Amandla Stenberg Talks About Meeting Dave, Fighting Carrie, And 'The Acolyte'
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As The Acolyte comes closer and closer to release, the cast and crew are taking up more of a spotlight. Amandla Stenberg, who will be playing Mae, the assassin seen in the trailer, recently had an interview with Empire Online concerning her role and history with Star Wars.
When asked about her Padme cosplay at Star Wars Celebration last year she responded, “It really started with the prequel series, because that's the age range that I fall into. I have a soft spot for... somewhat vaporwave ‘90s content [laughs]. I also am a big Anakin fan. So it starts with the prequel series, watching those when I was younger with my older sister. Which is a controversial opinion, actually, my devotion to the prequels!”
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When asked if she met Hayden Christensen, who played Anakin Skywalker, she responded, "I didn't get to meet Hayden. But I got to meet Dave Filoni, and I think I teared up a little bit [laughs]. He was like, ‘It's so cool what you guys are doing over there! We're so excited to bring you guys into the fold.’ And I was like, ‘You created The Clone Wars?!’"
When asked about her character in The Acolyte, she said, “I can tell you about some of the references that were important to us – one of them was Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. I did about seven weeks of martial arts training with my master, [Junchang Lu], who is the sweetest master in the world. [laughs] Oh my goodness, he's so adorable. Maybe you're not supposed to say that about your master. But he’s so adorable. I love him so much.”
The Acolyte will begin on June 5th, on Disney+.
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Source(s): EmpireOnline
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