Dafne Keen Shows Why Her Jedi Padawan in The Acolyte Is Different From X-23
Dafne Keen explains why her Padawan Jecki Lon in the next Star Wars TV series The Acolyte is far more than X-23 with a lightsaber. Set a century before the Skywalker series, the Acolyte feels more and more like the perfect dream of a fan-cast. Dafne Keen's portrayal as X-23 in Logan enthralled showrunner Leslye Headland, who then decided she wanted to see X-23 carrying a lightsaber. Still, the character she developed for Dafne Keen is far more than that.
Dafne Keen exclusively shared with Screen Rant the ways Padawan Jeck Lon differs from X-23 especially in terms of combat scenes. "You wanted to kill, Laura's goal in Logan was just that. Still, you had to do that—decapulate them or repeatedly stab them. Star Wars is exactly the reverse. A Jedi wants not to kill; their last action will be non-lethal. Shielding yourself and blocking rules everything.
Jedi battle in a way quite different from X-23's.
Dafne Keen amazed the globe when she made her Logan worldwide debut. James Mangold's movie needed a vibrant 12-year-old Spanish-speaking child with martial arts knowledge—a really demanding need. After viewing a Madrid video showing Keen's incredible nimbleness, Mangold was convinced. Finding her Logan part to be a lot of fun, the young actress channeled a dark energy and launched herself into savage, feral battle.
As Keen notes, X-23 is not like a Jedi Padawan at all. X-23 was a killer; the primary difference is that a Jedi is supposed to respect life. Thought of as champions of light and life, Jedi from the High Republic Era considered their lightsaber as a last choice. This explains why The Acolyte clips have featured martial arts; Jedi had learnt to use non-lethal tactics whenever possible.
The New Century of Acolytes
While the techniques utilized to make Browne more like Taylor-Joy are unknown, artificial intelligence support is most certainly included. Two VFX companies, DNEG and Framestone, as well as Metaphysic AI, are highlighted as major producers of the film in Furiosa's credits. The company is probably the source for the stars of the movie since it specializes in creating technologies that de-age and age performers, so their resemblance at their transition point is expected.
As the new movie is about to premiere, it will be fascinating to see the Mad Max universe developing. Furiosa's CGI points the way movies should be directed. Even if the future of the franchise is unknown, it will be interesting to see how it develops when the next movie opens. Furiosa's CGI points the way movies should be directed.
Keen's remarks suggest something far more profound.
But Keen's remarks highlight a more fundamental point: the idea of struggle as a kind of meditation. Headland's Disney+ series is set in a time when the Force's equilibrium is shifting, and this will inevitably personally impact the Jedi. These meditations may become really difficult, hence it is reasonable that the protagonists in The Acolyte would start straying from their high ideals.
Padawan apprentice Jecki works under Master Sol. Though young, she portrays serenity and behaves with maturity.
The New Frontier of Furiosa: CGI
Though aging CGI has been used in many cinematic ventures, The Irishman by Martin Scorsese is one of the most well-known since the merging of performers' faces creates a smoother transition between younger and older versions of a character has been rare on the big screen. Since Furiosa connects two artists together not just by the part they are performing but also by their similarity to that character, her cast becomes more adventurous.
Given the film's excellent use of fantastic technology, it is doubtful whether further Mad Max movies would have characters with this level of sophistication. Though artificial intelligence may have been used to accomplish this look, it's a great technique of using the tool as it still depends on creative vision to make it seem seamless. The amazing technological utilization of the film begs the issue of whether future Mad Max movies would also show their protagonists using such creative approaches.
The Acolyte: Entering a New Age for Star Wars
Dafne Keen reveals why her Padawan Jecki Lon in Star Wars' forthcoming TV series The Acolyte is far more than X-23 with a lightsaber. Set a century before the Skywalker story, the Acolyte progressively resembles the perfect dream of a fan-caster. Dafne Keen's portrayal as X-23 in Logan enthralled showrunner Leslye Headland, who then decided she wanted to see X-23 carrying a lightsaber. Still, the character she developed for Dafne Keen is far more than that.
Dafne Keen exclusively shared with Screen Rant the ways Padawan Jeck Lon differs from X-23 especially in terms of combat scenes. "You wanted to kill, Laura's goal in Logan was just that. Still, you had to do that—decapulate them or repeatedly stab them. Star Wars is exactly the reverse. A Jedi wants not to kill; their last action will be non-lethal. All of it is about shielding and blocking.
