Adria Arjona has spoken to ScreenRant about her role in new sci-fi thriller Onslaught, whilst looking back at her role as Bix Caleen in Andor, sharing how thankful she is for the Star Wars series, how she would “never say never” to returning, and her little tattoo for Bix.
On that tattoo…
“I have a little tattoo for Bix; a little X. My makeup artist on the show did it in my trailer, which nobody was very happy about. Tony [Gilroy] was like, ‘Don’t tell that story.’ Well, now the show’s done! It was a stick and poke, and she has it on her leg, and she tattooed me here. It was the last day on set. I was in tears, and it was a cute little way to wrap the character.”
On Andor…
“There’s a very permanent before and after Andor for me and for my career, just in terms of who I am as an actor and as a producer. And even how the audience views me. It was all thanks to Andor, so I’m really thankful to that show. I think I came out a very different person.”
On returning to the role of Bix Caleen…
“There’s a duality to this because I want to respect Tony’s ending to the show. But I also love this character so much that I would never say never. Well, I don’t know what I would say. It would have to be someone great behind it. Because it’s Tony, and because I got to create this character with him, I would like to pay that respect. So, it would have to be about who is involved.
But you never know! If I’m 75 years old, and they’re like, ‘Do you want to be in a Star Wars show?’ I’d be like, ‘Hell yeah, I don’t care! How much? They’re not really calling me, so I’ll do it.’ But I do want to respect Tony’s version of the ending for my character.”
Read the interview in full here. Stream Adria in Andor on Disney+ and see Onslaught in cinemas from September 4th.
