During an interview with the Italian publication Bad Taste, Australian actor Ben Mendelsohn has confirmed that he’s not reprising the role of Director Orson Krennic, as seen in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, for the second season of Andor.
“I think Krennic has a tremendous amount of things left to give to the audience,” Mendelsohn explained. “What we need to understand about a character like Krennic is that, if he had had the chance, he would have tried to take over the entire game and it seems to me that this aspect has not yet been explored sufficiently.”
Better yet, Ben Mendelsohn is ready and willing to take up those opportunities onscreen – but he admits that Lucasfilm isn’t blowing up his phone about it right now:
“As for being contacted by Lucasfilm for a new project, I can tell you that no, I have not been approached for something like this. And yes, it would be great to see him again somewhere, but for now everything stops here. But as far as I’m concerned, I would be very willing to explore it further and significantly in that world. I never expected to play a character like that, but then again I never expected to become an actor either. For me they are all wonderful things.”
Read the full interview here. Stream Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and the first season of Andor on Disney+ now.
