Synopsis:

An investigation into a shocking crime spree pits a respected Jedi Master against a dangerous warrior from his past. As more clues emerge, they travel down a dark path where sinister forces reveal all is not what it seems…

Intentions:

Many viewers felt that The Acolyte series fell short of its original premise, losing its direction after just a few episodes. This TV-to-Movie edit transforms the series into the murder mystery film it was originally pitched as. Not only do we believe this edit resolves many of the issues, but we've also managed to add a Star Destroyer-sized dose of Star Wars into this version. SPOILER ALERT: One notable change is the death of Pip the Droid. In the original, it felt lackluster due to the lack of connection between the characters. We've given Pip a voice and a new backstory: Osha programmed Pip to feel like the little sister she lost, deepening their bond, and making Pip's death more impactful.

Change List:

• Add MRDb Energy Wave Intro Video • Add Aurebash MR Fanedit Warning Video • Add MR Fire Intro Video • Add Old Ben Kenobi Trailer • Add 12A MRDb Certificate Rating Card • Add Red Lucas Intro Logo • Add Red “A long time ago…” Card • Recolour grade the entire edit with OT colour pallet • Add The Acolyte intro Logo and resize to vanishing point • Add New original opening crawl text by AcBagel • Retime Score to match crawl speed • Add now scroll down to planet shot • Remove Ueda planet name • Cut scene just after Mae walks off scene • Hard cut to black • Add orchestral audio stab to build tension • Remove entire fight scene with Mae and Master Indara • Fade out from black into Osha sleeping scene • Remove Osha cracking knuckles. (I didn’t feel this suited her character and made her a little too aggressive from the start) • Add new dialogue to Pip Droid • Pan new Pip audio to match scenes • Add droid sounds behind new dialogue • Remove entire awkward corridor conversation with Philip. (I think this was supposed to build a connection between character but all it did was waste time a act a little cringe) • Cut to Osha coming out of hatch • Add new Pip Droid dialogue • Remove fire in space (I obviously don’t need to explain why I cut this extremely controversial scene) • Cut straight to ship arriving • Remove second Neimoidian moaning. (No need for both to do the same thing) • Remove introduction scene with Yord and Neimoidians. (Absolutely cringe acting and pointless dialogue. It also shows the jedi coming in a little too heavy handed and not so diplomatic like we’ve seen in other movies) • Remove Osha walking down the corridor shot • Cut to door opening to Yord • Insert removed dialogue from previous scene to introduce Tarcy Lowa • Remove dialogue of Tarcy Lowa being Yords Padawan. (We never see her again so why would Yord abandon his Padawan?) • Remove Osha saying “It has it’s perks”. (What perks would a Mecnec have exactly?) • Remove “Jedi skills not being transferable” (How on earth would they not be transferable?) • Remove barman arrival to identify the killer. (1. Why would they drag a barman that far to identify someone? 2. You’re going to take a barman on his word without any other evidence?) • Add uncomfortable pause after Osha says “Overpowering a Jedi master?” (This shows the bond between both characters and that Yord somehow feels guilt for what’s about to happen to Osha, thus making the audience connect with him more) • Rearrange the final scene with Yord and Osha to have another uncomfortable silence between them. • Cut to Pip Droid waking up • Add new Pip Droid dialogue • Remove Coruscant planet text • Add new VFX shot of alien eyes close by Movies Remastered & Theesm. (Sol says “close your eyes and here’s this little guy with wide open bug eyes lol) • Replace the cutaway droid pilots to droid criminal. (The cutaway seems to think the audience is stupid and needs to visually see the pilots for some reason) • Remove Osha’s attempt at using the force. (We saw this in Kenobi and Ahsoka. It’s been over played) • Rework the scene to remove any sign of force attempt • Add new Pip Droid dialogue • Add loads of new Pip Droid audio and sound fx through the crash scene • Remove Jecki attempting to talk but forgetting to ask for permission first. (This just felt odd) • Retime the above dialogue to fit the scene and lip-sync • Remove Sol mind reading the prisoner. (This scene was strange and opened many plot holes moving forward. I.e., why didn’t Sol use it on everyone else he needed to know the truth from?) • Retime audio and scene above to have better timing • Remove Carlac planet text • Remove half naked Yord scene. (WHY??? Clearly some weird fetish from the writer) • Fix scene transition between child Mae running into the next shot • Add loads of new Pip Droid dialogue • Add Droid sound FX under new dialogue • Remove Jecki asking “Do you think that…?” • Remove Sol confirming “Mae is dead!” • Add Jecki looking confused after saying “It’s not in her file?” (This helps to build suspicion and doubt for Sol) • Add mystery audio cue to above scene • Add Pip Droid dialogue • Add extra reverb and echo to Pip Droid Dialogue • Remove shot of Osha’s feet stepping