Manny Jacinto Hoped ‘The Acolyte’ Could Revive Romance

Acolyte Only lasted a single season, but fans still carry a torch for late Star Wars One element the spinoff seemed eager to continue, and a certain community of fans expected, was the relationship between the former Jedi. Osha (Amandla Stenberg) and the future Founder of the Knights of Rain The Move (Manny Jacinto).

To put it bluntly, people wanted to see these two smooch, and Jacinto was in that category. During a recent interview with Dr TV InsiderHe spoke of Kimi and Osha’s relationship—Oshamir, for short—a dynamic that interested him to begin. In his eyes, the big thing that’s missing from “a lot” of franchises today is “romance, love and relationships. It’s a weird thing: we have big fight scenes and these heroes’ backstories and whatnot, but they don’t really have relationships with other people.”

“I’m incredibly proud of what we’ve done Acolyte And I loved Kimi and Osha’s relationship, because we were taking it back to a relationship in this big world,” he continued.[Relationships] Made the characters and story more engaging as opposed to just big fight sequences. We’re taking it to a relationship in this big world.”

Lack of romance Blockbuster movies Has long been a talking point, and Star Wars Those have been part of the conversation. Relationships and romance have always been a core part of the franchise, which Disney hasn’t always been the best at embracing, much less to depict. Most of the romance in the franchise not end wellBut probably the YA romance book of summer 2026 Starry eyes Ashley Poston will be bucking the trend. And perhaps if it’s successful enough, it’ll lead readers to wait for Oshamir or some other ship.

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