Diego Luna and Genevieve O’Reilly on Why It Was Important To Tell the Andor Story

Star Wars: Andor is now on the horizon, and as with every new Star Wars show, the cast and crew are out doing the press rounds and getting the word out about their latest project. In this case, Entertainment Weekly sat down with lead actor Diego Luna (Cassian Andor) and lead actress Genevieve O'Reilly (Mon Mothma), as well as executive producer Sanne Wohlenberg during Star Wars Celebration, and they've just released the conversation.



It is now available on podcast form (here), and the website published some of the highlights in writing. Luna explained how he was instantly excited to jump back into Cassian's skin, even though he never thought he'd return to the Star Wars galaxy. He said:

From everything we've seen so far, it looks like Cassian will be as important to the story as Mon Mothma, whose backstory will also be explored in the series. We will get to see how she turned from a member of the Imperial Senate to Rebel leader, something that is very appealing to the actress, as O'Reilly explained:

Luna also added that, despite the title, this is not exactly a character study, but rather more of an ensemble series. In addition to exploring Andor's character, we will also get to see the grittier aspects of the Rebellion from the inside, and how hopeless it was before the Battle of Yavin. He said:

According to Luna, there is plenty of story to tell:

He is, of course, referring to the first season. Showrunner Tony Gilroy confirmed at the Celebration Stage that the series will be two seasons long, 12 episodes each. Empire Magazine revealed in their August issue that the scripts for both seasons are 1500 pages long, which averages around 60 pages per episode -- using a basic rule of thumb to turn pages of script into minutes of screentime, we are probably looking at episodes between 40 and 50 minutes long.



Star Wars: Andor will debut its first two episodes on Disney Plus on August 31st. More content and marketing material are expected to come fast and furious in the next few weeks, so stay tuned!



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