Following on from the rumour of Jodie Turner-Smith joining the production, Deadline claim that Squid Games lead Lee Jung-jae will be part of the cast as the shows male lead, fulfilling the promise of the show delivering a diverse cast to tell this unique Star Wars story.
The eve of his potential historic night at the Emmys, Squid Game star Lee Jung-jae looks to have found his first major studio role following that breakout in a property more popular then the Netflix global phenomenon.
Sources tell Deadline that Lee has landed the male lead in the new Disney+ Star Wars series The Acolyte from Lucasfilm. Amandla Steinberg is set for the other lead role, with Deadline also recently breaking the news that Jodie Turner-Smith also is joining cast. Leslye Headland tapped as the series director, writer, exec producer and showrunner. Headland has been very hands-on with Lucasfilm execs including President Kathleen Kennedy in putting together a diverse, A-list ensemble, and with Steinberg, Turner-Smith and now Lee, it looks to be headed in that direction.
We will follow this news with great interest, await confirmation from Lucasfilm and discuss on the next studio episode of Making Tracks.
