In an consultation withEmpire Magazineahead of the premiere ofAndorseason two , showrunnerTony Gilroydiscussed why he believes a show like theirs “ will never happen again . ” Thanks toThe Mandalorian‘s achiever , there was a duty period with Lucasfilm to go all in on a risk with long - form tale telling , as well as being the get-up-and-go that allowed theStar Warscanon to open up in ways that are n’t as practicable in this current era of television .
“ No one ’s ever gon na start a show on this scale again , and pip it practically , and have the resourcefulness and the protection to do something like this , ” Gilroy said . “ We were protect all the way down the line . ”
And yes , Kathleen Kennedy was leading the charge on defend theAndorat Disney . “ Kathy [ Kennedy ] protect us . Lucasfilm protect us . Bob Iger protected us . The interview protected us . The Mandalorianprotected us . We had all these people out there plump for our playing period , ” he explain . “ The achiever ofThe Mandaloriangave us the weapons platform to start off , ”
Familiar faces from Andor and The Mandalorian.© Lucasfilm
Gilroy continue . “ Their success is what would fire the whole thing . I intend , no Baby Yoda , noAndor . Seriously . Do n’t cerebrate that we do n’t know that . ”
He then went on to celebrate the collaborators who pave the way with — yes , the gelded little immature companion formerly known as Baby Yoda , now Grogu , who fact of the affair is the money maker for a wider hearing . so as to belong to many , Star Warshas to go to all in order for the sections of the fandom to get more of what they require .
“ Online , [ people ] endeavor to drive a wedge all the fourth dimension between us , and [ Jon ] Favreau and [ Dave ] Filoni , ” Gilroy order , calling out how the toxic part of theStar Warsfanbase tends to come in out very clamorously against concepts they do n’t require to support . “ It ’s horrible what people say ; it ’s awful . And the truth is , we do n’t have a show without them . They gave us the muscle to go . ”
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