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Clayface is starting to take shape. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker and Mickey 17 actress Naomi Ackie is in early talks to ...
Naomi Ackie played Jannah in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker and has now reflected on what she did to avoid facing any potential racist abuse from a section of the franchise's fanbase. Check it ...
Naomi Ackie’s recent work, Blink Twice, recently landed on the 2024 movie schedule and is playing in a nearby cinema. Fans can revisit all the Star Wars Saga entries in order as they can stream ...
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker will wrap up the Skywalker saga, but it’ll introduce some new characters in the process. One is Jannah, played by Naomi Ackie.
Naomi Ackie tells the New York Post how it feels to get her own action figure for her role as Jannah in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.
Naomi Ackie is Jannah in 'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker'. Image Credit: AP Naomi Ackie remembers choreographing fight scenes with her cousin during summer vacation while she was growing up.
Not that she’s the first African-American person or even woman to be in a Star Wars movie. Lupita Nyong’o voiced Maz Kanata, even though audiences didn’t see her as she really is.
"I was really flattered by that," Ackie told ET's Ash Crossan. "The creators of Star Wars, moving forward, have so many plans. I personally don't know whether they involve Jannah or not.
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Naomi Ackie remembers choreographing fight scenes with her cousin during summer vacation while she was growing up. Inspired by “Star Wars,” these action sequences involved ducking and jumping ...
Rise of Skywalker may be Naomi Ackie’s first big screen Star Wars role, but it’s not her first time playing in the Star Wars universe. Like many people her age, Ackie grew up dueling with ...