back. (She’s already on the ledge. There’s no more room for her to step back) • Remove close-up of Osha saying “I didn’t do it” • Add above dialogue over Sol’s shot to tighten up pacing • Add loads of Pip Droid dialogue • Add reverb and echo to Droid VO as we cut to wide shot of cavern • Remove random cliff-hangers scene with Qimir saying random things to Mae (This was one of many pointless scenes in this series) • Add transition wipe into snowy ship scene • Remove entire night scene of Mae bribing the kid to distract the droid. (This kids acting was terrible) • Remove all interactions with Mae trying to wake and attack Torbin • Remove scene with Osha laying on the bed. • Insert scene with Osha trying to plug in wires. (Pip was so worried about running out of power that I felt I needed to create an endearing scene between Pip and Osha to help build their connection) • Add Pip Droid dialogue about Osha needing to recharge too. • Cut in shots of Jecki trying to reboot the ships main system • Remove cringe dialogue of Osha telling Jecki she’s “Way more flexible” (Other than sexual inuendo why else would someone say that. Just awkward!) • Remove Pip from the wide shot of Osha. (Due to building a new scene from the above, Pip wouldn’t be in her belt pocket at this point) VFX by Movies Remastered • Remove Sol saying “The Jedi agree with me!” (You are the Jedi. Why would you need to say that?) Removing this now shows Sol has authority over Yord and Yord respects Sol. • Remove Sol nodding. (Cutting to Sol mysteriously looking at Osha help build tension and doubt) • Remove entire scenes between Mae arriving to the apothecary and visiting Qimir for the poison. (The less we see of these two the more the audience builds mystery and intrigue for them) • Remove awkward scene between Sol and Osha where he asks about her tattoo. (I really thought this was going to help identify between the twins later but I guess the writer forgot they added this detail so I’ve removed it. Plus, Sol saying “It doesn’t matter what I like” sounded creepy af) • Add Pip droid dialogue after Sol and Osha’s heart to heart. Osha closes her eye in this scene so I thought I’d add the dialogue to show Osha gets frustrated with Pip some time, thus building a little sister bond) • Remove all shots of Mae trying to talk to Torbin • Remove Terrible acting from Jediabetes and the kid • Remove all shots of Mae talking to Torbin • Remove Terrible acting from the kid and Jecki • Cut to Sol asking to see Torbin • Fix score transition to help with above cuts • Remove all shots of Mae trying to attack Torbin • Cut to our protagonists walking down the corridor. (Tightens pacing and build tension) • Remove scene of Torbin taking the poison voluntarily. (If he was just going to kill himself, why not do it 10 years ago. What does seeing Mae alive change that?) The less we see and know about the reason why Torbin is dead, the better it is for the audience to make up their own minds about what happened. Thus, giving the mystery we’re looking for) • Cut to Osha walking down the stair to see Torbin’s dead body. • Add darker colour grade LUT to basement shots to make them look more eery. (There is a dead body after all) • Add Pip Droid dialogue to cut the tension. (Sometimes its ok to break it with a joke) • Fix transitional wipe from darker LUT or daylight in following scene • Remove Jediabetes saying “I don’t know who that guy is” (Line was terribly acted and delivered) • Add new VFX continuity error fix with Jediabetes removing his binoculars between scenes • Remove Sol saying “it’s a good one” (No, Yord had a good plan. You’re just going with whatever Jecki said for some reason) • Remove Sol saying “She used to be a jedi”. (We don’t need to be constantly remined about this detail. Sol’s authority should be enough) • Remove Qimirs goofy “Hello” • Remove Qimir saying “Hi” (He already said this when we listen in on the com. Why would he say it twice?) • Rearrange Qimir and Osha saying Hi. (This breaks up their interaction) • Remove the “Who is he?” “I thought he was with you” joke. (Why break the tension here? You just built it up and it makes Qimir look too relaxed and confident in a room full of Jedi) • Remove Yord saying “I have a bad feeling about this” • Remove line where Osha reaffirms to the audience that Mae wants to kill Sol. (We’re not stupid. We are following the plot, cheers) • Fix audio echo cut off when Jecki is asking Mae to surrender. • Rearrange entire scene when Osha meets Mae for the first time. (In the original she fires twice, just missing her sister. In this new scene for freezes and doesn’t shoot until it’s too late. This also echos what Osha says to Yord later in the film and the look a disappointment on Sol’s face when he sees what Osha has done) • Remove Qimir saying “Relaxing Forest retreat”. (This line just felt odd) • Check back to see more....

Additional Notes:

This Fanedit is only available on MR Discord to Initiate+ members who can prove an active Disney+ account. Invite link here: https://discord.gg/EBdQVXhDUh

Special Thanks:

Crimson Maul AcBagel JXEditor Hear_Everything Theesm and everyone who helped on the MR Discord thread.