Tag: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
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Andor: Diego Luna on Why Cassian Finally Joins the Rebellion in Finale
[This article contains spoilers for Andor’s Season 1 finale]Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) didn’t start out as the war-hardened martyr that audiences first met in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and Andor has been showing his slow-burning transformation from an everyday man who was just trying to keep his head down to a man willing…
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Andor Season 2: Cast, Filming Updates, and Everything We Know So Far
Out of all the Star Wars shows that came out on Disney+ in 2022, the biggest surprise was none other than Andor. This series follows Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) before the events of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story as he goes from someone who just wants to stay out of trouble to a full-fledged…
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Showrunner Tony Gilroy Brought A Lesson From Jason Bourne To His Work On Andor
How do you successfully breathe new life into a beloved, 45-year-old franchise? The answer might not be what you’d expect.Season 1 of “Andor” on Disney+ is coming to a close, and though it has had lower viewership than previous “Star Wars” series, it is by far the best and most innovative of the pack. Despite…
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Andor’s Torture Scene Is a Dark Mirror of This Rogue One Scene
Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers for Episodes 1-9 of Andor. The ninth episode of Tony Gilroy’s Andor “Nobody’s Listening!” introduced the audience to a rather gruesome mode of torture — an imperial torture technique. With Bix Caleen (Adria Arjona) absolutely refusing to budge under interrogation of her alliance with Cassian (Diego Luna), Dr. Gorst…
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How Andor Is Shaping Mon Mothma Into a Rebel Leader
Andor, at its core, is about change. Diego Luna’s titular character is slowly but surely changing into the man we meet in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. The Rebel Alliance itself is growing into a force to challenge the Empire. Overall, the series has explored how the galaxy changes into the place it is…
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‘Andor’ Echoes and Foreshadows Cassian’s Character in ‘Rogue One’
Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers for Episodes 1-6 of Andor.Ever since Andor was first announced, Star Wars fans have speculated on how the series might bring Diego Luna’s future Rebel leader closer to the man he was in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. This week’s episode, “The Eye”, takes a major step toward…
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Andor Exposes the Impact of Colonialism Through the Empire
Editor’s note: The below contains spoilers for Andor.The plot is quickly thickening on Andor. After the conclusion of the gorgeous first arc in the third episode, the new Star Wars show is carefully laying the foundations for Cassian (Diego Luna) to eventually turn into the accomplished Rebel spy we know from Rogue One: A Star…
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Andor: How Far Will You Go For the Rebellion?
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story blurred the lines between good and evil in a way that we hadn’t seen before in the galaxy far, far away. Jyn Erso (Felicity Jones) questions Cassian (Diego Luna) when he discusses having to do things because of “orders.” If he’s just a remorseless drone who does exactly what…
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Andor: Mon Mothma and the Power of Iron-Willed Women in Star Wars
With Andor now streaming on Disney+, we are promised a look at the origins of Diego Luna’s fledgling Rebel Cassian Andor. All the while, forces are beginning to quietly prepare for a concerted effort to fight back against the Galactic Empire. Alongside our journey with the titular protagonist, we are also being reintroduced to a…
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Who Is Syril Karn in Andor?
Although Rogue One: A Star Wars Story was certainly a darker entry in the saga, it was still a story of good versus evil. However, Disney+’s Andor has blurred those lines. Cassian (Diego Luna) isn’t a straightforward hero. In the opening sequence of the first episode, Cassian kills two officers outside a brothel after they…