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‘Andor’ Creator Tony Gilroy Speaks On The “Pretty Effortless” Decision To Decry The Empire’s “Genocide” In Season 2 & The “Responsibilities” Of Series’ Hefty $650M Price Tag
Tony Gilroy spoke at ATX TV Festival in Austin about using the word "genocide" in a Star Wars series and confirmed its $650M price tag
Andor creator Tony Gilroy has given credit where its due to Disney and Lucasfilm for allowing him some generous creative freedom with his Star Wars series, which he also revealed recently came with a hefty final price tag. “I worked on ‘ Rogue [One] ’ so I knew what the [permissible] levels of violence were, and actually the rules loosened up considerably [for Andor],” Gilroy said during a panel at ATX TV Festival in Austin, Texas, adding that he “very consciously” began the series in a brothel to test his limits. Gilroy said it was “pretty effortless” to include the scene in Episode 9 where Mon Mothma (Genevieve O’Reilly) describes the Empire’s actions as a “genocide” during a speech to the Galactic Senate.
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