Tony Gilroy says the world of Andor could expand, but it is due to Lucasfilm

As Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) increases to a leadership role within the rebellion in Andor Season twoHe sets his course for it fateful date with fate in Rogue One: A Star Wars story. But where is the impressive ensemble of other characters presented in the series – you know when you get it out of this last season alive?

In one set with IO9 we asked the show creator Tony Gilroy to be developed further Andor According to a series of cinematic chapters that set the table for the events of Star Wars: Episode IV – a new hope.

About whether he believes Lucasfilm could record the stories of Andor“Rebels or imperial personalities without him, said Gilroy:” Well, they have everything, they can do what they want. I mean we made eight films in five years. “(Description of the work Andor How “films” makes sense, because each of the three-episode drops of the second season feels like a three-hour film.)

Gilroy continued: “There are many ideas, many new planets, many of everything in it; they belong to the selection.”

Ultimately his cooperation through Andor Was a limited experience that many new heroes and villains presented with fan favorites, and it is mainly thanks to the head of Lucasfilm. “My link with Lucasfilm is primarily with Kathleen (Kennedy). I primarily deal with her (and) Pablo Hidalgo (the) the type of goalkeeper of the (story lore) over there when it comes to keeping things real. He is the historian and he is the referee of what is not. Villain, We spent time with it Villain And that is my main point of the connection with Lucasfilm. “

“I first spoke to George Lucas Villain Telephone – I never met him, ”he said about his only interaction Star Wars ‘ Creator.

“We had to have free extension here,” said Gilroy. “We ran wildly, we continued to test. We tested the beginning:” We want him to go into a brothel and kill two police officers! “‘Okay!’ “We want to set the production designer from Chernobyl! ” Okay! ‘ We showed what we wanted to do and then we started doing it and they were simply incredibly supportive. “

Andor Season two premiere on April 22nd on Disney+.

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