As Cassian Andru (Diego Luna) rises to leadership role in the rebellion Andor Season 2, he sets his course for that fateful date Rogue One: The Story of Star Wars. But where does it leave an impressive ensemble of other characters featured in the series?
In a sit-in with io9, we asked show creator Tony Gilroy about his thoughts on moving from Andor After creating a series of movie chapters that set the table of events for Star Wars: Episode IV – New Hope.
As to whether he thinks Lucasfilm might pick up the story of AndorGilroy, in his rebels and empire character without him, “Well, they own it all, they can do what they want. It means we made eight films in five years.” (Describe the work. Andor The “movie” makes sense, as each of the three episode drops of season 2 feels like a three-hour movie.
Gilroy continued. “There are a lot of ideas, lots of new planets, there are a lot of everything out there. It’s theirs for picking.”
Finally his collaboration Andor It’s a limited experience introducing many new fan favorite heroes and villains, mainly thanks to Lucasfilm’s head. “My connection with Lucasfilm is primarily with Kathleen. [Kennedy]. I mainly deal with her [and] Pablo Hidalgo [who] It’s like the keeper of [story lore] When it comes to keeping things real, there. He is a historian and he is an arbitrator of what kosher is and what is not. I knew him Rogue, We spent time Rogue And that’s the point of my main connection with Lucasfilm. ”
“I only spoke with George Lucas once. Rogue On the phone – I’ve never met him,” he said of his only interaction. Star Wars” Creator.
“We were left to be free here,” Gilroy said. “We ran like wild and continued testing. We tested the beginning of “I want him to go to a brothel and kill two policemen.” ” ‘Understood! “We want to hire a production designer. Chernobyl! ” ‘Understood! ‘We showed what we wanted to do, and then we tried to do it.
Andor Season 2 Premiere April 22nd Disney+.
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