We just learned that Mon Mothma has a daughter! Well, technically that was mentioned as far back as 1993, but I wouldn’t call it common knowledge. Anyway, I wanted to talk about Lieda’s history in Star Wars and what her presence might mean for the future of Mon Mothma and the series as a whole.
Cassian Andor’s new friends don’t know if they can trust him. And, are they all what they appear to be? Join us for our review and analysis of Episode 5, “The Axe Forgets,” plus your comments and calls on Rebel Force Radio’s ANDOR After Show!
Leading up to Andor‘s three-episode debut, the Star Wars fan base was expecting the series to be a stand-alone story in more ways than one.
In addition to being a spin-off and a prequel to 2016’s Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, where audiences already know the fate of its primary character, Andor was seen as a passion project by showrunner Tony Gilroy.
Now, even though Gilroy penned Rogue One, he isn’t as deep into the Star Wars lore as Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni, nor was Andor intended to be a continuation of their Mando-Verse.
Therefore, few fans were expecting Skywalker connections or the presence of a Jedi. In fact, it was up for debate as to whether Vader would have a role or even ignite his saber.
But as Andor continues to impress fans and critics with its brilliant subtlety and quality, the show has surprised the same with its Jedi references and potential connections. …
The fifth episode of Andor wasn’t my favorite of the season so far, BUT it might be the one I think is the most well written. Even inside of a three episode arc, it feels self-contained, and thematically connected. I enjoyed Cassian’s journey to find trust within his new crew before their big mission takes place next week.
The rebellion has begun! Andor is now streaming on Disney+, following the fan-favorite rebel in a tale set five years before the events of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, and we’re watching. Join StarWars.com every week for Andor Analyzed, in which we list the best moments from each episode.…
In the fourth episode of Andor, Luthen Rael mentions Rakatan invaders from long ago. That’s a reference to the Knights of the Old Republic video games and comics, which is awesome by itself, but the mention is more than a simple easter egg. I think Luthen’s gift of a kyber crystal celebrating victory over invaders is a clear tie to the themes of the series.
At what age did Cassian actually “join the fight?” Why weren’t there subtitles for the Kenari children? What does the future hold for Luthen Rael? These questions and more answered in this week’s Q&A!
My favorite scene in the fourth episode of Andor, Aldhani, was between Mon Mothma and her husband in their Coruscant apartment. They brought up important characters, discussions of morality in politics, and even used some DEEP Star Wars lore to hint at what we might see in the second season of the series.
A new, 90-second featurette from National Geographic Travel has been released, focusing on the work that Andor production designer Luke Hull did on the series. Gilroy has mentioned before that the production designer was one of the first people he hired when he started working on the scripts for Andor, and Hull’s work on Chernobyl was what sold him on the name. Check out the new featurette here:
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This week in Star Wars, we get excited about Phase II of Star Wars: The High Republic by revealing a brand new animated short, team up with Jabba the Hutt in Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes, and learn about Cassian Andor’s past in the first three episodes of Andor streaming now on Disney+. Plus, we sit down and chat with Diego Luna on what it was like revisiting the role of Cassian.
Things are heating up for Cassian and the galaxy in “Aldhani,” the latest episode of the new STAR WARS thriller series, ANDOR! Join us live tonight (Wednesday) at 8 PM Eastern for our in-depth look at this episode, complete with your calls, comments, super-chats and more!
I was already into the first three episodes of Andor, but the fourth episode, Aldhani, has REALLY raised the stakes and brought in several scenes that I have been looking forward to watching when this series was described as a spy or political thriller. Mon Mothma’s scenes were FANTASTIC! So let’s talk all about the latest episode of the series. Full spoilers are ahead.
A new clip from tomorrow’s episode of Andor has surfaced online ahead of its premiere. Courtesy of Twitter TV, the brief scene from episode 4 introduces Mon Mothma to the show. The Imperial senator is having a tense conversation with Luthen Rael over the state of the rebellion they are trying to build in secret.
Pre-Mor security closes in on Cassian, and nothing will be the same. Dan Brooks
The rebellion has begun! Andor is now streaming on Disney+, following the fan-favorite rebel in a tale set five years before the events of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, and we’re watching. Join StarWars.com every week for Andor Analyzed, in which we list the best moments from each episode.
Spoiler warning: This article contains story details and plot points from the third episode of Andor, “Reckoning.”
Sometimes, nothing goes as planned. For anyone.
In the third episode of Andor, “Reckoning,” the obsessed Pre-Mor Deputy Inspector Syril Karn finally leads his strike team to Ferrix, looking to bring in Cassian Andor. Meanwhile, Andor gets his meeting with Luthen Rael, looking to unload his stolen NP-95 Starpath to the mysterious buyer. As events converge, mistakes are made on both sides, leaving devastation and changing the lives of all involved. “Reckoning” is a satisfying conclusion to what feels like a first act of the series, but it smartly sends heroes, villains, and those in-between off in new, unexpected directions. Here are five highlights….
The Disney+ Original series kicks off with a tense first episode. Dan Brooks
The rebellion has begun! Andor is now streaming on Disney+, following the fan-favorite rebel in a tale set five years before the events of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, and we’re watching. Join StarWars.com every week for Andor Analyzed, in which we list the best moments from each episode.
Spoiler warning: This article contains story details and plot points from the first episode of Andor, “Kassa.”
Cassian Andor’s journey — to rebellion, to becoming a selfless hero — has begun.
In the highly-anticipated series premiere of Andor, the titular character is not yet the man we meet in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. This Andor fights for no cause. He acts alone. He burns bridges. But the seeds of who he’ll become are there. Here are five highlights from the grounded first episode of Andor….
