The Acolyte with Leslye Headland

Ground control to Script Apart listeners – today on the show, we’re blasting off into the cosmos with three formidable sci-fi storytelling talents. Phil Lord and Chris Miller are the writer-director-producer pair responsible for films like Into The Spider-Verse, Across The Spider ...  Show more

Today on the show – a conversation about Bugonia, with the film’s writer, Will Tracy. Nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay at the upcoming Academy Awards, the Yorgos Lanthimos-directed film is an black comedy thriller about a pharmaceutical CEO, Michelle, played by Emma Stone, w ...  Show more

The Acolyte is the latest Star Wars live-action show to hit Disney+ (its first two episodes, out of eight, drop on June 5th), and promises to be one of the most exciting additions yet to that galaxy far, far away. Part murder mystery, part exploration of the High Republic and a t ...  Show more

The Jedi might be bad, but Jo and Mal are here to talk you through it as they dive into 'The Acolyte' Episode 3 (08:13). They kick off their deep dive with the witchy origins of Mae and Osha, and pick apart the troubled past that haunts them and the Jedi (20:08). Later, they are ...  Show more

D23 Inside Disney goes behind the scenes with The Acolyte stars Amandla Stenberg, Manny Jacinto, and Lee Jung-Jae! Hear all about the new Disney+ series—from the famous films it takes inspiration from and its freedom to explore stories of the Jedi, to Amandla’s amazing Star Wars ...  Show more

If you were hoping that the new Star Wars series “The Acolyte” was going to be free from wokeness, early signs from the new trailer and comments from the director herself point to disappointment. Let’s talk about it.

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