Disney’s latest Star Wars project, The Acolyte, has been the subject of multiple debates since its release and has also experienced notable review-bombing, turning out to be the most controversial Star Wars project so far. Nevertheless, The Acolyte concluded its run after eight episodes, and fans are still debating the series, particularly because many franchise devotees believe that the show’s climactic episode saved the entire run or… redeemed it at least.

One of the characters who helped that redemption was Qimir, the weird guy who turned out to be a powerful Sith Lord and Darth Plagueis’ pupil.

In an exclusive interview with our friends on ScreenRant, Director Hanelle M. Culpepper discussed her work on the series, as well as the character of Qimir, who played a major role in the episodes she directed.

As we have said, Hanelle M. Culpepper, who directed Episodes 6 and 8 (two very important ones) of The Acolyte, gave an exclusive interview to our friends at ScreenRant, in which she discussed – among other things – Qimir and how it was working with Manny Jacinto on the set of The Acolyte.

And while we did assume that working with Manny Jacinto would be great, Culpepper also revealed some interesting details about the character:

“Manny [Jacinto] was so great. What was probably interesting about coming in at episode 6 is that we were seeing this version of The Stranger that had not been done… you get to see this side of him, to see who he really is, to see his vulnerability. And Manny really brought so much to that… It was really with each scene, just figuring out what’s the right amount, because the one thing we all didn’t want is him just to be a mustache-twirly bad guy. We want him to be so much more complex than that, and his story is complex, what did happen to him…”

Source: ScreenRant

The Acolyte still manages to inspire fans around the world, even after the series is over, so be sure to stick with us for more news and updates.