The Acolyte reveals how an organization as respected and powerful as the Jedi Order can find itself both at its peak and on the eve of the decline that will unfold from The Phantom Menacee. “Star Wars always tells the story of an outsider facing the institution” summarizes Leslye Headland: Anakin against the rigors of the Jedi and the Republic, Luke Skywalker against the Empire… “[Dans The Acolyte]the Jedi are the institution” specifies the screenwriter and producer.
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Leslye Headland explains what the “sidekick” of the title is: “It’s just the rule of two, for the Sith: there is one who holds the power and the other who covets it. The question then is how the apprentice becomes the master. How can he or she get to this position and have their own apprentice?”
One of the underlying themes of the entire Star Wars saga is, indeed, the quest for power, its abuses and its excesses. At the time of the High Republic, the Jedi exercised it without sharing, to the point of seeming blind to what threatened them. Would they be too powerful? “I have mixed opinions on the matter. I think whenever there’s a consolidation of power, when one institution can wield it and not other factions, I always find it a little scary, even if it’s a benevolent institution. It seems unbalanced to me. The Force is always about balance. So I think as well-intentioned as the Jedi are, the scales are very much in their favor. They don’t expect a threat like the one that occurs in the series [dans The Acolyte].”
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