Appear, he did. If only for a few seconds at the conclusion of season one of The Acolyte. Whilst we wait for news of a second season, the show creator Leslye Headland has been talking to EW about what it was like to have Yoda on set.
“I knew I didn’t want to have a [full] scene with Yoda,” Headland laughs. “I was like, that’s not something I’m ready to take on.”
Nor was Headland emotionally ready to take having one of the most famous characters of the Star Wars franchise on her set. “Seeing him in person, I have never been so starstruck in my life. I felt like I saw my entire life flash before my eyes. I felt like I was meeting an entity, not a puppet, but an entity.”
And it was not just Headland. “I had grown men crying on set. My A camera, who was the toughest, coolest guy and won a bunch of awards for All Quiet on the Western Front — just the toughest of the tough guys and sweetie on the inside, had tears of [joy] and was like ‘Thank you so much for letting me be a part of this.’ Yoda brings people to tears. It’s just astonishing.”
For the full interview head on over to EW.com
