Analyzing Evil: Leslye Headland From Disney Lucasfilm

Butthead is our focus in the 7th episode of Analyzing Evil. Sit back and enjoy. Music Used: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WudA7-tBy_U&t=148s Person Description Leslye Headland (born 1980) is an American film and television director, screenwriter, and playwright. She wrote and directed the play and 2012 film Bachelorette and 2015 film Sleeping with Other People. She co-created the Netflix series Russian Doll, along with Natasha Lyonne and Amy Poehler. She also created the Disney+ Star Wars series The Acolyte (Which was absolutely terrible, and is a crime against humanity) Show Description The Acolyte, also known as Star Wars: The Acolyte, is an American science fiction television series created by Leslye Headland for the streaming service Disney+. It is part of the Star Wars franchise, set at the end of the High Republic era before the events of the Skywalker Saga, and follows a Jedi investigation into a series of crimes. Amandla Stenberg, Lee Jung-jae, Charlie Barnett, Dafne Keen, Rebecca Henderson, Jodie Turner-Smith, Carrie-Anne Moss, Manny Jacinto, Dean-Charles Chapman, Joonas Suotamo, Margarita Levieva, Lauren Brady, Leah Brady, and Harry Trevaldwyn star in the series. Headland expressed interest in working on the Star Wars franchise by the end of 2019, and was developing a new series for Lucasfilm by April 2020. The title was announced that December. Filming took place in London and at Shinfield Studios in Berkshire from October 2022 to June 2023, with location filming in Wales and Portugal. The Acolyte premiered on Disney+ on June 4, 2024, with its first two episodes. The following six episodes are being released weekly. The series received positive reviews from critics, who praised the cast performances, action sequences, and darker tone, while a few criticisms focused on the quality of character dialogue, logical fallacies, and characterization. (All criticisms minus the fire in space thing are valid) #theacolyte #starwars #disneystarwars