There’s a line inRogue One: A Star Wars StorythatDiego Lunahas been thinking about for years.
As Cassian turns toward her, he’s nearly shaking with rage.
“I’ve been in this fight since I was 6 years old,” he spits.
Diego Luna in ‘Andor’.Lucasfilm
“You’re not the only one who lost everything.
Some of us just decided to do something about it.”
Now, years later, he aims to finally answer that question.
A planned second season begins filming this fall and will lead right into the events ofRogue One.
What are his fears?
What is his real motivation?
It’s all going to be answered here."
In some ways, Cassian Andor’s origin story is fertile ground.
Cassian, of course, famously dies inRogue One, sacrificing himself on Scarif alongside his crewmates.
“Here, it’s the opposite.
How does a man get to a point where he’s willing to sacrifice everything for a cause?
What needs to happen to him?
That’s what this story is about.”
When he finally started shooting, he adds, the “first days on set felt very weird.”
Then, the pandemic delayed production even further.
“This story matters,” Luna adds.
“It matters to me, mattered to the team.
