New Information Comes To Light After "Fascists and Racists" Play Role in the End of 'The Acolyte'

'The Acolyte' Creator Thinks 'Star Wars'-Related "Content" On Track To Be "More Culturally Impactful" Than Actual Films

In light of the public’s ongoing turn away from traditional entertainment media and towards individual internet influencers, The Acolyte creator and showrunner Leslye Headland believes that user-created “content” about Star Wars, from the lowest piece of intellectually dishonest ragebait to the most lovingly crafted of analyses, will end up being “more culturally impactful” than the actual franchise itself. Mae (Amandla Stenberg) comes face-to-f…

THE ACOLYTE Creator Calls Star Wars Fans 'Racists & Fascists' in Seething RANT

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New Information Comes To Light After "Fascists and Racists" Play Role in the End of 'The Acolyte'

Creator Leslye Headland has addressed the controversial cancellation of The Acolyte. The filmmaker’s comments arrive during a tense moment for Lucasfilm, which has spent the past few years expanding — and testing — the boundaries of televised Star Wars. Few projects carried more weight than The Acolyte, a High Republic mystery series that attempted to chart new territory in a franchise defined by nostalgia. Credit: Lucasfilm Even before the show…

'The Acolyte' Creator Opens Up About the Show's Public Cancelation

Leslye Headland thinks a few things contributed to 'The Acolyte' being a one-and-done show, including different parts of the 'Star Wars' community.

Leslye Headland Addresses The Acolyte Cancellation

In her first major interview since The Acolyte was pulled from Disney+, creator Leslye Headland has reignited controversy with a series of candid remarks on the show's cancellation — culminating in her labeling a portion of longtime YouTube commentators as “fascists and racists.” The post Leslye Headland Calls YouTube Critics ‘Fascists and Racists’ While Addressing The Acolyte Cancellation appeared first on That Park Place.

Leslye Headland on What Really Happened with Star Wars: The Acolyte

Talking to TheWrap.com, Leslye Headland has shared her thoughts regarding the cancellation of The Acolyte, “I was not surprised by... I think I was surprised at the swiftness of it and the publicness of it,” she said. “I was surprised by how it was handled.”