actor Charlie Barnett is facing backlash from fans online, after appearing to confuse Luke and Anakin Skywalker. During a press tour for the show, which is the the 36-year-old referred to "Anakin blowing up the death star," upsetting die-hard fans of the sci-fi saga. In the first movie in the series, (1977), Mark Hamill's Luke Skywalker destroys the super weapon with the help of the Rebel Alliance.
The cast for new Star Wars series The Acolyte don’t even know the plot of the original Star Wars franchise Here Charlie Barnett twice claims that Anakin Skywalker blew up the Death Star — HOT SPOT (@HotSpotHotSpot) The Death Star is the passion project of the first three film's primary antagonists, Darth Sidious—AKA Chancellor Palpatine—and Darth Vader, who is later revealed to be Luke's father, Anakin Skywalker. The Death Star arose during a recent press day with Barnett and his co-stars Dafne Keen and Rebecca Henderson, ahead of s June 4 release on Plus. The actor, who plays Jedi Knight Yord Fandar, was discussing the morally ambiguous messaging of the show, which explores the line between good and evil, In a snippet of one interview to go viral on social media, Barnett said: "Well Anakin just blew up a whole Death star, how many people have done that?" His response ;ed to confused looks from Keen and Henderson.
After being shared to X, formally , by user Hot Spot (@HotSpotHotSpot) on June 6, the moment went viral, receiving over 3.7 million views. Barnett then made the m.
