“Squid Game” star Lee Jung-jae has been cast as the male lead in Disney+’s upcoming “Star Wars” show “The Acolyte,” alongside previously announced star Amandla Stenberg.
Going back in time more than any live-action “Star Wars” project before it, “The Acolyte” will take place in the last days of the High Republic Era, centuries before “The Phantom Menace,” where the idea-of-could-be The wiped out Sith are back. “Russian Doll” co-creator Leslie Hedland will perform.
Speaking to TheWrap last year, Headland — who is the first queer woman to be behind the title “Star Wars” — said that “The Phantom Menace” appealed to her upon its release, when she first discovered her sexuality. Was getting it done.
“I was really worried about why George Lucas had us starting at that particular point. I wondered, but what was it that led up to this? My ‘Star Wars’ fan mind was like, ‘How are we here? Arrive?’ And why are the Jedi like this? Why are they acting this way when they’re in power and how is it that they’re not reacting to what you think they’d think of Anakin’s presence And what Qui-Gon Genie is saying is how passionate he feels about training them and getting them into the fold.”
The role marks Lee’s first since starring in the global phenomenon “Squid Game”, which introduced him to a worldwide audience. The actor is currently Emmy nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama for his sympathetic yet corrupt turn as Seong Gi-hyun. Lee is considered one of the most successful actors in South Korea, having won two Baeksang Arts Awards. He first debuted with filmmaker E Jae-yong’s 1998 film “An Affair”, followed by the release of “City of the Rising Sun” that same year, for which he won the Blue Dragon Award and the Korean Association of Film Critics Award. . He is also known for “The Face Reader,” “Delivered Us from Evil” and “New World.”
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