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Fil-Canadian actor Manny Jacinto cast in new 'Star Wars' series, joining 'Squid Game's' Lee Jung-jae: report

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Filipino-Canadian actor Manny Jacinto. Instagram: @mannyjacinto" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/entertainment/09/16/09162022-actor-manny-jacinto-star-wars.jpg"/><figcaption>Filipino-Canadian actor Manny Jacinto. <em>Instagram: @mannyjacinto</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>Filipino-Canadian actor Manny Jacinto has been cast in a new “Star Wars” series to be released on Disney+, joining South Korea’s Lee Jung-jae of the “Squid Game” fame, according to Variety.</p><p>Jacinto will be one of three main characters in the “Star Wars” spinoff “The Acolyte,” along with Lee and previously announced lead Amandla Stenberg, <a href="https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/star-wars-series-the-acolyte-cast-manny-jacinto-1235373769/">Variety reported</a>, citing sources. Another known cast member is Jodie Turner-Smith.</p><p>The Philippines-born Jacinto is best known for his breakout role in the US series “The Good Place” and was most recently seen in the box-office juggernaut “Top Gun: Maverick.”</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/05/27/22/manny-jacinto-on-intense-flight-training-for-top-gun-maverick">Filipino Canadian actor Manny Jacinto talks about intense flight training for &#x27;Top Gun: Maverick&#x27;</a></li></ul><p>Jacinto nor his representatives have yet to confirm Variety’s report.</p><p>The story of “The Acolyte” has yet to be detailed, but it is known to be set a century before the events of “Star Wars: Episode 1 – The Phantom Menace,” during a time when the Jedi were at their most powerful and the Sith were thought to be eradicated.</p><p>“The Acolyte” is the latest live-action “Star Wars” series to be announced or released, following the likes of “Andor,” “The Mandalorian,” “The Book of Boba Fett,” “Obi-Wan Kenobi,” “Skeleton Crew,” and “Ahsoka” — all Disney+ titles.</p><div><strong>Related videos:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2tDHP71NGuA?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/m3Tge8HLgj8?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/mPHxaUpy9VY?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

Filipino-Canadian actor Manny Jacinto has been cast in a new “Star Wars” series to be released on Disney+, joining South Korea’s Lee Jung-Jae of the “Squid Game” fame, according to Variety.