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Dario Brajko
May 15, 2025
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Tony! Don’t leave us!
Tony Gilroy reveals he nearly quit Andor, but Kathleen Kennedy convinced him to stay
Trio fantasticus
Tony Gilroy has revealed that he nearly quit Andor at one point before Season 1 went into production during the Covid-19 pandemic, but Kathleen Kennedy persuaded him to stay and really “protected the show”. He even thought he was testing her resolve with some of his creative decisions, but was surprised to find she backed every decision he made along the way.
In an interview with Vanity Fair, he credited Kathleen Kennedy for ensuring that Andor even exists today. He joked that she “seduced” him into staying with it early on when he was certain that the pandemic was a sign that he shouldn’t be making the show.
“[Laughs] Yeah, she kind of seduced me into it. There was a period of time where I really wanted the show to die and I wanted to get out of it. When COVID came, I thought, Oh, thank God. COVID will kill the show, and I won’t have to do it. So there was a long period of time where I was like, I can’t believe she got me into this.
“[I wanted the show to die] Because we had scripts going, and I was going to direct a bunch of episodes, and we were in London—we were casting—and I was just absolutely naive about what it would take to make the show. I really did not know what I was doing at all, in terms of the scope of work. So when COVID came, it was like, Oh, you know what? That’s a sign from God, no show. But the irony is that during that spell, we really figured out how to make it. We figured out a system to do it and got enough of a reset and a deep breath.
Gilroy explained that Kathleen Kennedy helped them figure out a system to make it work, and then just kept saying “yes” to his creative decisions, even when he thought there was no hope of getting them inside a Disney project. source
“She has protected the show and protected me and wrangled a team together. When we started challenging Kathy, Kathy just kept saying yes. “Oh, I’m going to put the first scene in a brothel.” “Okay.” “I’m going to have them kill two cops.” “Okay.” “We want the production designer from Chernobyl.” “Okay, good idea.” She backed our play and got everything that we were doing. We’ve been through everything, she and I, on this—all the good and all the bad. There’s no show without her.
“For all the shit that she takes online, it’s just insane. This show exists because she forced it to happen. What a tough job she has, man.”
Quote of the Week
“Artoo! Come back at once!”
Thank the Maker!
Happy Birthday George Lucas
George Lucas - legend
Wookiee Weekly wishes happy birthday to the Maker! The one and only - George Lucas!
Born on May 14th 1944. He created franchises such as Star Wars and Indiana Jones, and founded Lucasfilm, LucasArts, Industrial Light & Magic and THX.
Trivia!
Did you know?
"Who are the comedians behind the “voice” for BB-8?“
“Ben Schwartz and Bill Hader”
Release order or chronological order?
Andor finished, maybe its time to re-watch the whole saga!
So, you are in a mood to watch Star Wars in Chronological order?
Well, here you go! source
Chronological Order
The Acolyte (2024)
Star Wars: The Phantom Menace (Episode I) (1999)
Star Wars: Attack of the Clones (Episode II) (2002)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (movie, 2008)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (series, 2008)
Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi (2022)*
Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith (Episode III) (2005)
Star Wars: Tales of the Empire (2024)*
Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld (2025)*
Star Wars: The Bad Batch (2021)
Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022)
Andor (2022)**
Star Wars Rebels (2014)**
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
Star Wars: A New Hope (Episode IV) (1977)
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (Episode V) (1980)
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (Episode VI) (1983)
The Mandalorian (2019)
The Book of Boba Fett (2021)
Ahsoka (2023)
Skeleton Crew (2024)
Star Wars Resistance (2018)***
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Episode VII) (2015)
Star Wars: The Last Jedi (Episode VIII) (2017)
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (Episode IX) (2019)
Comic Book of the Week
Legacy of Vader 4
Legacy of Vader 4 is the upcoming fourth issue of the 2025 canon comic book series Star Wars: Legacy of Vader. The issue will be written by Charles Soule, illustrated by Stefano Raffaele, and published by Marvel Comics on May 21, 2025.
The Acolyte: Wayseeker
Publishers summary
KYLO REN EXPLORES ANAKIN AND PADMÉ'S PAST ON NABOO!
KYLO and VANEÉ journey to the home planet of Kylo's grandmother, PADMÉ AMIDALA, to learn more of VADER'S dark secrets.
Kylo must battle against STORG VERUNA and his raiders!
And who will rule NABOO when all is said and done?
Meme of the week
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