A lot has been stated of Lucasfilm’s shock decision to cancel The Acolyte earlier this yr, however the studio itself, eager to maneuver on to what’s subsequent (and what’s further beyond that), has stayed very quiet in regards to the particular backlash the sequence’ solid and crew endured because the present rolled out—at the same time as that solid has slowly begun to address it themselves.
The newest amongst Acolyte‘s stars to debate the extra vitriolic response to the sequence is Lee Jung-Jae, who performed misguided Jedi Grasp Sol on the present. Often a excessive level amongst even for the present’s detractors, Lee (who’s making ready to return to the function that made him a star within the West later this month on Netflix, when Squid Sport returns for a second season) was, identical to a number of of the other cast members on The Acolyte, often topic to racist harassment for his half within the Star Wars galaxy.
“My emotions have been harm,” Lee not too long ago advised Vanity Fair about The Acolyte‘s cancelation. “Particularly for Leslye Headland—her emotions should have harm quite a bit.”
The actor added that he was “shocked” on the particularly racial undertone to among the backlash to the sequence, which was focused in particular on Amandla Stenberg’s portrayal of Osha and Mae, the twins on the coronary heart of the sequence. “I can solely have religion that racism will finish sometime, despite the fact that it’s going to be arduous,” Lee continued. “For some work, it takes time to realize traction, and I’ve robust hopes that folks will prefer it as time passes.”
However regardless of The Acolyte‘s cancelation (and Lucasfilm’s silence on each the sequence and the remedy of its solid and crew), Lee himself is hopeful within the face of the unfavourable response .“So long as I’m grateful, all issues will work out,” Lee concluded. “Fandom comes together with my profession. That is the character of it, so I can’t take it as a right. It doesn’t matter what, I’m all the time grateful.”
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