Riz Ahmed, who played Bodhi Rook in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, has explained why the character didn’t appear in the second season of Andor, despite the narrative overlap between the anthology film and the groundbreaking Disney+ series.
During an interview with Inverse, Ahmed explained why he didn’t get to play a part in Andor‘s grand finale:
“I spoke to [showrunner] Tony Gilroy about this afterwards. I was like, ‘Yeah, thanks a lot, bud. Everyone gets a cameo apart from your old pal, Riz.’ He was like, ‘Actually, I thought about it, but it would’ve thrown all the timeline off and it would’ve unpicked a lot of the plotting.’ Much like Bodhi Rook, I’m willing to sacrifice myself for the greater cause here: the story making sense.”
Stream all episodes of Andor on Disney+.
