Manny Jacinto in ‘Star Wars: The Acolyte’ | Picture: Screengrab from Instagram/@starwars
Manny Jacinto’s followers are lamenting the cancellation of “Star Wars: The Acolyte” after one season, stating the Filipino-Canadian actor gave probably the greatest performances within the sequence, to not point out that the announcement arrived on his birthday.
Deadline reported on Aug. 19 that “Star Wars: The Acolyte” is just not being renewed for a second season, citing the decline in viewership as one of many causes. The information got here as a shock to Star Wars followers, on condition that the primary season ended on a cliffhanger.
On condition that Jacinto is among the leads within the sequence, his followers took to X (previously Twitter) to level out how the cancellation was a “disrespect” for the actor.
“We lastly get a brand new Sith, and with that a number of the most bad-ass lightsaber fights we’ve seen in YEARS, with an actor who did *most of his personal stunts*…and the cancelation announcement arrives on his birthday. Manny Jacinto, you deserved higher,” wrote one fan.
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“Manny Jacinto’s efficiency as The Stranger earned him a spot among the many absolute best Star Wars villains. A second season would have targeted closely on his character and his relationship to DARTH FUCKING PLAGUEIS,” pitched in one other fan.
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Some followers are additionally declaring the “mistreatment” that Hollywood is displaying Jacinto given that he’s an individual of colour.
“They maintain doing Manny this soiled. first High Gun, now Acolyte.. Manny I swear I’ll get you a secure non racist franchise that’ll be the very last thing i do on this earth,” argued one X person.
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“Hollywood all the time doing Manny Jacinto soiled when he deserves the Glen Powell remedy,” added one other fan.
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In July, Jacinto aired his disappointment after his traces had been lower within the film “High Gun: Maverick,” saying Tom Cruise was solely “writing for himself,” and including it’s as much as Asian-American actors to search out initiatives that can cater to them.
The Fil-Can star is about to play the onscreen husband of Lindsay Lohan within the upcoming sequel to the hit 2003 movie “Freaky Friday.”
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