'Star Wars: Andor' Creator Tony Gilroy Talks About The Casting Of Andy Serkis And Comments On The Religious Parallels In The Disney+ Show
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Although Star Wars: Andor takes place in a galaxy far, far away, many viewers are finding parallels in the real world. Andor creator Tony Gilroy joined the YouTube channel #StruggleNation to discuss the show. Gilroy mentioned the risk of casting Andy Serkis as the actor who already played Snoke in The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi. Gilroy said they had a budget set aside for a big star appearance. Gilroy talked to Serkis after seeing his performance in Black Panther and eventually convinced him to join, “And I just chased him. A lot of my job is just chasing people. Trying to get people to join the train.”
The casting turned out to be a great choice as Serkis carried the series through the prison arc in the last half of the season. Gilroy revealed the religious motivation behind Andy Serkis’ character Kino Loy. Loy’s time in prison has thoroughly indoctrinated him into the system. Before Cassian Andor arrives, Loy’s one purpose is to win the competition for most parts created. Something in Loy believes that winning the numbers game is key to life after prison, a metaphor for an afterlife. But Cassian shakes his faith in the system and convinces him to lead the inmates in a prison break.
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Gilroy speaks of Loy’s arc:
“For me the [prison] sequence was always theological. That was always religious. And there’s nothing else religious in the show really. It was the idea of a guy who had faith. His god is that number in his box…so the prison is populated by true believers and others like Melshi, who is an atheist. He doesn’t believe. These two populations, in addition to others who are agnostic and trying to figure it out. But for me, that was always about faith and to watch somebody, overnight, lose their faith. There is no god, the numbers in their boxes are a lie. Andy got with this idea right from the beginning that Kino Loy’s whole identity is tied to that faith. He believes if he does the right thing, he will get out of the prison. He will ‘go to heaven.’ And, uh, sorry, not happening.”
Many viewers and critics across the political spectrum praised Andor for its compelling narrative and honest depiction of prisons. Season 2 has begun filming and is expected to release in the summer or fall season of 2024.
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Source(s): Star Wars News Net, Indie Wire
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