“The Acolyte” steps away from the primary timeline of the Skywalker Saga, providing a narrative entrenched throughout the Excessive Republic period. Dafne Eager will get to embody a model new character, a Padawan to Jedi Grasp Sol, performed by “Squid Sport” star Lee Jung-jae. Collectively, they embark on an investigation with sinister machinations at its heart involving a strong determine from Sol’s previous, Mae (Amandla Stenberg). And the make-up and prosthetics Eager needed to put on truly knowledgeable the course wherein she took the character.
The actor elaborated, “I assumed she was going to be actually methodical and chilly and calculated, after which as quickly as I used to be in that make-up, she turned way more nonetheless methodical and a perfectionist and excessive achiever, however with way more of an ingenuity and a curiosity and a real love for the craft that’s being a Jedi.” On high of that, Eager talked about not having as a lot free rein together with her eyebrows, which altered the expressions she might do and supplied a “sweeter look.”
It appears like Eager had a variety of leeway to flesh out the character in methods she noticed match. She additionally spoke with Leisure Weekly about collaborating with “The Acolyte” showrunner Leslye Headland about what the position required: “Finally [Headland] was excellent at being like, ‘That is what I do know for a reality, after which I will offer you house to consider what you need to your character.'” With an intriguing plot and wonderful actors like Eager within the solid, it is no marvel “The Acolyte” will possible be a 2024 TV present that blows everybody away.