Diego Luna & Tony Gilroy give an inside look at the first three episodes of #Andor. The newest Star Wars event is now streaming only on Disney+. New episodes streaming Wednesday
The “Andor” series will explore a new perspective from the Star Wars galaxy, focusing on Cassian Andor’s journey to discover the difference he can make. The series brings forward the tale of the burgeoning rebellion against the Empire and how people and planets became involved. It’s an era filled with danger, deception and intrigue where Cassian will embark on the path that is destined to turn him into a rebel hero.
Diego Luna returns as Cassian Andor and is joined by cast members Genevieve O’Reilly, Stellan Skarsgård, Adria Arjona, Denise Gough and Kyle Soller. The executive producers are Kathleen Kennedy, Sanne Wohlenberg, Diego Luna and Michelle Rejwan. Tony Gilroy is the creator and showrunner.
Following last week’s global premiere of the first three episodes of Andor, Lucasfilm has revealed three new character posters from the series. They follow the same template than a batch released shortly before the series’ debut that featured Cassian, Mon Mothma, and Stellan Skarsgård’s Luthen Rael. The new batch features Bix Caleen, Syril Karn, and Maarva Andor; check it out here:…
The opening moments of Andor retcon an admittedly small detail from Cassian’s past. But it is a retcon. However, I think the series absolutely nails the balance between making up something new to tell the best possible story while also acknowledging what came before, even if the small details are from a reference book only a small percentage of Star Wars fans read.
The first three episodes of Star Wars: Andor are now available to the viewing public, letting fans get a peek into Disney and Lucasfilm’s latest adventure as Diego Luna’s Cassian Andor gets his Rogue One prequel story. This also comes as one of the most unique Star Wars entries in some time, as it completed filming without the use of the Volume technology which The Mandalorian made popular.
This tech was used heavily throughout both seasons of The Mandalorian, allowing the actors to come onto a massive set with a near-360-degree screen that let them feel the full environment for which they were shooting. The Volume was later used for Marvel Studios on Thor: Love and Thunder, but even though it has its advantages, it’s caused some controversy amongst fans due to the environments not looking as realistic in the final cut.
Only a few weeks ago, Andor creator/producer Tony Gilroy revealed the fact that his series didn’t use The Volume for any shooting, causing some online controversy due to the fact that the show deviated from what had worked so well in the recent past for Lucasfilm. Now, Gilroy has cleared the air on the matter, explaining why he decided to go old-school and shoot with real-world locations for Andor….
After years of waiting, Andor has finally arrived on Disney+. The Diego Luna-led Star Wars series serves as a prequel to Rogue One, telling the story of its lead character, Cassian Andor, before he becomes the Rebel spy and hero that stole the Death Star plans.
The anticipation surrounding Andor has been sky-high, especially after the overwhelmingly positive reactions that it earned from fans and critics. This comes after the fact that it became apparent that it has a minimal amount of Star Wars Easter eggs, making it stand out from other shows that banked on such references, such as Obi-Wan Kenobi and The Mandalorian.
Now, in celebration of Andor‘s three-episode debut on Disney+, the series’ showrunner has offered some grim insight into what lies ahead for the characters in Season 1 and beyond….
As part of a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Andor showrunner Tony Gilroy revealed that Yellowjackets director Ariel Kleiman will be a director on the second season of the new StarWars series, which will film in the UK between November and August.
When asked if he’ll be directing on season 2, Tony Gilroy said the following:
“I am not. I can’t. This job is just too huge. I don’t have the time to spare. It’s a really poor use of my time. Ari [Ariel] Kleiman is out in Pinewood. I was out there this morning. We start shooting in November. He started prepping three weeks ago. He’s got his hands full out there just to get to November. I have all the rest of the things I have to do. There was some fantasy that I would end up doing the last block, but I just can’t, to be honest with you.”…
In a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Andor showrunner Tony Gilroy discussed why they ultimately opted not to use the Volume technology for the show, and gave some insight into Luthen Rael, the mysterious character played by Stellan Skarsgård that we were introduced to in the second episode. In this article, we’ve condensed the most interesting parts of the interview, but you may head over to their site if you are interested in reading the entire piece.
When asked if shooting on location was a prerequisite for him when he was brought on board, Gilroy said that it was a decision that they took when they started to plan out the series and hired a production designer:
“When I came on, Sanne Wohlenberg was the producer of record. She came with the existing pieces of the show. So Sanne was there, but I didn’t know her. She had just done Chernobyl, and it was sort of a shotgun marriage. So here we were together, and I had no idea that she was just going to be this rockstar producer.
And so the first decision you have to make is who’s going to be your production designer. Even in writing, my first call is to the production designer, because everything we do has to be designed. So we put a marker down. It was kind of a test for Disney: ‘How serious are you?’ We didn’t want to go with any of the traditional Star Wars people. We wanted [production designer] Luke Hull, who was like 12 years old and had just done Chernobyl. He’s just a fricking genius, but non-Star Wars in every way. So we brought him over. As I was doing the [series] bible, I wrote the first three episodes as a sort of a test….
This week in Star Wars, join us on the red carpet for the Andor Launch Event in Hollywood. Featuring stars Diego Luna, Genevieve O’Reilly, Adria Arjona, Kyle Soller, Fiona Shaw, and other members of the cast; creator Tony Gilroy and the crew; and other fans to celebrate the premiere of Andor, with new episodes streaming every Wednesday on Disney+.
Check out the special launch event for #Andor, at the iconic El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, California. Join host Jennifer Landa and hear from the cast and creators on the burgeoning rebellion against the Empire.
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