WithAndorarriving on Disney+ September 21st, I recently got to speak withDiego Lunaabout making the newestStar Warsseries.
Andoris a two-season event that starts five years before the events ofRogue One.
In addition to Luna,Andorfeatures the return ofGenevieve O’Reillyas Mon Mothma andForest Whitakeras Saw Gerrera.
Newcomers to the series includeStellan Skarsgard,Adria Arjona,Kyle Soller,Denise Gough, andRobert Emms.
The 12-episode first season will feature episodes directed byToby Haynes,Ben Caron, andSusanna White.
Watch what Diego Luna had to say above, or you might read our conversation below.
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COLLIDER: I loved the first four episodes.
Straight up, I loved them so much.
I really can’t wait for the rest of the series.
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I’m so glad to hear that.
The show’s incredible.
And my favorite part of the show is that it’s theStar WarsI’ve been waiting for.
It has no Jedis, it has no lightsabers, it has no desert planets, and no Skywalkers.
I just want to explore more of theStar Warsuniverse, and this show is doing that.
Can you talk about that aspect of the series?
It is a show about the people in both sides.
Then you have these other people surviving oppression in very hardcore moments.
It’s about that need for people to unite, to articulate a reaction that involves community.
It’s about the strength of community.
I think it’s a pretty pertinent story, also, these days.
This long format, I mean, I grew up watching film.
I wanted to do film.
And we don’t have to make choices that would alienate us from trying other stuff, new stuff.
And we are allowed to be different, in a way, in the world and universe ofStar Wars.
And we’re really pleased with that.
And I love that about Tony.
He is just honest and open and the best collaborator.
And he pitched me his first idea, the full picture.
And I just couldn’t believe it.
But also it was so rich and so full of that, of truthness.
I don’t know.
But it’s true.
And anyway, yes.
We did connect at the very beginning, and since then we have [had] an open conversation.
We are partners in this.
I owe him everything, and he knows how to work, how to lead a team.
He’s a great leader in many ways, because he loves collaboration.
Andorpremieres September 21st on Disney+ with the first three episodes.
