Diego Luna has said that once the twenty-four episodes, over two seasons, of Star Wars: Andor are complete he will not play Cassian Andor again.
Luna is firm that these two seasons of Andor will be his final time playing the rebel operative who has been known to shoot first and ask questions later. “For me, this is it. It’s a beautiful journey now that I have 24 episodes, 24 shorter films, to tell the story of where Cassian comes from and how he got to be the man we met in Rogue One.”
In fact, it is that finality that allows the actor to focus on the work at hand. “It does have a beginning and an end. Therefore, I can understand it and I can enjoy the ride and kind of picture the aim we have. I think that’s needed, otherwise you’re always working to get somewhere else. I don’t think that way. All those people and coaches that tell people, ‘Oh, picture yourself in 10 years, where you want to be. Project that and work for that.’ That’s nonsense. Worry about what you’re doing today. Do it the best way you can. Enjoy the ride. Make sure you give the most, and you give everything you have. And something cool will happen if you do that. And, if not, the journey was worth it. So it’s about now, the moment.”
When asked if he’d come back for a prequel to Andor he said that they’d have to cast someone else.
“No, impossible,” says Luna. “It would have to be someone else, man. I’m not getting any younger, so it definitely would have to be someone else.”
The first three episodes of Star Wars: Andor premiere are available to watch now on Disney+.
