A new behind-the-scenes video showcases the outstanding fight choreography in The Acolyte. Set at the finish of the High Republic era, about 100 years prior to The Phantom Menace, and featuring a cast of virtually completely new characters, the upcoming Star Wars series is currently considerably distinguishing itself from the franchise’s other reside-action stories. Another noticeable distinction are the approaches the characters fight and use the Force.

The behind-the-scenes video from Star Wars delivers the greatest appear however at this fight choreography, along with explanations of how it was brought to life. Check out the video under:

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 created achievable 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.”

Star Wars Has Never Had Martial Arts Quite Like This

It’s Gotten Close, But The Acolyte Takes It To A New Level

Martial arts have influenced Star Wars considering the fact that the original film in 1977, with George Lucas wanting the lightsaber duel amongst Obi-Wan Kenobi and Darth Vader to incorporate components of Japanese fighting designs, particularly kendo. As the franchise continued to expand, martial arts continued to be an influence, most prominently in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story by means of Chirrut Îmwe. He did not wield a lightsaber, rather fighting with an uneti-wood employees and practicing zama-shiwo, a martial art native to the moon of Jedha.

While martial arts has lengthy been present in the franchise, it has never ever been at the forefront in the way it will be in The Acolyte. Instead of becoming an influence or anything 1 character makes use of, martial arts is seemingly component of how just about every Jedi and Force-sensitive character fights in The Acolyte. Seamlessly incorporating many martial art designs achieves the “visceral” and “jaw-dropping” fight sequences that Headland envisioned. It is also a clever way of visually communicating the similarities and variations amongst the Jedi Order of the High Republic and the Jedi Order of the prequel era.

The Phantom Menace and the other prequels utilized very choreographed and quickly-paced lightsaber duels, like Darth Maul’s “Duel of the Fates” showdown against Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan. The Acolyte builds on this with its personal stylized choreography and quickly pace that precedes the prequels in the Star Wars timeline. The High Republic books and comics show how deeply the Jedi are in tune with the Force, which can be visually translated by means of the fluid way they use martial arts to use the Force and engage in combat, all of which tends to make The Acolyte 1 of the most fascinating Star Wars projects however.

Source: Star Wars

The Acolyte

The Acolyte is a tv series set in the Star Wars universe at the finish of the High Republic Era, exactly where each the Jedi and the Galactic Empire had been at the height of their influence. This sci-fi thriller sees a former Padawan reunite with her former Jedi Master as they investigate a number of crimes – all major to darkness erupting from beneath the surface and preparing to bring about the finish of the High Republic.

Cast

Dafne Keen , Lee Jung-jae , Amandla Stenberg , Jodie Turner-Smith , Joonas Suotamo , Carrie-Anne Moss , Margarita Levieva , Charlie Barnett , Dean-Charles Chapman

Seasons

1

Streaming Service(s)

Disney+

Writers

Leslye Headland , Charmaine De Grate , Kor Adana

Directors

Leslye Headland , Alex Garcia Lopez

Showrunner

Leslye Headland

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