Amandla Stenberg as Mae wearing a bandana and threatening with a dagger in The Acolyte
Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT A new behind-the-scenes video showcases the remarkable fight choreography in The Acolyte. Set at the end of the High Republic era, around 100 years before The Phantom Menace, and featuring a cast of almost entirely new characters, the upcoming Star Wars series is already significantly distinguishing itself from the franchise's other live-action stories.
Showrunner Leslye Headland explains, "It was very important to me that the show feel visceral and that the fight sequences feel jaw-dropping." The stunt coordinator shares that this was made possible by taking "heavy martial arts, the hand-to-hand combat, all the different styles, and mixed them together to build these sequences." 2nd unit director Chris Cowen added, "We used taekwondo, krav maga, western boxing.
While martial arts has long been present in the franchise, it has never been at the forefront in the way it will be in The Acolyte. Instead of being an influence or something one character uses, martial arts is seemingly part of how every Jedi and Force-sensitive character fights in The Acolyte. Seamlessly incorporating various martial art styles achieves the "visceral" and "jaw-dropping" fight sequences that Headland envisioned.
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