Disney and Lucasfilm have released a new clip from the upcoming Disney Plus original series, Star Wars: Andor . The short clip features actors Diego Luna and Stellan Skarsgard as they discuss stealing from the Empire.
In the new clip posted to the official Star Wars Twitter account , Cassian Andor (Luna) talks with Luthen Rael (Skarsgard) in what looks like a discreet location. In the clip, Skarsgard’s Star Wars character appears to be paying Cassian to steal from the empire, however, he’s not convinced that Cassian is just some simple thief.
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Rael offers Andor another thousand credits just to explain how he managed to steal such valuables from a heavily secure imperial base. Cassian explains that it’s easy, you just have to “act like you belong.” He explains that the empire has gotten so “fat and satisfied” that they can’t even imagine someone like him would “get in their house.” Andor is set to be the next big Star Wars original series from Disney Plus. The first episode will premiere next month and to promote the series, Disney is re-releasing Rogue One: A Star Wars Story in IMAX theaters on August 26th.
To steal from the Empire, you just walk in like you belong.
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The new series serves as a direct prequel to Rogue One , which followed Cassian and the early rebel alliance as they plotted to steal the Death Star plans. The film was the first Star Wars s pinoff film produced during the Disney era, and was mostly well received by fans and critics. Andor will be the fifth Star Wars TV show from Disney Plus and the fourth overall live-action series. The first season is slated to have twelve episodes, with plans for a second season of Andor already in the works.
Based on this brief clip it looks like Cassian is pretty far from where he was in Rogue One . In the film, he’s a well-established member of the rebel alliance, having worked as a rebel intelligence officer for some time. However, in this clip he appears to be a more petty thief, a Robin Hood type stealing from the empire. Little is known about Skarsgard’s character, but based on this clip and the previous Andor trailers he appears to be a wealthy man of important stature in the Star Wars galaxy who is working to undermine the Emprire. He may serve as a kind of mentor and/or handler for Cassian as he’s recruited into the rebellion.
The series also stars Genevieve O’Reilly, reprising her role as future rebel leader Mon Mothma, Adria Arjona as Bix Caleen, Denise Gough as Dedra Meero, Kyle Soller as Syril, and Fiona Shaw as Maarva. Additionally, actor Forest Whitaker is also set to reprise his role as rebel insurgent leader Saw Gerrera, who he first portrayed in Rogue One .
Star Wars: Andor is set to premiere on Disney Plus on September 21st, 2022.