New spin-off Star Wars Franchise, Acolytehas faced backlash from fans for promoting LGBT ideology. according to Internet Movie Database, Acolyte It describes the show as “a Star Wars series that takes viewers into a galaxy of dark secrets and the emergence of dark side forces in the final days of the High Republic era.”
“Acolyte Abigail Thorne was cast as Ensign Eurus, making her the first transgender actor to appear in a Star Wars film. Star Wars The announcement was made by fan account The Direct. post On X day last year.
Earlier this year, series creator Leslye Headland explained her goals for the show in an interview that aired on X. The Christian Standt I will report.
“When I saw Frozen as an adult, I cried throughout the entire movie,” she recalls. “There was something special about the sister relationships, the demonization of fairy tale villains, the notion of true love between sisters rather than a heterosexual relationship… It just completely blew me away.”
She explained that she wanted to “create something like Disney – for lack of a better word, something that my parents showed me when I was younger as a queer person, something that would help me understand queer people” – and argued that if such a program existed, “my life would be completely different.”
“I Really “I was inspired by that and I thought, ‘Oh, I want to tell a story like that,'” she added. “I developed this original idea, [production company Lucasfilm’s] Kathleen [Kennedy]I thought… when you’re pitching “Star Wars,” you can’t just draw from what you know. [‘Star Wars’ creator] George [Lucas] I was also interested in
The show is set in the period of the Star Wars universe known as “The High Republic” or “The End of the High Republic to the Prequels,” which takes place long before the Skywalker Saga as presented in the films.
in Email In an interview reported by The New York Times last week, Headland insisted that “if someone is bigoted, racist or hateful, I don’t consider them a fan.”
Tuesday night, Review The first few episodes of “Acolyte” posted to YouTube warned that the third episode would “completely redefine ‘The Force,'” and highlighted how “two mothers become pregnant with twins” as part of the storyline. In a video posted by Geeks + Gamers, one fan of the series urges other panel attendees to “get ready for Star Wars pronouns.”
In recent years, long-running franchises have embraced LGBT ideology. For example, DC Comics announced on National Coming Out Day that “the life of Jon Kent, Earth’s Superman and son of Clark Kent and Lois Lane,” would take a “bold new direction” with the comic series “Superman: Son of Kal-El” revealing the main character as bisexual.
Earlier this year, DC Comics Batman: Urban Legend # 6The story is about Batman’s sidekick Robin having a homosexual relationship with a male friend.
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