After spending several scary seasons inside the chilling halls of Darth Vader’s castle, this year’s galactic take on the Halloween season has found a new haunt: Jabba the Hutt’s Palace. More specifically, dangling over the trap door that leads to the rancor pit. Writer Cavan Scott could think of no better setting to incorporate the […]
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Daughter of Ferrix: Andor ’s Fiona Shaw on the Role of Cassian’s Mother, Maarva
Of all the people Cassian Andor has met in Andor, the new Star Wars live-action series now streaming on Disney+, there’s one person Diego Luna believes has the greatest impact on his character’s journey: his mother, Maarva, played by Fiona Shaw. The Irish-born actor has played Harry Potter’s dour aunt in the Harry Potter films and a […]
How Composer Nicholas Britell Created New Sounds for Andor
Andor is a decidedly new take on Star Wars, and the same can be said of its music. Nicholas Britell, an Academy Award-nominated and Emmy Award-winning composer whose previous work includes the TV series Succession (2018-present), Moonlight (2016), and the The Big Short (2015), has created a score that’s less space-swashbuckling, more space-spy, for the story […]
Andor Analyzed: 5 Highlights from Episode 6, “The Eye”
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 […]
“The Education of Cassian Andor”: Creator Tony Gilroy Explores the Nuance of Andor
It’s hard not to root for Dedra Meero sometimes. The ISB inspector on the trail of the burgeoning rebellion is the hero of her own story, overcoming obstacles and staggering odds on the quest for a complete picture of the anarchy in store for the Empire. And that’s exactly how Andor creator and executive producer Tony […]
Unidos: Celebrating LatinX Representation in the Galaxy Far, Far Away
While promoting Andor, series star Diego Luna was asked about his accent on ABC’s Soul of a Nation. “I love my accent,” Luna said, “and my accent, no one else can bring it.” Luna’s intentional use of his native Mexican inflection — particularly when he first played the role of Cassian Andor in 2016’s Rogue […]
NYCC 2022: 10 Things We Learned from the Star Wars: The High Republic Panel
At long last, it’s time to return to the era of the High Republic. On Saturday, some of the top creators behind the multimedia initiative — Lucasfilm creative director Michael Siglain, authors Zoraida Córdova, Tessa Gratton, Claudia Gray, Justina Ireland, Lydia Kang, George Mann, Daniel José Older, Cavan Scott, and Charles Soule, and artist Ario Anindito […]
Andor Actor Genevieve O’Reilly on the Legacy of Mon Mothma
Genevieve O’Reilly has played Mon Mothma, the galactic senator from Chandrila, on and off for nearly 20 years. But in that latest resurgence, on the new Star Wars Original series Andor now streaming on Disney+, it’s clear her story is only just beginning. When O’Reilly first stepped into the role in 2005 for an ultimately deleted scene in […]
Andor Analyzed: 5 Highlights from Episode 4, “Aldhani”
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 […]
“His Awakening Begins”: Star Diego Luna on Returning to Cassian in Andor
Cassian Andor’s journey from Kenari orphan to hero of the Rebel Alliance is just beginning. In the first three-episode arc of Andor, the new Star Wars Original series now streaming on Disney+, we learned more about what drew the young man into the fight against the Empire, how he met his found family on Ferrix, […]