‘The Hunger Games’ Star To Appear In New ‘Star Wars’ Series

Does anyone remember young Rue from the first “Hunger Games” movie?

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Amandla Stenberg is in talks to appear in a new “Star Wars” series!

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Stenberg, who identifies as non-binary, is in talks to appear in “The Acolyte.”

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The upcoming series will take place in a timeline never before explored in “Star Wars” films.

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It is set during the High Republic era, before Darth Bane developed the Rule of Two.

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For reference, the High Republic era ended about 50 years before “The Phantom Menace.”

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In “Star Wars” terminology, an Acolyte is a novice Sith in training under a Sith Lord.

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It was announced at Disney Investor Day in 2020.

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Kathleen Kennedy touted the show as a “mystery thriller” that will explore “Dark Side powers in the final days of the High Republic era.”

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