It was Dafne Keen’s training in “The Acolyte”: “It was a lot of fun”

star Wars returns to screens around the world thanks to Novice, his new live-action series. The project takes place in the High Republic and will introduce many new characters. Among them there are Jackiepadawan played by Dafne Keen. The Spanish actress signs a contract to star in the galactic saga several years after she entered the industry, being very young, just like the actress. X-23 aka Laura film Loganfrom X-Men.

Now, at 19 years old, he faces a new project that will once again have to deal with dynamic events. As seen in trailers and other promotional previews, Novice It will feature combat sequences that are very different from the usual ones. star Wars. Some characters will use a technique known as Force Fu, which they have already used. Ezra Bridger V Ahsoka: A combination of martial arts and the Force. There will also obviously be lightsaber combat. A completely different way to deal with claws X-23.

“It was very funny. I liked it,” he says. Passionate in an interview given to Hipertextual. The actress had a great time training to bring out the most intuitive side of her character, who displays great courage and poise outside of combat. “It’s also a really good way to get closer to the character, to get to know how she moves, and it says so much about her as a person…” she adds.

For Dafne KeenJackie’s fight scenes Novice They show a facet that would be impossible to discover without them. “I think when you see the action, you see the other side Jackie which is not appreciated if you don’t see how to move. That’s when you really understand how talented she is,” says the actress, wanting fans to see her in action.

Force fu Novice

It is obvious that the action Novice will become one of the main ingredients of the series star Wars. Creator of the project Leslie Headland, also explained to us how this unique and special Force Fu is developed. “That was part of the pitch: ‘This is the original story, this is what’s going to happen in the story… And what’s on top, the genre element that’s on top, is the martial arts and samurai fight scenes.’ – says the writer, director, producer and showrunner of the series.

“I’m a big fan of these films. I’m a big fan of good action films that aren’t edited in the editing room, but instead unfold in wide shots. I have enormous respect for stuntmen and action actors. something like star Warswhat I always wanted to do,” he admits in turn. cape. “So I was very lucky that I had a choreographer named Christopher Cowan who worked in RogueOne on the stage Darth Vader. He also worked a lot on Shang-Chi for Marvel,” says the creative.

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Novice It will premiere on Disney+ on June 5 in Spain, the night of the 4th in Latin America, in two episodes.