Tag: Star Wars
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Tony Gilroy Discusses Taking ‘Star Wars’ Seriously, The Original 5-Year-Plan, & Where ‘Andor’ Is All Headed [The Rogue Ones Podcast Interview]
‘The Rogue Ones: A Star Wars Andor Podcast’ returns with hosts Mike DeAngelo and The Playlist’s Editor-In-Chief, Rodrigo Perez. As with the previous episodes, each week, our hosts will recap and review the latest “Andor” episode and welcome cast members and creatives from the show to discuss all things “Andor” and maybe a few other…
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Andor star Diego Luna: ‘I thought I could do whatever I wanted after Rogue One. I was naive’
As the Mexican actor reprises the role of Cassian Andor for the latest Star Wars spin-off, he talks about the the ups and downs of working with the franchise, and the film that made his name, Y Tu Mamá TambiénDiego Luna is video-calling from his home in Mexico. “I’m sneaking out of the family breakfast…
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What Is the Significance of Cassian’s Ship in Andor?
Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers from Episodes 1-3 of Andor.Although Andor is a much different type of Star Wars adventure than what we have seen before, Cassian (Diego Luna) shares some qualities with the franchise’s most beloved heroes. Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), Han Solo (Harrison Ford), Ahsoka Tano (Ashley Eckstein), Rey (Daisy Ridley), and…
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Andor Highlights What Being an Outsider Means
Editor’s Note: The following article contains spoilers from Episodes 1-3 of Andor.Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) didn’t ask to be in the Empire. We know this now more than ever with the first few episodes of Andor. Though Rogue One made Cassian’s disdain for the Empire clear, through Andor we’re starting to see where that fire…
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Andor Character Guide: Meet The Cast Of The Rogue One Prequel Series
“Andor” might be a movie spinoff focused on a familiar character, but in terms of the overall “Star Wars” canon it’s right out on the fringes. The first Disney+ series set in that galaxy far far away, “The Mandalorian,” started out on relatively fresh and original turf, but by season 2 it had been dragged…
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Who is Maarva on Andor? Her Relationship to Cassian, Explained
Editor’s note: The below contains spoilers for the first three episodes of Andor.With its three-episode premiere, Disney+’s Andor certainly proved that it’s unlike any Star Wars project that we’ve seen before. The gritty, underworld crime series has as much in common with Tony Gilroy’s work on the Bourne films as it does with the galaxy…
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Andor Continues the Trend of Star Wars Leaning Into Other Influences
The first three episodes of Andor delivered an experience unlike anything else in the Star Wars universe. Not only has the series added more depth to Diego Luna’s Rogue One protagonist, but it’s also been praised for delivering a gritty, grounded spy thriller within the confines of a galaxy far, far away. This approach to…
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The Chestburster Scene In Alien’s Script Convinced Ridley Scott To Hop In The Director’s Chair
After the smashing 1977 success of “Star Wars,” Hollywood executives realized the commercial potential of the science fiction genre. This afforded opportunities to the few writers who had science fiction scripts ready, some of whom had had trouble getting their movies made before the new sci-fi craze. This included Dan O’Bannon’s script for “Alien,” which…
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‘Andor’ Creator Tony Gilroy Highlights Cassian’s Long Journey Toward Redemption
Star Wars fans might be excited to reunite with “Rogue One” hero Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) — but the character as we find him in “Andor” on Disney+ is as far as he can be from a rebel leader.“We’re starting with a nobody,” series creator Tony Gilroy told IndieWire over Zoom. “How does a nobody,…
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Andor’s Biggest Strength Is That It’s Not In A Rush
The first three episodes of “Andor” have finally premiered, and it’s clear that this isn’t your typical Disney+ “Star Wars” series. With 12 episodes in the first season, it’s far longer than any of the earlier live-action offerings. Set five years before the events of “Rogue One,” the seires tells the story of Cassian Andor (Diego…