Andor one of the best star Wars The show has ever been made for many reasons, but the main one is the incredible attention to detail. Whether it’s a place where we just spend moments or a place that is shown frequently, each individual set is filled with pieces that serve a purpose and make the space really come alive. Whether it’s a character from a single episode or a single season long arc, we can feel the weight of their past influencing decisions made in the present.
These assets go a long way towards how down-to-earth and rich this show feels, and those qualities likely played a major role in the scoring. Andor two Critics Choice nominations, one for Outstanding Drama Series and a nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Diego Luna.
In commemorating this honor, Luna took a moment to chat with us about how the team handled it all, dig into some of the toughest scenes from season one, and tease what we can expect from Andor Season 2
As an executive producer and host of a CCA nominated show, Luna deserves a lot of respect and praise, but while discussing the exceptional Andor that is, he focused on emphasizing the sky-high value of the creator Tony Gilroywildly ambitious vision and his ability to realize it:
“This is Tony Gilroy. He’s so ambitious and he takes so long and he delivers. Each character has a meaning, a reason, a path, and he pays attention to every detail. There are no characters there just because we need to trigger something. There is an important reason. We’re talking about the journey of a man who decided to give everything for a cause, you know? What should happen in a person’s life and what events [does] is he [have] testify what kind of people [does] is he [have] meet? [Tony] answered all these questions. I’m just really proud to be part of such a rich show. We have 12 episodes of 40+ minutes and I don’t think we’ve wasted time.”
I have to agree with Luna. Not a second of screen time Andor wasted. Everything has a purpose, including every member of the ensemble. Not only do they all seem like full-fledged characters with strong individual arcs, they also come together quite organically to contribute to Cassian’s journey and the rebel leader we know he will become.
Considering the fact that in Rogue One: A Star Wars StoryLuna was supposed to say “I’ve been in this fight since I was 6” and having some idea of what that means, I decided to ask him about the biggest difference between what he then represented. and what Cassian’s prequel story Andor It turned out that. Luna noted that the context is very similar, but what struck him the most was how the supporting actors influence Cassian along the way. Here is how he put it:
“I think in terms of the context of the character, I was pretty much there. I think [Tony’s] the story is something that connects easily with what I had in mind. But it’s more about the characters he meets on the journey, where I was impressed with what Tony wanted to say. The characters he meets—Luten, Kino, his relationship with Maarva—are central to Cassian’s understanding. It wasn’t like that for me when I was preparing for Rogue One. I had to create my own backstory. A backstory that didn’t interest anyone. It was just mine in terms of not having to get there with any other actor. My character came from somewhere else, you know? He has an accent that no one else shares, and he’s clearly left everything behind. So it was just a job that you do as an actor, you have to understand why you make the choices you make and come up with some backstory for yourself. But with Tony, it was so interesting to learn about all these role models that Cassian has and the number of victims that the rebellion brought. It’s quite interesting to see so many characters willing to leave everything behind for a cause they believe in. It’s a beautiful story that reminds us of what we’re basically capable of. And it was these characters that made me think, “Oh my God, this is so rich, so fitting, and so real, even though we are in this galaxy far, far away.” These characters are very close to the world we live in.”
It was here that the main goal of the Moon and the team was to make sure that Andor feel closer to the world we live in. Or, more accurately, make viewers “forget we’re in a galaxy far, far away.” How exactly did they check it? Luna remarked, “We don’t tell you much here, but we need you to feel it.” The key to making the viewer feel the unseen/unspoken was the answer to every question. Luna continued:
“We all needed to know history. This is what we spend a lot of time on. So many conversations before you hit the set asking all the questions you should have asked because [in] moment on set, you should have known what you were doing there, why you were there, why you were wearing that, what was the purpose of a room like that?”
There is no reliance on the sci-fi suspension of disbelief in Andor. Luna added:
“Sometimes you get the feeling when you’re doing science fiction that you can get away with anything, you know? It’s who cares? The character is here. This was not the case in this process. In this process, if you didn’t have an answer, you weren’t doing your job. And it applied [to] everyone on set. Not only actors.
An important part of Luna’s personal process in this regard is visiting the set before filming so that there is a natural familiarity with the place and the things in it when the cameras are rolling. He explained:
“I wanted to understand everything, and I asked questions. I would have these sessions with Luke [Hull], our production designer, on set to be introduced to my house or, you know, where he sleeps? … There is a shelf where I get the Star Trek from, and we came up with the idea of hitting it twice, and then it will open by itself. It’s not written, you know? You show up with a production designer, you say, “What’s a cool way to open it up in a way that no one else will know?” ‘It’s possible.’ “Ah, let’s do it like this,” and we came up with this little thing. And it’s something very specific and subtle, [but] it is a layer of authenticity. It would be very easy to come and open the shelf, take out the thing, but no. We came up with a little trick that Cassian knows and does to make sure that things are safe if they are there.
I’m waiting for more information about the creation from the Moon Andor Season 1 and what to expect from season 2? There are many more sources of where it came from! You can watch our full 34 minute conversation in the video interview at the top of this article. And don’t forget to tune in to the 28th Annual Critics Choice Awards on Sunday, January 15 at 7:00 pm ET on The CW to watch the team. Andor celebrate their nominations!
Source: Collider
