In early December, chapter Lucasfilm Kathleen Kennedy presented a new project in the universe “Star Wars“for which the former assistant is responsible Harvey Weinstein Leslie Hadland… It’s about the series The acolyte…
It was originally known that the project would focus exclusively on female characters. At the same time, many questions arose to him at the very beginning.
First, the series was forcibly lobbied by Kennedy, which was indirectly confirmed by an extremely dry press release. Disney, in which the announcement of the series was hidden in the wilds of the text dedicated to the new film from Taiki Waititi…
Secondly, for a long time it is not clear in what period they should unfold. According to Hadland and Lucasfilm staff, the events were supposed to unfold in an “alternate universe”, which was superimposed on numerous rumors about the preparation of a soft reboot of the franchise, which would ignore the new Disney trilogy.
After the presentation for investors, the situation was partially cleared up. The Acolyte’s story will unfold in a setting “High Republic“(The High Republic), which started in 2023 in books and comics. However, Hadland herself talks about the” pocket universe “, so the question of rewriting the new canon remains open.
All stories published under this brand unfold about 200 years before the events “The hidden threat“. But specifically the events of The Acolyte start 50 years before the start of the prequels.
With this in mind, there is already speculation that Sith Lord D will be at the center.art Plagueiswho is a teacher Palpatine… The official Lucasfilm description only confirms this. According to the text, the series is a mystical thriller about the dark secrets of the galaxy and the rise of the dark side of the force in the final days of the High Republic.
The name The Acolyte itself refers to the Sith hierarchy. The Acolyte is the Padawan counterpart. With this in mind, a theory has already emerged on the Web that Plagueis had an apprentice or apprentice in the new canon before Palpatine, given Hadland’s focus on female characters. The new Disney trilogy also featured two Sith factions: Eternal Sith (Sith Eternal) and Abyssal servants (Acolytes of the Beyond).
Note that the setting of the “High Republic” was initially received with hostility by some of the fans. Apparently, the initiative was overseen by the head of Lucasfilm Kathleen Kennedy, so the development priorities should not surprise anyone. The preview trailer featured a whiteboard highlighting the key features of the project. The notorious diversity, which is understood as the promotion of social justice, has already been mentioned twice.
At the same time, the authors involved in the initiative insulted and ridiculed fans on an ongoing basis. The artists also kept up, giving out hack art, which they eventually had to redo.
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