Tag: The Acolyte
Acolyte Pre-Production Costs $49 Million
According to Forbes, Disney reported spending $49 million on pre-production for its upcoming Disney+ Star Wars series The Acolyte. This figure doesn’t include the production budget or the marketing the show will require closer to airtime; pre-production costs include things like casting, writi...
Read MoreKathleen Kennedy: Lucasfilm Will Adapt High Republic Stories
In a conversation with Entertainment Weekly’s Dagobah Dispatch podcast, Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy revealed The High Republic as a source of future Star Wars series and films. Check out an excerpt here: “You know, it could be, because one of the things we talked about in publishing was...
Read MoreLeslye Headland Talks The Acolyte and The Jedi
The Acolyte showrunner Leslye Headland recently sat down with Collider and discussed the themes and concept of the show. She also mentioned how Kathleen Kennedy responded to her pitch. Check out an excerpt here: “I think it’s difficult to do a show that is critical in any way of the Jedi. A...
Read MoreStar Wars Celebration TV Announcements
Another major panel at Star Wars Celebration offered glimpses into upcoming Disney+ projects. A full Ahsoka trailer was released, Skeleton Crew got more cast announcements, and The Acolyte got a logo and cast appearance. We also got updates on the upcoming season of Andor; it’s halfway thro...
Read MoreMore on Victoria Alonso Firing, Including Possible Lawsuit
Victoria Alonso’s firing is getting a lot more interesting. In an exclusive, The Hollywood Reporter reveals that Alonso was not fired over the many assumed reasons – the way she treated special effects artists, her insistence that Disney involve itself in Floridian politics at the cost of hundre...
Read MoreRussian Doll’s Charlie Barnett May Join The Acolyte
The Hollywood Reporter shared today that Charlie Barnett is in final talks to appear in the upcoming Disney+ Star Wars series The Acolyte. Barnett co-starred in Russian Doll, The Acolyte creator Leslye Headland’s Netflix series. The Acolyte takes place in the High Republic time period, the firs...
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