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‘The Acolyte’ Star Lee Jung-Jae on How Jedis Learn From Their Mistakes, Leslye Headland’s Approach to the Show’s Characters
Lee Jung-Jae, one of the stars of 'The Acolyte,' on how he prepared for his role as Jedi Master Sol, the strengths of Leslye Headland as a showrunner.
At the Monte-Carlo TV Festival Saturday, Lee Jung-Jae, one of the stars of new Disney+ series “Star Wars: The Acolyte,” spoke with Variety about how he prepared for his role as Jedi Master Sol, the strengths of Leslye Headland, the show’s creator, as a showrunner, and the relationship between Sol and Amandla Stenberg’s characters. Lee, who won a Primetime Emmy for “Squid Game,” says that for 50% of “The Acolyte” role he drew inspiration from previous depictions of the Jedi Masters, and “for the remaining 50% I tried to find something that was appropriate to Sol – something that would only incarnate him.” He also consulted with an expert in “Star Wars” lore at Lucasfilm. Lee apologized for not being able to go into detail about Sol’s relationship with twins Mae and Osha, both played by Stenberg, as that would be a spoiler, but he did say that “the mystery [of their relationship with Sol] is revealed episode by episode so the fact that you’re following all these mysterious things is one of the things that you’ll really enjoy watching in this series.”
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