Fans were treated to footage and a surprise cast announcement for Season 2 of Tony Gilroy’s Andor at D23 on Friday. Ben Mendelsohn will be joining the cast of Andor as villain Orson Krennic, it was announced at the convention’s massive Disney Entertainment Showcase tonight.
The reveal was included in a behind-the-scenes highlight reel from the making of Season 2, which teased a bigger, more intense story is coming.
Of Season 2, star Diego Luna said: “This second part will follow Cassian over the period of four years as he grows into the hero we see make the ultimate sacrifice in Rogue One.” He added that the “stakes are greater” as Cassian prepares to go up against the Empire for this installment of Lucasfilm’s Disney+ series.Diego Luna in the building for ‘Andor 2’ #D23 pic.twitter.com/L2hJxa6jj3 The footage featured quick glimpses of Season 2, with the cast teasing “so much growth and so much destruction to these characters.” “Nobody can escape the crushing power of the empire,” they continued.
Season 2 picks up in the wake of the events of season one with Cassian Andor, already broken out of an Imperial prison cell at sea, stirring up what will become the Rebellion as we know it in the Star Wars lore.
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