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Ben Mendelsohn discusses Andor creator Tony Gilroy ’s pitch to recapitulate his Rogue One role as Orson Krennic and how the Disney+ series differs .
It ’s hard to trust it ’s been nine year sinceBen Mendelsohn’smemorable Star Wars debut as Orson Krennic , the Imperial Officer task to bring the Death Star to full operation in 2016’sRogue Oneby kidnap the scientists , making them run under duress by holding their families surety including Galen Erso ( Mads Mikkelsen ) , the primary idea behind the blank station . As one of several figures to return forAndor , Mendelsohn reprise his role for time of year two as theDiego Luna - starred serial publication serves as a direct principal into theGareth Edwardsfilm . The star of AppleTV+‘sNew LookandFreaky Tales(2024 ) spoke withVarietyabout answer Divine and showrunnerTony Gilroy’scall about returning to the Star Wars dealership .
Andor: Ben Mendelsohn on Why Series Reminds Him of ‘Michael Clayton’ as “High-Concept” Series
Mendelsohn recalled when Gilroy gave him a call , " Quite a while ago , not that long after the first season . Tony just say , ' Would you be amenable to come back and just doing a few scenes ? ' To which I was like , ' Fuck yeah , absolutely . ' ' Michael Clayton ' is somewhere in my 25 most - loved films of all time . And Krennic and the whole ' Star Wars ' experience was a really good one for me . But I had no idea how near it was sound to be . It ’s taken me by joyous surprise . "
The actor revealed he ’d seen season one about the mercenary - turn - freedom fighter . Upon his initial reaction to time of year one , " Oh , well , ' Andor ' is such a brilliantly craft and mature take on that population , " he said . " When these super brains decide to harness one of the genres , like a horror genre or a science fiction literary genre , they just bring so much to it . The Gilroys as a family are able to do high - concept stuff in a way that is really digestible and fun . " Mendelsohn also die down the to a great extent - guarded nature of the serial , a process he ’s likely all too conversant with , given his employment in Disney ’s other major IP in Marvel .
" Tony position out the concept , his historical parallels , etc , etc . Then it was one of those things where you really only get your scenes . And then — [ long , mystifying jest ] — then you try and slot it in as best as you could , " Mendelsohn said , compare the experience to " doing your piece of the jigsaw puzzle . " As far as where Krennic ’s mentality is , " When we see him in ' Rogue One , ' we see him at the superlative of his achievement , but we also see him at the time when the other United States Marshals Service of the Empire are going , ' That looks jolly good . I think perhaps that ’s actually my section now . ' So he ’s a lot more animated by that , you know , and obviously the groovy secret being that Galen Erso is the creator of the Death Star . Although I will never let go of the melodic theme that I built the Death Star . It ’s just it ’s too just of a air . "
For more on Mendelsohn break down Krennic ’s mental attitude inAndor , bankrupt down his shot in episodes one and six , and that acute spy - thriller scene with the mind gadget , and more , you’re able to check out theentire interview . Andorstreams Tuesdays in three - episode closure on Disney+ .
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