If Lucasfilm ever brings Qimir back, Manny Jacinto sounds interested. But not at any cost. Speaking to Collider, The Acolyte star Manny Jacinto was asked what he would say if Dave Filoni asked him to return as The Stranger. His answer was not the usual “I’d love to come back, call me, please let me hold the cool helmet again” response. Instead, Jacinto made one thing very clear: for him, there is no Stranger without Leslye Headland. That is the interesting part. Because Qimir was not just a breakout character because he looked good in a mask and ruined a few Jedi’s week. He worked because The Acolyte built him as something strange, seductive, dangerous, wounded, and not easily filed under “standard Sith guy.” Qimir Was The Acolyte’s Biggest Unfinished Weapon Whatever people think of The Acolyte as a whole, Qimir became the character almost everyone wanted to talk about….
