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Talisa Garcia “honoured” to be first trans actress cast by Disney in Lucasfilm production

Talisa Garcia has made history as the first openly transgender person to be cast by Disney in a Lucasfilm production. Willow is set to follow a princess who assembles a party to help her on a quest to find her twin brother. It will be a TV spin-off of the 1980s film starring Warwick Davis, Val Kilmer and Joanne Whalley, among others. Garcia is set to star in a small speaking role as a Queen and the mother to Tony Revolori’s character who goes on the quest, Deadline reported. She…

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Amandla Stenberg set to star in new Star Wars series The Acolyte

Hunger Games star Amandla Stenberg is in talks to join the live-action Star Wars TV series for Disney+. According to a report from Variety, the 23-year-old is set to star in the upcoming prequel series titled The Acolyte. In the franchise’s expansive lore, an acolyte is a Sith apprentice that trains under the reigning Sith Lord. Details surrounding Amandla’s role has been tightly under wraps but the series has been described as a “female-centric mystery-thriller.” The new series is set to take place during the final days of the High…

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