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It only takes watching the first teaser for “Andor” to know that the latest “Star Wars” series is very, very different than the other Disney+ releases from the galaxy far, far away.

Four long years after it was initially announced, “Andor,” the Disney+ series and prequel to “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” is nearly upon us. Created and showrun by Academy Award-nominated writer/director Tony Gilroy (“Michael Clayton,” “The Bourne Legacy”)—the filmmaker credited with rescuing ‘Rogue One’ after he came on board to write and direct major reshoots and then overseeing the post-production process— the series debuts in September, but we’ve been fortunate to get a little taste.

Tony Gilroy didn’t want to make a prequel to “Rogue One.” The 2016 “Star Wars” feature, which Gilroy co-wrote, is itself a prequel, detailing how a ragged crew of rebels, led by spy Cassian Andor (Diego Luna), steal the plans to the Death Star. They succeed, but (spoiler alert!) they all sacrifice their lives doing so — an uncharacteristically dour ending for a “Star Wars” endeavor. The production was also infamously troubled, with Gilroy, who wrote four “Bourne” movies and directed “Michael Clayton,” stepping in to helm extensive reshoots in place of director Gareth Edwards. When the result was a massive hit, grossing just over $1 billion worldwide, Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy was eager do more “Star Wars” movies with Gilroy.

Four years ago, Academy Award-nominated writer/director Tony Gilroy (“Michael Clayton,” “The Bourne Legacy”) had an idea. It was two years after the release of “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story”—a film Gilroy joined in the middle of making to assist and then came on board to write and direct major reshoots and then oversee the post-production process.

Diego Luna is back on “Star Wars.” The Mexican actor starred in “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” in 2016, and is back to reprise his role in “Andor,” a prequel series that show’s his character’s initial involvement with the Rebellion. In an interview, he discusses his upcoming work and why fear is an important motivator in life.Diego Luna returns to the Star Wars universe for Disney+’s ‘Andor’Gael García Bernal and Diego Luna reunite in a boxing seriesLuna is booked and busy. Aside from the taxing work of being involved in “Star Wars,” Luna is also doing voice work in the series “DC League of Super Pets” and the upcoming TV show “La Maquina,” which reunites him with his old friend Gael Garcia Bernal.

The showrunner for Andor is calming some Star Wars fans fears about the upcoming Disney+ series.

Tony Gilroy has been working on the new Lucasfilm and Disney+ live-action series “Andor” for over three years. The prequel to Gareth Edwards “Rogue One” follows Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) during the five years before the events of that particular film.

The story of Cassian Andor will last two seasons.

Despite a fandom that has shown to be toxic at the mention of diversity and inclusivity, “Star Wars” has always had a political undercurrent throughout the franchise. I mean, it’s really about Rebels fighting against an evil Empire, huh? Remember those overt political in the prequels? Sure, there are laser sword fights and space battles for those who just want that, but “Star Wars” has a long track record of trying to be a socially-conscious, political franchise.

The “Star Wars” movies have always been ubiquitous with groundbreaking special effects. But since the Prequel trilogy from the early 2000s, that pioneering use of effects has been mainly in digital production.

Star Wars series Andor which confirms the show will debut on September 21.Diego Luna returns as Cassian Andor in the upcoming prequel series, set five years prior to events in 2016’s Rogue One. Also reprising his role is Forest Whittaker as Saw Gerrera, who has since voiced the character in Star Wars Rebels and Star Wars: The Bad Batch.New cast members include Genevieve O’Reilly as senator Mon Mothma and Stellan Skarsgard as Luthen, alongside Adria Arjona, Denise Gough, Kyle Soller, Fiona Shaw, Robert Emms and David Hayman.A synopsis reads: “In an era filled with danger, deception and intrigue, Cassian will embark on the path that is destined to turn him into a Rebel hero.”The show was created by Rogue One co-writer Tony Gilroy, who has written five of the twelve episodes.

With “Obi-Wan” come and gone, Tony Gilroy‘s “Andor” is the next “Star Wars” Disney+ show to premiere this year. Does it have more hype behind it than the upcoming third season of “The Mandalorian“? Signs point to yes given the epic teaser that dropped in late May (and having Gilroy on board as showrunner doesn’t hurt either).

A thief becomes a hero in the latest “Star Wars” series.

With “Obi-Wan” come and gone, Tony Gilroy‘s “Andor” is the next “Star Wars” Disney+ show to premiere this year. Does it have more hype behind it than the upcoming third season of “The Mandalorian“? Signs point to yes given the epic teaser that dropped in late May (and having Gilroy on board as showrunner doesn’t hurt either).

William Earl The new trailer for the upcoming “Star Wars” series “Andor” has been released, and it’s an action-packed look at the Disney Plus show. The trailer also announced the September 21 release date of the three-episode premiere.The new series stars Diego Luna as Cassian Andor and is a prequel to the 2016 film “Rogue One.” Forest Whitaker, Genevieve O’Reilly, Stellan Skarsgård, Adria Arjona, Denise Gough, Kyle Soller and Fiona Shaw also star.

Gael García Bernal and Diego Luna are two of the biggest Mexican actors working today. Now, they’ll team up again for a new Spanish-language limited series for Hulu: “La Maquina,” a tale of boxing and the criminal underworld.

With the “Obi-Wan Kenobi” series in the rearview, Lucasfilm is gearing up for its next “Star Wars” show, “Andor,” a prequel series to “Rogue One A Star Wars Story” starring Diego Luna again as the title character. Spearheaded by Tony Gilroy (“Michael Clayton”) — who wrote, directed, and oversaw the reshoots and editing of ‘Rogue One’— the “Andor” series follows Cassian Andor’s early rise within the Rebellion as one of its key spies during the tyrannical reign of The Empire.

