Manny revealed to Entertainment Weekly the extensive training that went into his role in The Acolyte, saying, “This was the first time I really got to dig into something with so much action and really make use of my dance background. We worked on everything. We did boxing, we worked on kicks, we worked on all the choreography. It was tough. They conditioned my body so that I could get through this five-person fight scene.”
It’s also him underneath The Stranger’s mask in “almost every shot,” as he did a majority of his own stunts.
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