The Acolyte crew built lightsabers for the new Star Wars show that could be used "the way Darth Maul and Qui-Gon Jinn use them"

The Acolyte
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To help make the most out of the martial arts-inspired fight scenes, the production team behind the Disney Plus seri༺es built bespoke lightsabers to help its actorꦚs move like some of the prequels’ greatest lightsaber wielders, including a certain Darth Maul.

"I want[ed] to use the type of lig🍸htsabers that you can actually duel with as opposed to utilizing sticks that you then CGI in later," The Acolyte creator and showrunner Leslye Headland tells GamesRadar🐼+ ahead of the release of the new Disney Plus series.

Headland even learnt lessons from the sequel trilogy of Star Wars films, which featured heavier, bulkier lightsabers for its ꦏactors to throw down with. "That affected the way Daisy [Ridley] and Adam [Driver] fought because they wanted to have that practical lighting," Headland explained.

Instead, the showrunner asked the props team "to create lightsabers that could be utilized thꦛe way Darth Maul or Qui-Gon Jinn use them, but they also had to light up for the practical light effects".

Headland added: "I do have to thank the pr𒁏ops department for making that happen &n🦄dash; it did start with them saying we can’t do that!"

The end result? You won't have to wait long to find out, but we expect there's a reason why actor Manny Jacinto 澳洲ಌ幸运5开奖号码历史查询:referred to the iconic Duel of the Fates clash between Darth Maul and Qui-Gon Jinn a year ago.

Th𝓡e Acolyte is streaming exclusively on Disney Plus from June 4 in the US and June 5 in the UK.

For more, check out 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:The Acolyte release schedule, 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:The Acolyte episodes 1-4 review, and 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史𝄹查询:oꦏur interview with creator Leslye Headland on why she chose The High Republic era as the setting for the Star Wars series. Then, there's all the latest news on 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:upcoming Star Wars movies and shows.

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