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One of the best turns and marketing strategies in Hollywood history, Barrymore's death in Scream was one that The Acolyte seemed to have mirrored. Master Indara performed virtually exactly what Carrie-Anne Moss did for marketing the new Star Wars show, and Barrymore did for Scream. Moss was all over promotional materials for the program months before The Acolyte debuted; she appeared in interviews, posters, teasers, clips, and more. Everyone was speculating about Trinity from The Matrix's appearance in Star Wars and debating her place on the program.
Then, the very fight that had been energizing Indara's performance stopped with her death inside the first seven minutes of The Acolyte's premiere. It did virtually the same things and followed precisely the same twist Scream executed. The death of Indara instantly informed viewers that their expectations of The Acolyte were not what they were going to view. Though it's not a horror film, Indara's death established a sinister tone for the rest of The Acolyte exactly like in Scream. Whichever actor plays any of the show's characters, none of them are safe.
Luckily, one important distinction exists between Barrymore's part in Scream and Moss's in The Acolyte. Indara still has rather a lot to do before the show ends, unlike Casey. Indara was included in some of the promotional images for The Acolyte, which have hinted potential flashbacks at some time. While it may not be exactly what viewers were expecting out of Moss in Star Wars, Indara isn't done yet and her part in the tragedy surrounding Mae and Osha's family on Brendok still has to be disclosed.
Furthermore, the fact that showrunner Leslye Headland could execute the same turn-around Barrymore accomplished in Scream reveals a lot about what she offers The Acolyte. Headland is a huge Star Wars enthusiast, as is well known, but Indara's spin emphasizes exactly how thorough and varied Headland's knowledge is actually. She is bringing in anything that fits from any media, not only the far, far distance galaxy. That range of influences reflects the motivation George Lucas had for the first Star Wars, and it could indicate that The Acolyte is developing to be something quite remarkable and unusual.
Drew Barrymore portrayed Casey in the first 1996 Scream, and her association with the horror picture was highlighted everywhere. She was front and center in all the promotional material; the main theatrical poster for the film included her face. Given Barrymore's enormous popularity in 1996, that was a quite sensible marketing ploy at the time. Barrymore saw several of her most well-known parts in the 90s; she was a very prolific child actor in the 80s. Although Barrymore was the ideal actor for Scream, less than fifteen minutes into the movie her character died first.
Scream's marketing material led viewers to believe Barrymore would be the major character—that of the "final girl" residing at the end of the film. Barrymore even told Hot Ones she took the part since it moved horror viewers outside their comfort zone and prevented them from knowing how the film would turn out in the first ten minutes. Casey's death achieved precisely that and instantly created a very gloomy and frightening atmosphere for the rest of Scream. Scream was such a memorable and powerful component of the whole horror genre because of Barrymore in great part.
The first scene of The Acolyte prominently featured Carrie-Anne Moss, and her part in the Star Wars series executed a surprise first seen in a 1996 horror movie. In The Acolyte, Moss portrays Jedi Master Indara; her initial scenes on the program show her engaged in a lethal fight against the Sith Acolyte Mae. Indara remained a mystery even if she was a major component of The Acolyte's marketing and the first Jedi of the High Republic era depicted in live-action. It turns out Indara was part of a significant twist and the show kept specifics about her scant for a reason.
Although The Acolyte would always revolve on a rash of Jedi deaths and present itself as something of a mystery, its promotion was remarkably quiet as far as specifics were concerned. Though practically nothing about its narrative, every piece of promotion provided peeks into the universe and characters of Star Wars. Much of that was done to maintain the major mystery, but it also gave The Acolyte a chance to utilize a startling horror movie as inspiration and pull off a big twist early on.
From references and trivia to core ideas from every new episode, here is everything you need to keep along with Star Wars: The Acolyte. Set in the Star Wars world during the conclusion of the High Republic Era, the television series The Acolyte follows the Jedi and the Galactic Empire as they were most powerful. Investigating many crimes—all leading to darkness bursting from under the surface and ready to bring about the death of the High Republic—this sci-fi thriller sees a former Padawan reconcile with her former Jedi Master.
Although The Acolyte would pitch itself as somewhat of a mystery and highlight a wave of Jedi deaths, it has been known that its promotion was remarkably quiet as far as specifics went. Though practically nothing about its narrative, every piece of promotion provided peeks into the universe and characters of Star Wars. While much of that was done to maintain the major mystery, it also gave The Acolyte a chance to utilize a startling horror movie as inspiration and pull off a big twist early on.