Tony Gilroy, the showrunner of Andortalked about the creative freedom that Disney and Lucasfilm gave him to create what is now known as Star Wars best show on TV, and it’s quite surprising to hear. One of the reasons why Andor is considered Star Wars the best is due to its practical approach, showing a very realistic and gritty view of the early period of formation of the Rebel Alliance. Andor Season 2 is expected to delve even deeper into this story as opposed to Cassian Andor’s own origin story, and as it turns out, a lot of freedom has been granted.
In the latest issue of Empire Magazine, Gilroy spoke about the creative process of Andorand how he was given much more freedom than he had Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. “I never received any ratings on this show”, revealed Gilory, who accredits the “critical appreciation of the show” to. “In terms of creative notes“, Gilroy continued, “no one came to me and said ‘No, they shouldn’t say that’.“ This is rare for Star Wars today; It’s quite common for little things, like the materials or terms characters use, to be adjusted for galactic reality. language.
In fact, Gilroy insists that his only obstacles had nothing to do with Disney and Lucasfilm. “Our limitations were economic, availability and production issues and Covid“, Gilory stated: “and a strike.” Beyond these factors, however, Gilroy had complete freedom over his script, which allowed him to tell his singular vision without having to appease others.
Lucasfilm’s approach to Andor is very unusual for Star Wars
They typically take a hands-on, heavy-handed approach
This kind of freedom for a Star Wars The project is practically unheard of given how involved Lucasfilm typically is in ensuring these projects are all cohesive with their terminology, appearances, and more. Lucasfilm prefers to have this consistency not only Star Wars films and TV shows, but also in their Star Wars: Edge of the Galaxy theme parks, where workers are given very specific guidelines they must follow for greetings, technology, and more. Andorhowever, it was allowed to operate somewhat outside of thiswhich certainly had an impact.
Lucasfilm needs to learn an important lesson from Andor
More creative freedom leads to better stories
Clearly, the lesson that needs to be learned Andor it’s just that creative freedom works – and it works better than anything Lucasfilm has done so far. Allowing Gilroy to pursue his vision made Andor one of the best things Star Wars already achievedboth critically and among the public. You didn’t have to sacrifice your Star Wars elements to do so, which proves what to place trust in its creators, even those with limited capacity Star Wars knowledge. At the end of the day, it’s Andorit’s the story that sells it, and Lucasfilm should continue allowing storytellers to do what Gilory did.
Andor the second season premieres April 22 on Disney+.
Source: Império Magazine