Watch the Trailer for Star Wars Series Andor, Now Delayed to September

Andor, the subsequent Star Wars unique collection, has a brand new official trailer. The 12-episode collection is ready earlier than the occasions of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, and follows insurgent spy Cassian Andor’s (Diego Luna) journey, as he goes up towards the Empire to turn out to be a “rebel hero”. Andor was initially alleged to premiere on August 31, however has since been delayed by virtually a month. Andor debuts solely on Disney+ Hotstar with a three-episode premiere on September 21.

While Disney has not defined the delay, we might assume the choice has been made to keep away from an overlap with the subsequent Marvel Cinematic Universe collection She-Hulk, which begins streaming on August 17. The Andor trailer begins with a voiceover from the titular insurgent spy (Diego Luna), as we see the Empire’s regime rising in energy. “To steal from the Empire, you just walk in like you belong,” says Andor as he plots his infiltration into the organisation. We are additionally given a quick take a look at his childhood self, climbing in by crevices — proving his historical past and the way skilled he’s.

Meanwhile, Luther Rael (Stellan Skarsgård) tries speaking him out of the damaging mission saying, “The Empire is choking us so slowly. We’re starting not to notice. What I’m asking is this, wouldn’t you rather give it all to something real?” The Andor trailer then pans into some fast glimpses on the real-world areas the Star Wars collection has filmed in.

In earlier Star Wars tasks, comparable to Mandalorian, the crew utilised LED screens to challenge a digital background. The know-how predates again to Rogue One, the place cinematographer Greig Fraser got here up with the thought to keep away from bizarre inexperienced display screen lighting points. An analogous method was employed for a number of desert scenes in Denis Villeneuve’s Dune as nicely.

In an interview with Empire, lead Luna spoke concerning the expertise of filming the Star Wars collection in real-world areas. “In Pitlochry, Scotland, we had to walk for hours up a mountain to set up one shot. Huge effort. Really dangerous to get there. All you can see around you is sky, trees, rivers, lakes. Amazing! Like being on another planet.”

The Andor trailer then transcends right into a montage of chaos, as Saw Gerrera (Forest Whitaker) declares struggle towards the Empire. Mon Mothma (Genevieve O’Reilly) is a senator of the Empire who’s attempting to secretly assist discovered the Rebel Alliance.

Andor additionally stars Adria Arjona, Denise Gough, Kyle Soller, and Fiona Shaw. Tony Gilroy (Bourne trilogy) is creator and showrunner on the Star Wars collection, and likewise government producer alongside Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy, Sanne Wohlenberg, Michelle Rejwan, and Luna.

The Star Wars studio additionally has plans for a second season, that includes a number of time jumps as a story software. It is ready to start manufacturing someday this autumn, and can be anticipated to have 12 episodes.

Andor premieres September 21, solely on Disney+ Hotstar. Disney and Lucasfilm have additionally revealed a brand new poster for the brand new Star Wars present, as seen under.

Andor official poster starring Diego Luna within the lead
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