The New STAR WARS Series ANDOR Will Challenge What You Think You Know About ROGUE ONE
Diego Luna, the star of the upcoming Star Wars series Andor recently shared some insight on the series an what fans can expect from it. The show looks a lot better than I was expecting, and apparently it will challenge what we think we know about Rogue One, which was the film that introduced Cassian Andor into the Star Wars universe.
While talking with The Hollywood Reporter about this new Star Wars story and how it’s different from the other stories in the franchise, the actor shared:
"In fact, we're going to challenge every idea you have, or every answer you came up with, for why or how things happened and why this character did what he did. Everyone who watched Rogue One thinks they have the answer. So we're going to challenge that, and we're going to come to you and say, 'No, listen, things were not the way you imagined. They were this way. This had to happen for someone to become the person you know.'"
In another interview with ScreenRant, the actor also explained how Andor will be the most grounded an human Star Wars project we can get:
"What I would say is that Andor is the most grounded Star Wars you'll get. This is about the people. There's no Jedi around, and it's very dark times in the galaxy. It's when the people have to come together, articulate a response, and work in communities because the Empire is growing and control is everywhere. People have been marginalized, and there's no freedom. You have these communities having to react.
"It's the most human that the experience of Star Wars can get. This Star Wars is about regular people like you and me, and I think that connection is going to be special. It's the most realistic -- if you can say realistic, because obviously, they live in a galaxy far, far away. But it should feel realistic to you, because we want that proximity. We want you to reflect [on] yourself with these characters on this journey."
The story is set five years before the events of Rogue One, and it tracks how and why Cassian joined the rebellion as the Empire aggressively expands its reach across the galaxy. The series is described as a "refugee story" that sees people trying to escape from a fully powered Empire. Luna previously shared, “It's the journey of a migrant. That feeling of having to move is behind this story, very profoundly and very strong. That shapes you as a person. It defines you in many ways, and what you are willing to do."
Tony Gilroy, who co-wrote the Rogue One screenplay and was the uncredited director on reshoots for the film, created the 12-episode series, and he has described it as “a narrative that reaches across a vast ensemble,” which includes Stellan Skarsgard (Thor), Adria Arjona (Morbius), Fiona Shaw (Killing Eve), Denise Gough (Under the Banner of Heaven) and Kyle Soller (Poldark). Then there’s Forest Whitaker who will reprise his role as Saw Gerrera, Genevieve O'Reilly as Mon Mothma, and Ben Mendelsohn, who will reportedly be back as Imperial Director Orson Krennic.
The directors include Toby Haynes (Black Mirror: USS Callister), Benjamin Caron (The Crown) and Susanna White (Bleak House).
Part one of the series will be released on Disney+ on August 31st, with a two-episode launch. Part two of the series, which will lead right up to the events of Rogue One, , will begin production this fall.