Dafne Keen, from mutant to Jedi with Star Wars: The Acolyte
The Acolyte it’s the new series Star Wars fromDisney+. Launched on the platform on June 5 in France, the show introduces new faces to the universe of the saga. The story is set almost 200 years before the films. In the main cast we find Lee Jung-jae (Master Sol), the protagonist of Squid gameand Amandla Stenberg (Mae and Osha), seen in the saga Hunger Games (2012 and 2013) or the Netflix series The vortex (2020). The public was also able to gather alongside them Dafne Keen (Jecki).
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The latter was revealed at age 12, in 2017, in Loganwith Hugh Jackman in his cult role as Wolverine. He then played the lead role in the series His Dark Materials: At the Crossroads of Worlds (2019-2022) for three seasons. So here she is again on the small screen with The Acolyte. However, you have to make a little effort to recognize her since her face is hidden behind makeup, white hair and small horns.
For many young actors, participating in a work from the world of Star Wars it’s a special experience. A childhood dream for those who grew up watching the films imagined by George Lucas or the Disney trilogy. For Dafne Keen, protagonist of a series like The Acolyte and playing a Jedi made sense a truly emotional moment. During an interview given to EWthe actress said she loved the experience, but was a little too enthusiastic.
Dafne Keen was a little too enthusiastic
In fact, during filming, Dafne Keen had the opportunity to hold a lightsaber. More than once the actress would have put aside her professionalism a little and would have started imitate the famous sound of the Jedi weapon. As all fans have already done in their youth. And as she did as a child, she “played with sticks in the street and imagined holding a sword.” Except that on set and during filming this is obviously to be avoided.
I have often been criticized for making (the noise with my mouth). The first few times I did it and they kept telling me, “You have to stop doing that.”
When she wasn’t making lightsaber sounds on camera, Dafne Keen was showing off too smilingalmost forgetting his character and the scene to be shot.
I couldn’t stop smiling. I was so excited and someone kept coming up to me and saying, “Dafne, you have to stop smiling. You’re fighting someone.” And I was like, “Oh yeah, I’m sorry, but it’s so funny, I love it.”
Star Wars: The Acolyte will continue on Disney+.
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Source: Cine Serie
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