Yet another “Star Wars” series arrives on Disney+ today, this time a “prequel of a prequel” that centers around Diego Luna’s Cassian Andor following his home planet’s destruction and the rise of the Rebel Alliance.
“Andor,” whose first three episodes premiered on the streamer on Sept. 21, stars Luna as the eponymous Rebel leader. It’s mostly set five years before the events of “Rogue One” with the exception of some flashback scenes tracing Andor’s childhood.
Written by “Rogue One” co-writer Tony Gilroy, the series serves as an enthralling set-up to the dramatic mission that takes place in the 2016 film, which sees Cassian’s “Star Wars” legacy solidified when he successfully steals the Death Star plans.
“‘Andor’ is, both by design and circumstance, immediately different from its ‘Star Wars’ television predecessors,” wrote Variety TV critic Caroline Framke in her review. “Where ‘The Mandalorian,’ ‘Boba Fett,’ and ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi...
“Andor,” whose first three episodes premiered on the streamer on Sept. 21, stars Luna as the eponymous Rebel leader. It’s mostly set five years before the events of “Rogue One” with the exception of some flashback scenes tracing Andor’s childhood.
Written by “Rogue One” co-writer Tony Gilroy, the series serves as an enthralling set-up to the dramatic mission that takes place in the 2016 film, which sees Cassian’s “Star Wars” legacy solidified when he successfully steals the Death Star plans.
“‘Andor’ is, both by design and circumstance, immediately different from its ‘Star Wars’ television predecessors,” wrote Variety TV critic Caroline Framke in her review. “Where ‘The Mandalorian,’ ‘Boba Fett,’ and ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi...
- 9/21/2022
- by Anna Tingley
- Variety Film + TV
Chuck Berry’s Chuck, his first album in 38 years, will come out this year. It’s hard to say whether Berry recorded it — with his longtime backing band — knowing that his remaining time was limited, but he did include a dedication to his wife Themetta in the album’s release statement: “My darlin’, I’m growing old! I’ve worked on this record for a long time. Now I can hang up my shoes!”
However the record turns out, it will be impossible to listen to it without Berry’s death coloring how we enjoy the music. Given that the...
However the record turns out, it will be impossible to listen to it without Berry’s death coloring how we enjoy the music. Given that the...
- 3/21/2017
- by Alex Heigl
- PEOPLE.com
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