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Tony Gilroy, Diego Luna on Andor season 2 as the Star Wars spin-off hits Disney+
Andor creator Tony Gilroy and Cassian Andor actor Diego Luna talk about the new season of the Star Wars spin-off, which premieres this week
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Andor returns for its second season on Disney+ with a three-episode premiere this week and the weight of the Star Wars galaxy seemingly on its shoulders.
But creator Tony Gilroy says he and his collaborators felt little pressure from Disney and Lucasfilm as they sought to tell the story of a growing revolutionary resentment against the Galactic Empire, and the birth of the Rebel Alliance leading up to the events of the 2016 film he scripted, Rogue One.
“We took no creative notes on this show,” says Gilroy, whose screenwriting résumé also includes four films in the Bourne franchise and 2007 Oscar nominee Michael Clayton, which he also directed.
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“I’ve never had this much freedom before, even in final-cut films that I worked on. The latitude was astonishing.”
The forthcoming season, whose production was delayed by Hollywood’s 2023 strikes, is coming with high expectations from fans who have been disappointed with other recent Star Wars television offerings. Meanwhile, no new films have been released in the franchise in six years.
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