SquidGame star Lee Jung-Jae has joined Lucasfilm's upcoming Star Wars series, 'The Acolyte'.
Squid Games breakout star Lee Jung-Jae just joined The Acolyte, an upcoming series set in the Star Wars' High Republic period. According to Deadline, Jung-Jae has landed the male lead role in the series, which already counts with star Amandla Steinberg in another leading position and Jodie Turner-Smith.
COLLIDER VIDEO OF THE DAY Jung-Jae helped turn Squid Games into an international success by playing the role of Gi-hun, a gambler who accepts to play a series of deadly games for a huge money prize. While Jung-Jae already had a prolific career in South Korea, the series allowed the whole world to see how much heart the star could put into his characters. The casting in a Star Wars series will help Jung-Jae with his Hollywood ascension.
The Acolyte is being developed at Lucasfilm by Leslye Headland. While the series plot is being kept under absolute secrecy, Headland has previously confirmed the series will explain how a Sith Lord was able to infiltrate the Senate with ease while the Jedi were unaware of the danger. More information about the series should become available as the series starts shooting.