To close out San Diego Comic-Con with a bang, George Lucas made his first appearance at the long-running pop culture fest alongside filmmaker Guillermo del Toro and award-winning Lucasfilm designer Doug Chiang. But the panel topic wasn’t a new Star Wars project; it was the importance of keeping art accessible to the public, especially during […]
‘Andor’ Star Stellan Skarsgård Was the Ultimate ‘Star Wars’ Script Rulebreaker
The level of secrecy on Disney’s prized franchises is known to be on another level. Between Marvel and Star Wars, script and set leaks are something the studio wants to keep the spigot closed on. But it turns out that sometimes tight security makes the work challenging for its stars, including certain cast members of […]
Tony Gilroy Created His Own ‘Star Wars’ Endings and Aimed for ‘Legit Hope’
When Tony Gilroy and his Andor star Diego Luna decided to cram half a decade’s worth of new Star Wars lore into three episodes per year leading up to the events of Rogue One, they knew the task was unbelievably ambitious. In a chat with the Wrap, Gilroy expressed the excitement everyone involved felt over […]
The Real-World Places Behind ‘Andor’ Season 2’s Architectural Marvels
Andor, the live-action Star Wars prequel series created by Tony Gilroy and starring Diego Luna, concluded its second and final season last month. Spanning the years prior to the events of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, the series has garnered massive praise from Star Wars fans and critics alike for its deft storytelling, stirring […]
We May Be a Step Closer to Seeing the Original ‘Star Wars’ Again
Fans can argue day and night about Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy but there’s no denying she pulled an awesome move earlier this week. As previously reported, the British Film Institute had been advertising that it would be screening a very rare print of George Lucas’ Star Wars from its original theatrical run. It’s the version […]
Queerness Wasn’t a Consideration in ‘Andor’ Season 2’s Most Controversial Death
When the heist on Ghorman went wrong on Andor season two, it only took one bad call for tragedy to strike. In the case of rebel leader Cinta Kaz (Varadu Sethu), her life was snuffed out in an instant when a misfire took her down. In a story about the early days of Star Wars […]
Ryan Reynolds Thinks ‘Star Wars’ Is Ready to Be R-Rated
After Andor, people want Star Wars to take more creative or thematic swings. And according to Ryan Reynolds, a real big swing for the series would be a foray into R-rated material. In a recent episode of The Box Office podcast, the star of Marvel’s Deadpool movies revealed he had pitched such a thing to Disney […]
‘Andor’ Asked Fans to Put the Theories Down
Across its two seasons, it became common to describe Andor as “unlike Star Wars.” Typically a compliment, this phrase was an easy shorthand to use, and it’s taken on greater meaning now that its cast and creatives can speak more freely about what stayed on the cutting room floor. Creator Tony Gilroy has recently discussed his active choice […]
They Just Gave Kleya a Goddamn Gun
There’s a scene in the ninth episode of Andor‘s second season where Vel Sartha, inspecting a table full of requisitioned weaponry at the Rebellion’s Yavin base, picks up a blaster and asks whose it is. Except, that’s not what she asks, raising the pistol into the air in front of a crowd of new recruits. What […]
The 20 Greatest Moments From ‘Andor’ Season 2
Andor season 2 came to an end this week, putting an end to Cassian’s chapters of the Skywalker saga and bringing about one of the greatest additions to Star Wars‘ modern era. Across four arcs jumping us closer and closer to the time of Rogue One, the season delivered some of the best Star Wars has had to […]