Star Wars ‘Andor’ Set Built Outside City With Practical Effects And Limited CGI
Source: DenofGeek.com
The show currently on most Star Wars fans’ minds is the Rogue One spin-off series, Andor, coming to Disney+ this September. Fans have made their feelings known about Lucasfilms’ excessive use of CGI in prequel series and the more recent Star Wars films. It looks like someone was listening to the complaints because it has been announced that Disney and Lucasfilms have done their best to keep Andor as CGI-free as possible.
Adria Arjona, who plays Bix Caleen in the series, recently said in an interview that Disney+ spared no expense in their attempt to use practical effects as opposed to the typical CGI. “They built an entire city for us, like an entire city. I got lost in it,” Arjona said of the Ferrix city set. “I remember the first day that I walked on set, and I was in costume already, which was a coincidence. It just happened that was the day that they gave me the tour. I was at a costume fitting and I went over there, and I was mind blown. It was an entire outdoor city that exists. Ferrix exists. It’s not in a studio. It’s not parts of a set that we filmed in studio. It is very much a city. I keep saying three to five city blocks. I could be wrong. And I also could be maybe under, I’m not sure, I’m not good with distances.” The show's creator and director of season one, Tony Gilroy, has also stated that they filmed on physical locations in London.
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Andor will tell the story of Cassian Andor as he goes from thief to rebel spy over the course of five years with season two of the show ending only a few days before the start of Rogue One. Diego Luna, who plays the titular character, said about the show that “It’s not about one character saving everyone. It’s about community.”
Andor is set to premiere on Disney+ on September 21.
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Source(s): Indie Wire