Star Wars: Andor

[JohnC]

It's not got a name yet, but the prequel is getting a prequel. Diego Luna is returning to play his Rogue One character, Cassian Andor, in a show for Disney+, the streaming service. It's set to be a spy thriller during the formative years of the Rebellion.

[Jug McKenzie]

Excellent. Superb character from one of the best Star Wars films.

[Dirty Harry Potter]

He was awful in Rogue One, completely miscast and unconvincing. Like he had strolled onto the wrong filmset.

 

This is a bit like watching Disney ride the corpse of George Lucas - until all the bits fall off.

[RubberJohnny]

Who?

[Darren]

[strider]

Ugh. He was the nastiest character in a film filled with unlikeable characters.

Thats another Star Wars thing I’ll never be watching. 

[James Lyon]

A few people in Disney weren't happy that they picked this character for a TV show. They wanted the Ewoks to take a lead role. It's part of that documentary, Ewoks: The Battle For Andor.

[ryodi]

The money they would have spent on new movies is now being invested shows for Disney+. I have no interest in this series especially when you know what happens to him.

[Boothjan]

2 hours ago, jerellis1 said:

Excellent. Superb character from one of the best Star Wars films.

 

I shall be watching.

 

[deKay]

22 minutes ago, James Lyon said:

They wanted the Ewoks to take a lead role. It's part of that documentary, Ewoks: The Battle For Andor.

 

That's the best Star Wars film.

[Kevvy Metal]

I'm totally in for this. Rogue One is excellent and he seemed liked one of the most conflicted of the Rebels who's seen some shit.

Nice!

[scottcr]

Disney+ can fuck off - I'm at my limit on what I'm spending on streaming services

[Mr. Gerbik]

Now that milking the movie franchise started to backfire way sooner than they would have liked, they're now going to invest in milking the franchise through tv shows instead.

[Don Rosco]

I liked Rogue One but I never really bought his character. I'd be willing to give him a chance to improve though, it's a very interesting period in the SW timeline and it might work out will with the increased breathing space a TV series offers.

 

2 hours ago, scottcr said:

Disney+ can fuck off - I'm at my limit on what I'm spending on streaming services

 

I'm gonna just steal these shows. 

[Glasgowchivas]

Yeah, I really like it but have spoken here before about not buying the switch from the Andor at the start who will kill a fellow Rebel for the sake of the mission to the guy who refuses to fire on Galen. I get what they were aiming for, I just don’t think the film established his conflict well enough. 

 

A show how that can develop him more and inform his choices in the later film would be great. (It won’t be great.)

[Kevvy Metal]

11 minutes ago, Glasgowchivas said:

Yeah, I really like it but have spoken here before about not buying the switch from the Andor at the start who will kill a fellow Rebel for the sake of the mission to the guy who refuses to fire on Galen. I get what they were aiming for, I just don’t think the film established his conflict well enough. 

 

I felt his conflict totally comes from his growing relationship with Jyn.. and likely the events on Jehda just prior. I can't remember dialog specifically but that seemed pretty clear to me when last watching the film.  

[Glasgowchivas]

7 minutes ago, Kevvy Metal said:

 

I felt his conflict totally comes from his growing relationship with Jyn.. and likely the events on Jehda just prior. I can't remember dialog specifically but that seemed pretty clear to me when last watching the film.  

 

Pretty sure you and I covered it previously in the actual Rogue One thread 

Won't rehash it here but it just didn't work for me.

[Kevvy Metal]

3 minutes ago, Glasgowchivas said:

 

Pretty sure you and I covered it previously in the actual Rogue One thread 

Won't rehash it here but it just didn't work for me.

 

Maybe yeah, I don't remember it at all... and I've certainly watched the film a few times since discussing it here, and I never had a problem with Cassian's motives at all, but YMMV as with anything.

..but yes, anyways. This is an interesting and quite left-field choice for a TV from Lucasfilm, I'll certainly be giving it a watch when it's ready in like 2 or 3 years.  

[Mr Cochese]

Finally!

[MrPogo]

6 hours ago, scottcr said:

Disney+ can fuck off - I'm at my limit on what I'm spending on streaming services

 

I'll happily pay for a month to binge watch (as long as there's not a year's minimum contract or something), but yeah, otherwise I'm not interested in the service.

[Dirty Harry Potter]

I don’t think I will even torrent this series, let alone pay for it.

 

why don’t they make a TV show on what went wrong at Luke’s Jedi academy to bridge all the holes in the new trilogy’s logic? De-age Hamill and show us why he turned into such a prick  - he ain’t that expensive, or going to be with us forvever.  Instead the whole thing is turning into sub-Star Trek. 

 

George Lucas would turn in his grave*. 

 

*if he was dead

[Mr Cochese]

Oh, it was always sub-Star Trek.

[James Lyon]

Why did the have to use Andor? Why couldn't they use...

 

Spoiler

Anwindu.

 

[Nick R]

I have nothing to say about this announcement, so instead here is a short video:

 

 

[JohnC]

Stellan Skarsgard and Kyle Soller are joining the cast in unknown roles.

[ckny]

Seems that this is bemusingly being filmed in the small seaside town of Cleveleys just north of Blackpool, and about 3 miles from my house!

 

 

[b00dles]

That set has more character than cassian andor does. 

[cubik]

Just north of Blackpool?

 

Pier Windu

[James Lyon]

I thought they were filming in the Lake District?

 

Mere, Windu

[papalazarou]