We are at less than a week from the broadcast of the first episodes of the new series Star Wars: The Acolyte, and yet, the series still retains all its mystery. Fortunately for the most impatient, actress Amandla Stenberg, who plays the new villain, has just revealed major information about her character.
Un Historical Sith
First of all, we must remember that the series The Acolyte is created and produced by Leslye Headland, who never hidden his will to explore avenues that are still little (if ever) exploited in the universeStar Wars. Headland also directed the first episodes of the series, thus laying the visual and narrative foundations of the story she wanted to explore.
In a recent interview for EW, Headland expressed her desire to reveal more about the complex history of the Sith warriors, an aspect of theStar Warsuniverse that has always fascinated her. p>
I really wanted to tell a story about the Sith. It was sort of my dream idea for Star Wars. But it seemed like the ideal time to do it would be before The Phantom Menace. This seemed to be the most interesting trajectory for the Sith: how did the Sith go from the Rule of Two and their supposed 'extinction' to death? the rise of Palpatine without the Jedi realizing it?
In fact, the Sith that we will discover in The Acolyte already seem to be ask lots of questions, as we explained in our article here. It's finally the actress Amandla Stenberg, who plays one of the warriors on the war side. obscure that we see in the trailers, which has just revealed that the rule of the two Sith will be interpreted here in a very « singular ».
How many Sith in The Acolyte? (Spoiler Warning)
While the poster of the series presents the face of Amandla Stenberg hidden from view. and unmasked back to back back,fans wondered whether it made sense in the story or if it was just a request from the actress’s agent so that she could be identifiable within a project so important to her career. It was finally during an interview with The Electric Playground thatStenberg confirmed: that she actually plays twins named Mae and Osha,while revealing new details about the two sisters.
I play twins in the series. Their names are Osha and Mae and they each lean towards different sides of the Force. Although this is subject to change. This is a debate and I hope there will be one, once everyone has seen the series. Mae is on a path of revenge – she is on the warpath. Something that happened during their childhood separated from each other these twins and now Mae is looking to get revenge. Osha, who is a mechanic and was once part of the Jedi Order, but left it. as a padawan, is accused of the revenge taking place and must defend herself while discovering that her twin sister is still alive.
And if you want to know more about the past of the Sith, you can also discover our article on the history of the war between the Jedi and the Sith right there.