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"Andor," which debuts on the Disney+ streaming
service on Wednesday, is a prequel to hit 2016 film "Rogue One:
A Star Wars Story." The main character is the titular Cassian
Andor, played by Diego Luna.
"There has to be action and adventure and that like big scope of
science fiction that you expect from 'Star Wars,' but at the
same time, we can allow ourselves to be different," Luna told
Reuters.
The 12-episode series aims to answer the question of "what was
the life like for people to be willing to sacrifice everything
for a cause, you know? I don't think we've seen that," Luna
said.
"I don't think we've been in the most intimate life of the
people that were having to live under the control of the Empire.
What was those dark times, you know? In terms of the every day
life, now we're going to realize that," he added.
"Andor" is set five years before the events of "Rogue One," in
which Luna's character sacrifices himself for the greater good.
Disney has already ordered a second season that will lead up to
the beginning of the movie.
"I think the key thing is that we try to make this all real,"
said Tony Gilroy, writer of "Rogue One" and "Andor."
"We want to make everything real - real emotions, real stakes,
real threats, real fear, real betrayal, real love, real
desperation, real families, real domestic drama, real
adventure," he said.
(Reporting by Rollo Ross; Writing by Lisa Richwine; Editing by
Sam Holmes)
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