Diego Luna on Andor’ Conclusion and the Impact of Season 1 on Season 2

Speaking at the Miami Film Festival this past Friday, where he accepted the inaugural Virtuoso Award from Variety, Diego Luna offered some insight into how he feels about Andor only having one more season, as well as how season 1 is impacting season 2.



Both Diego Luna and Tony Gilroy have not shied away from sharing their positive opinions on Andor’s limited run. As a fan, it’s always disappointing knowing there’s an end to the content you’re enjoying. However, in this day and age of multiverses, jampacked timelines, and interwoven narratives, perhaps it’s not such a bad thing that this prequel to a prequel knew where its finish line was from the start.



Speaking about his experience during production so far, Luna said:

I can see how removing the ambiguity from the equation would put an actor at ease, even if the clarity is “that’s it.” Lucasfilm requires large commitments from the actors they sign on, which is a double-edged sword that we’ve heard franchise actors both rave and complain about time and time again. It’s a great opportunity, but it’s also very limiting, with actors not being able to sign on to other jobs for years depending on the scale of the projects. There’s also the element that this knowledge brings to production; actors are able to finetune their performance according to this information.



Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) in Lucasfilm's ANDOR, exclusively on Disney+. ©2022 Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All Rights Reserved.



When asked about the impact this knowledge and the release of season 1 has had on the set of season 2, Luna explained:

It’s encouraging to hear Luna describe such a carefully thought-out creative process during production that is inclusive of constructive audience feedback. I admit I’m a little surprised to hear this given Tony Gilroy’s famously aloof attitude toward pleasing the fans. Not that he doesn’t care about producing quality television, but he’s never exuded a fan-collaborative nature. Of course, while Gilroy is driving the train, he has said in the past he more or less leaves production up to his directors, so this is very much a team effort.



Regardless, it’s a nice change of pace to get some positive and solid news from a Star Wars project given the movie news from the past few days. For more updates on Andor, check out our latest report on the production of season 2 in Spain.



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