Star Wars Is Slowly Gaining Stars From Another Sci-Fi Franchise

The recent trailer for The Acolyte has prompted some fans to notice a certain casting trend when it comes to new characters in the Star Wars franchise. It turns out another beloved sci-fi series has been lending its talent to a galaxy far, far away.

When a franchise has been running as long as Star Wars while still managing to remain relevant, eventually it begins to bring in stars from all corners of Hollywood and beyond. Remember those stories about the scrapped NSYNC cameo in Attack of the Clones? That was only the beginning. Over the years, this eminent science fantasy juggernaut has borrowed a ton of big names from unexpected places, up to and including Jack Black and Lizzo in a rather infamous episode of The Mandalorian. The fact that people often forget that Christopher Lloyd featured prominently in that same episode shows just how wild the whole thing was.

But one fan on the Star Wars Cantina subreddit recently pointed out that one franchise seems to be the target for fresh talent lately. Now, whether intentional or not, it seems that Star Wars has been grabbing rather eagerly from the actor pool of the Matrix movies. The new trailer for The Acolyte prominently featured Carrie-Anne Moss, well-known as Trinity from The Matrix. But her appearance is actually only the latest in what may be a steadily growing family of Matrix actors making their way into Star Wars.

«Carrie-Ann Moss as a stern, martials arts using Jedi Master is peak casting and probably the thing I'm most interested in for the Acolyte»

The original post made references to two other specific stars aside from Moss, though they're still super excited to see her in a role that seems tailor made for her. For one, it listed Genevieve O'Reilly who is currently known for her flawless portrayal of Mon Mothma in Andor. But early in her career, she notably appeared in The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions as Officer Wirtz. The post also included Jessica Henwick, known for her role as Peg in Glass