“No Baby Yoda, No Andor”: Tony Gilroy attributes the Mandalorian for launching his Star Wars series

Tony Gilroythe mind behind AndorHe has no problem giving credit in which the credit is due when it comes to taking his show off.

While talking to Empire Magazine, Gilroy clarified that The MandalorianSuccess has paved the way for his gritty Star Wars spy thriller.

“The success of The Mandalorian He gave us the platform to jump. Their success is what would feed everything. I mean, no baby yoda, no Andor. Seriously. Don’t think we don’t know. “

Gilroy’s appreciation extends directly to Mandalorian Creator Jon Favreau and executive producer Dave Filoni. Rejected the online narratives that frame the various Star Wars Creative teams as in contrast.

“Online, [people] Try to drive a wedge all the time between us and [Jon] Favreau e [Dave] Filoni. What people say is horrible; It is terrible. And the truth is that we don’t have a show without them. They gave us the muscle to go. “

So if you enjoyed the morally dark journey of Cassian Andor, you have Din Djarin and Gogu to thank.

AS Andor He heads for his last season, Gilroy and the team are concluding the story of Cassian in a structured and ambitious way. Season 2 is built around four three -episode arches, each who jumps a year forward, bringing directly to the events of Rogue One.

Star series Diego Lunawho is also an executive producer, has made fun of how close the ending will tie with the film, Rogue One. He said:

“If you have your DVD or Blu-Ray of Rogue OneYou should connect it as soon as the season ends and you will see a film that is resigned.

“You will see it differently, with so much information you didn’t have before. You didn’t know anything about this group of rebels who gathered and made this sacrifice, and then we made a show of 24 episodes on one of them.

“I certainly believe that the experience will change because now it is so full of answers, almost many more than you wanted even when you have looked at Rogue OneLike who Cassian’s mother was, with what was the first droid with whom she had a strong connection [that’ll be B2EMO]How was his bedroom … have you seen enough of this man now that you will go, “Holy shit, is it what he meant?” “

Andor Season 2 has a preview on April 22 on Disney+.