Leslye Headland explains why Yoda showed up, and says there were grown men crying on set.
Appear, he did.
But yes, Yoda is here, just kind of chilling in the High Republic.
Yoda on ‘The Acolyte’.Disney+
So to me it just made sense.
If you’re going to introduce Plagueis, there can’t be that gap.
The Jedi have to have their heavy hitter.
Darth Plagueis on ‘The Acolyte’ season finale.Disney+
And that was all she wanted to think about at that point.
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.
Lee Jung-jae, Amandla Stenberg, and Leslye Headland of ‘The Acolyte’ at Star Wars Celebration 2023 EW Portraits.Rachell Smith
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.
Yoda brings people to tears.
It’s just astonishing.
In a series filled with epic moments, putting Yodas iconic ears on screen may have topped the list.
As a lifelongStar Warsfan, it was stunning.
Literally, in the true sense of that word, I was stunned.
Well, what about Yaddle, then?
I’m not getting dragged into that.
you might’t get me.
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