The second and final season of ‘Andor’ takes on “the most human story” in the Star Wars universe, according to its star, Mexican Diego Luna, who asserts in an interview with EFE that the best way to end a project is “when you still want to be there.”
The charismatic actor, producer, singer, and activist is once again the undisputed star of the new season of this series set in the Star Wars universe, a prequel to the film ‘Rogue One,’ with which it also connects and which premieres this Tuesday on Disney+ in the Americas and Wednesday in Europe.
Flaught with political intrigue, sacrifice, and tension, “the story of ‘Andor’ tells you what it takes, what the social and political climate must be like for a revolution to be born,” Luna explains about the plot, while also stating that “it’s a trap to be called ‘Andor,’ because in reality this series is about an entire community.”
The 12 episodes, which will premiere in four installments of three chapters each, “portray this revolution from both angles and are the most human story we’ve seen in the Star Wars universe,” says Luna, who plays Cassian Andor, a prominent member of the Rebel Alliance against the Galactic Empire.
With the series’ conclusion, the Mexican believes it will “redefine that film (‘Rogue One’), so that it can be seen from a different perspective,” he says, referring to the 2016 film in which he starred alongside Felicity Jones, which focused on the search for the plans to the Death Star, the Imperial weapon whose destruction is the objective of the first ‘Star Wars’ (1977).
On a personal level, Luna emphasizes that his foray into those twelve chapters fills him with pride: “For me, it’s the best way to end something, when you still want to be there.”
“I’m very proud of what we did, very grateful to this team, and right up until the last day of filming,” he says, “I wanted to be there. That’s how you leave projects, with that level of commitment.”
The star of ‘Y tu mamá también’ also reflects on the enormous expectations generated by ‘Andor’ after its first season, which aired in 2022, and admits that although “pressure is talked about as a negative thing,” he likes “seeing that there’s an audience there that wants to see what’s next, that’s interested in what’s next.”
