‘The Acolyte’ Creator Doesn’t Believe Her New Star Wars Series Is “Queer With a Capital Q” Leslye Headland, showrunner of the Jedi drama starring Amandla Stenberg, is proud to inspire. 'The Acolyte' serves up a fresh galaxy of adventure, mystery, and pathos — but is it queer? While queerness has long been evident in the new series’ cast and crew, fans have wondered if it.
In a recent interview, The Acolyte star Amandla Stenberg and creator Leslye Headland talk about creating the "gayest" Star Wars yet. "The Acolyte" is a huge step forward for queer representation in the Star Wars universe. Here's why. Star Wars: The Acolyte is set to hit our screens in June, and is already a smash hit – when it comes to LGBTQ+ representation, at least.
I found the moment between Osha and Jecki to be a little flirtatious so fingers crossed! It's SF! School district faces backlash for requiring students to participate in LGBT 'coming out' exercise.
This is the kind of argument critics need to debase themselves to in order to justify crappy content? I guess this means I hate white men? Which has nothing to do with it.
Happy pride! It seemed plot-driven.
Have you seen the show? They had a problem of basically the same theme. Most people can and will see past that nonsense and make their own judgement. She seemed to recognize Mae and it probably shook her up. Reactions: Hank77 , AlexB23 and Vambram. In , Leslye Headland , fresh off two Emmy noms as co-creator of Russian Doll , was walking the blue carpet at the Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker premiere when she was asked if she had any Star Wars ideas of her own.
Whether is be hiring someone to write novels off of a Twitter comment, or pitching a movie idea in the most generic fashion possible, the people who have been entrusted to carry on this legacy lack the ability to do any of it. Replies 5 Views Either way, taking out the extremes on both sides, you have a middling show that clearly does not hold up to creative standards in what makes for a good and engaging TV program.
Fans want entertainment that entertains. The simple truth of the matter is that people like Wendig, Abrams, Johnson, and Headland simply lack the capacity and talent to add to, enhance, and progress a history rich IP such as Star Wars. I don't watch them and don't care. Like most creatives, Headland welcomes constructive criticism of her series. I don't see the problem. More options Toggle width Share this page Share this page Share.
I loved the first two episodes but the mighty have fallen. I am outraged at what they did to Carrie-Ann Moss! She seemed to recognize Mae and it probably shook her up Loading If you are a viewer that looks to Star Wars for spectacle, The Acolyte has you covered even as it aims for a more intimate take on this universe and not the grand scale visuals that define some of its cinematic counterparts. And the worst part of all is to deflect any genuine and legitimate complaints of these failings as some sort of anti-DEI sentiment or what have you.
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