Topic: Star Wars: Andor (Disney+)

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'Rogue One' Spinoff Series Enlists 'Americans' Producer as Showrunner

Disney+ had enlisted a showrunner for its prequel series to Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.

The Americans producer Stephen Schiff will oversee the series, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. The series stars Diego Luna as Cassian Andor, and will follow the Rebel spy during the early days of the Rebellion.

When the series was announced earlier this month, Luna said of reprising his role, "We have a fantastic adventure ahead of us, and this new exciting format will give us the chance to explore this character more deeply.”

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/star-wars-stephen-schiff-named-showrunner-disney-series-1165545

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Rogue One Series Has A Filming Date

Production Weekly, a website that tracks film and television production information and schedules, has posted on Twitter that the series will beginning production in October of 2019. Obviously this means the live-action series will not debut with other new shows such as The Mandalorian when Disney+ launches at the end of next year.

If they shoot things expeditiously, perhaps we could see something as early as summer 2020, fingers crossed.

http://www.theforce.net/story/front/Rogue_One_Series_Has_A_Filming_Date_182809.asp

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From ComingSoon.Net

Alan Tudyk to Return as K-2SO in Disney’s Cassian Andor Series

During Disney’s investor presentation yesterday, Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy revealed that Alan Tudyk (Aladdin) is officially set to reunite with Diego Luna in the upcoming Rogue On spin-off series. Tudyk will be reprising his role as the former Imperial enforcer droid K-2SO, who was reprogrammed to help the Rebel Alliance. The prequel to the film will debut exclusively on Disney+.

The untitled series will follow the adventures of rebel spy Cassian Andor during the formative years of the Rebellion and prior to the events of Rogue One. The spy thriller series will explore tales of espionage and daring missions to restore hope to a galaxy in the grip of a ruthless Empire.

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‘Rogue One’ Writer Tony Gilroy Joins Cassian Andor ‘Star Wars’ Series at Disney Plus

The planned Disney Plus series centered on “Rogue One” character Cassian Andor is bringing in the film’s co-writer, Tony Gilroy, Variety has learned exclusively.

Gilroy is set to write the pilot for the series in addition to directing multiple episodes. He will work alongside Stephen Schiff, who remains onboard as showrunner. No official premiere date has been set, but Disney had previously indicated the show would debut in 2021.

https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/cassian-andor-series-tony-gilroy-diego-luna-disney-plus-1203370479/

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Disney Plus ‘Rogue One’ Spinoff Adds Stellan Skarsgard, Kyle Soller

Stellan Skarsgard and Kyle Soller are set to join Diego Luna in Disney Plus’ “Star Wars” series based on the Cassian Andor character Luna played in “Rogue One.”

Both actors are still in final negotiations for their roles. A Disney spokesperson declined to comment.

Tony Gilroy, who co-wrote “Rogue One,” is set to write the pilot for the series in addition to directing multiple episodes. He will work alongside series showrunner Stephen Schiff. Disney had previously indicated the show would debut in 2021, but it is unknown if the recent industry-wide shutdown caused but he COVID-19 pandemic will alter the premiere. Same goes for a production start date, which is still unknown due to the pandemic.

https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/stellan-skarsgard-and-kyle-soller-join-diego-luna-disney-plus-rogue-one-1234582265/

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Disney+’s ‘Star Wars’ Spinoff Series ‘Rogue One’ Sets Adria Arjona To Co-Star With Diego Luna

Adria Arjona is set to star opposite Diego Luna in Disney Plus’ Star Wars series based on the Cassian Andor character Luna played in the 2016 spinoff film Rogue One. Denise Gough, Genevieve O’Reilly, Stellan Skarsgard and Kyle Soller also are on board.

A Disney spokesperson declined to comment.

Tony Gilroy, who co-wrote Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, is set to write the pilot for the series in addition to directing multiple episodes. He is also serving as series show-runner.

Character details of who Arjona will be playing are unknown.

Arjona breakout role came on Legendary’s Pacific Rim: Uprising, where she co-starred opposite John Boyega and Scott Eastwood. She would follow that up with key roles in Life of the Party, Triple Frontier and most recently in the Michael Bay action pic, 6 Underground. She can be seen next in Sony’s extended Marvel Universe pic Morbius, which also stars Jared Leto and Matt Smith.

https://deadline.com/2020/08/6-undergrounds-adria-arjona-disney-plus-rogue-one-diego-luna-1203008549/

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‘Black Mirror’s Toby Haynes To Direct ‘Rogue One’ Spin-Off Series At Disney+ As Tony Gilroy Steps Aside As Director

As Disney+ prepares to start production on its new Rogue One spinoff series, it will be doing so with a new director as sources tell Deadline Toby Haynes will helm the first three episodes, replacing Tony Gilroy.

Sources say Gilroy dropped off as director for COVID-19-related travel reasons. Gilroy lives in New York and had to make a decision quickly on whether he would head over to the UK for the shoot; in the end, he thought it would be best that he stay in New York and have Haynes take over his directing duties.

Haynes already was high on the list of directors who would helm future episodes and since he also already was in the UK, all parties thought this would make the most sense. Gilroy will stay very much involved with the series as exec producer and showrunner.

https://deadline.com/2020/09/black-mirrors-toby-haynes-rogue-one-disney-tony-gilroy-1234582109/

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From ComingSoon.Net

Cassian Andor: Diego Luna Confirms Disney+ Series Has Begun Filming

In a recent appearance at Jimmy Kimmel Live, Narcos: Mexico alum Diego Luna has confirmed that production has already started on Disney+’s upcoming Star Wars spinoff series in London. Without revealing any major spoilers, Luna also teased that the Cassian Andor series will help fans have a much better understanding of Rogue One.

“It’s basically everything you have to know to understand Rogue One,” Luna said. “The story of the character before. I can spoil the ending I guess!”

He added, “It’s nice to go into a story you already know the ending. Now you can take the nuances and the layers. I think it’s fun to do something that isn’t just about getting to the end. It’s about delaying that.”

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Sizzle Reel:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSW-pARyP-M&feature=youtu.be