Showrunner Tony Gilroy Dives Deep on ANDOR | Creating Cultures, Enriching Cannon, & a Hopeful Ending

The "Andor" creator reflects on his decade-long "Star Wars" journey, from the blunt email that got him the show, to the decisions that lead to Season 2's unusual structure, and of course deciding where to leave each of the fascinating characters. Watch the master storyteller explain his craft on this episode of the Filmmaker Toolkit. Watch more interviews with today's top directors -    • Toolkit Podcast   Read about how "Andor" Season 2 connects to the animated show, "Star Wars: Rebels" - https://www.indiewire.com/features/an... 00:00 Introduction 0:22 The original idea for "Andor" 1:58 From a five season plan to only two 6:29 Telling the story in three episode cycles 8:25 Wrangling the large cast of characters 12:33 Cassian's first scene of Season 2 15:40 Moral Decisions and Sacrifices 17:28 Storytelling within the themes of "Star Wars" 19:26 World building and starting small 23:18 Developing the Luthen & Kleya backstory 26:21 Untangling "Star Wars" canon with the Ghorman Massacre 29:32 Creating the communities and cultures of "Andor" 32:09 Why the Ghormans were doomed 33:11 Developing Syril, an unusual "Star Wars" character 35:22 Constructing Mon Mothma's escape 37:10 How "Andor" reflects current politics 38:36 Writing action that comes from character 40:44 The production design of the senate 43:16 What tone did you want to leave the series on? #andor #starwars #tonygilroy #diegoluna #writing #creator #showrunner #disneyplus #series #tv #tvshow #makingof #behindthescenes #interview #indiewire #toolkit