Tag: Leslye Headland
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‘The Acolyte’ Has Strongest Disney+ Premiere in 2024
Disney has announced that The Acolyte has had the strongest premiere on Disney+ of any program this year. Initially, the series premiered with 4.8 million views in the first 24 hours. However, that was just the start of it. This new Star Wars series premiere episode continued to gather views and reached 11.1 million views*…
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‘The Acolyte’ Creator on How New Series is ‘Star Wars From the Bad Guys’ Perspective’
Leslye Headland was “very interested in telling a story about the Sith” when it came to The Acolyte — the new Star Wars series on Disney+. However, in a saga known for heroes like Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, and Han Solo, how would the creator and executive producer of the series focus on the bad guys that make up…
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Star Wars Discussion with Dave Filoni and Leslye Headland
It’s a fantastic time to be a Star Wars fan. There is a lot of new content coming out, including The Acolyte. Ahead of the start of this new series, Lucasfilm’s chief creative officer and The Acolyte creator sat down to talk about storytelling in the a galaxy far, far away. The discussion is described in the…
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Amandla Stenberg Heading to Star Wars Series ‘The Acolyte’
Amandla Stenberg will be headlining the new Star Wars series called The Acolyte. The news was confirmed when Star Wars tweeted a welcome to the series for the actress. This confirms rumors that have been circling about her involvement since late last year. The Acolyte will take place about 100 years before the events of…
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Female-Centric Star Wars Series in the Works for Disney+ Streaming Service
Star Wars fans have another big project to look forward to! This week, fans found out that Leslye Headland was the showrunner and writer for a female-centric Star Wars series that would be coming to the Disney+ streaming service. This point of view is something that the Star Wars universe has been notoriously lacking since the…