Star Wars spin-off series, Andor – watch it below.On Thursday (May 26), Disney kicked off ‘Star Wars Celebration’, its four-day fan event in Anaheim, California, unveiling a number of teaser trailers, release dates, casting announcements and more.Among the announcements was the first trailer for the Andor, a 12-episode series that acts as a prequel to 2016’s Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.Set five years ahead of the events of Rogue One, in which Andor (played by Diego Luna) and Jyn Erso (Felicity Jones) led a group of rebels on a mission to steal the plans of the original Death Star, Andor will explore Cassian’s backstory as he starts his journey toward becoming a rebel hero.The 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.

“Obi-Wan Kenobi” marks the newest series in the franchise, with the first two episodes releasing on Disney+ on May 26. The series takes place 10 years after the events of the prequel trilogy, and according to director Deborah Chow, tells a close-ended story.

Lots of news broke yesterday at the “Star Wars Experience” convention in Anaheim about Tony Gilroy’s upcoming “Star Wars” show “Andor.” And the biggest news of the day was about the scale of the series. There will be not one but two twelve-episode seasons of the “Rogue One” prequel, with season one premiering on the streamer in August.

“Star Wars” fans got a special treat Thursday with the release of the first teaser trailer for the “Rogue One” prequel series, “Andor.”

“Star Wars” is growing its footprint on the streaming side of things with “Obi-Wan Kenobi” debuting tomorrow on Disney+, but during the Lucasfilm panel at Star Wars Celebration in Anaheim, California it was officially announced that “Andor” will indeed get another season. Not just that, but the second season of “Andor” will consist of 12 episodes just like the first as announced by showrunner/creator Tony Gilroy and cover the following four years of the Rebel spy’s adventures leading up to the events of “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” and the character’s ultimate death on Scarif after successfully stealing the Death Star plans from an Imperial outpost.

Move over, “Star Wars” series: there’s another Lucasfilm property headed to Disney+ this fall. A sequel to Ron Howard‘s 1988 film “Willow” heads to the streamer right after Thanksgiving this year and sees the inimitable Warwick Davis return to the starring role.

Move over, “Star Wars” series: there’s another Lucasfilm property headed to Disney+ this fall. A sequel to Ron Howard‘s 1988 film “Willow” heads to the streamer right after Thanksgiving this year and sees the inimitable Warwick Davis return to the starring role.

Star Wars‘ Rogue One prequel Andor  will be hitting Disney+  in late summer.

Lucasfilm might be allegedly done with the Skywalker Saga for now, but the elements around it, like the dark period when the Empire ruled the galaxy, are far from done being fully explored. This dark time was covered in the prequel movie, “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” and now that story and one character, in particular, are getting their own prequel in “Andor,” a “Star Wars” limited-series centering on Diego Luna‘s Cassian Andor rebel, years before the events of ‘Rogue One.’ READ MORE: Lucasfilm Reveals ‘Andor’ Coming Summer 2022, ‘Mandalorian’ S3 Late 2022/Early 2023 & More Showrun by Tony Gilroy, directed by Toby Haynes, Ben Caron, and Susanna White, “Andor” is written by a powerhouse team that includes Gilroy, his brother and filmmaker Dan Gilroy (“Nightcrawler“), Beau Willimon (the showrunner of “House Of Cards“) and Stephen Schiff (known for “The Americans“).

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment WriterDiego Luna’s Cassian Andor is going from a galaxy far, far away to a television screen near you very soon.“Andor,” a prequel to “Rogue One,” will premiere on Disney+ on August 31 with 12 episodes.

The “Star Wars” universe continues to expand on the small screen through Lucasfilm‘s many growing Disney+ shows. On the horizon later this summer, “Andor” centers on Diego Luna‘s Cassian Andor from “Rogue One,” exploring how his character became involved with the Rebellion.

A little more than a week before Disney’s Star Wars Celebration fan event, LucasFilm primed the pump in a lengthy Vanity Fair cover story revealing details about the constellation of Star Wars projects headed for Disney+.

Star Wars fans have had to be patient this year as they await the return of Ewan McGregor in the latest Disney+ show, “Obi Wan Kenobi.” And it’s been a lot of waiting: McGregor’s return to the Star Wars Universe didn’t even have a confirmed release date yet when the final episode of “The Book Of Boba Fett” hit the platform in early February.

“Save the Rebellion! Save the Dream!” That’s right. “Star Wars” fans are in luck.

Over the past several years, stories about how some of the behind-the-scenes moguls in Hollywood abused their power have made headlines. Obviously, everyone knows the disgusting crimes committed by Harvey Weinstein, as an example.

@RosarioDawson and set within the timeline of @TheMandalorian, is coming to @DisneyPlus. pic.twitter.com/ZojpCkhPS7Rangers of the New Republic, a new Original Series set within the timeline of @TheMandalorian, is coming to @DisneyPlus.

Black Mirror director Toby Haynes is set to helm a new Star Wars Rogue One spin-off series.Haynes is replacing Tony Gilroy in the director’s chair for the Disney+ show, which sources claim is due to coronavirus-related travel issues.As Deadline reports, sources say that Gilroy was uncertain whether to travel from his home in New York to the UK to undertake directing duties for the show, which is about to begin production.Haynes is set to direct the first three episodes of the show, having

The forthcoming “Rogue One” spinoff series has a new director.

This one has been in the works for a while now, but the news is out there and official: “Utopia” and “Black Mirror” filmmaker Toby Haynes is taking over directing chores for Tony Gilroy on the “Cassian Andor” series, a prequel spin-off from the “Rogue One” movie. Before you cry, “oh no, more ‘Star Wars,’ drama!”, this one is different.