Actor Lee Jung Jae responded to reports of him starring as the male lead in 'The Acolyte'.
On September 9 KST, Lee Jung Jae responded to reports of the actor's casting in the new 'Star Wars' series 'The Acolyte'. During his attendance to the 'Squid Game Day' declaration event held in Los Angeles, Lee Jung Jae met with one Korean media outlet reporter and did not deny the news of his casting in 'The Acolyte'. Lee Jung Jae stated, "We will let you know when we receive more detailed information regarding the confirmation [of my casting]."
In addition, Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti, who had also attended the event, congratulated Lee Jung Jae by stating, "I heard the news that Lee Jung Jae will be the male lead in Disney's 'Star Wars' series. I'm so excited". Upon hearing this, the other attendees also congratulated Lee Jung Jae with an applause.
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Well we`ll see ...The Acolyte is set a long way in the past of the Star Wars films so wont any of the baggage from them..personally i`d prefer an Old Republic based series but one set in the High Republic might be great...