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In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Andor showrunner Tony Gilroy addressed the aforementioned report about Filoni and shed light on their relationship. “No. We’ve only met a couple times, and we’ve only had a half-a-dozen conversations over the last ten years,” he said. “Seriously. I saw Jon Favreau at a scoring session once. We’ve always gotten along with those guys, and we’ve never had anything but high praise for everything that they’ve done. We only have our show because of them, and we’ve always said that was true. There’s no Andor without The Mandalorian. It would not exist. So it has never been anything but cordial and pleasant, ever, ever, ever, ever. I don’t know anything that you don’t know. I really don’t.”
Could Dave Filoni Green Light the Next Andor?
When asking Gilroy the question about Filoni, THR‘s Brian Davids made a point to say Filoni used words such as “brilliant,” “fantastic,” and “great” when describing Andor. So, publicly at least, Filoni has nothing but high praise for the work Gilroy and Co. did on the show. While that might be enough to put some fans’ minds at ease, others won’t be convinced until Filoni gives something like Andor the green light and puts his money where his mouth is. However, it may not be that simple given Lucasfilm and Disney’s shifting priorities.
Disney told none other than Gilroy that “streaming is dead,” a viewpoint reflected in the studio’s list of upcoming projects. While Lucasfilm continues to produce new content for Disney+, theatrical feature films seem to be the bigger priority now, with The Mandalorian and Grogu and Star Wars: Starfighter due out the next two summers. Ahsoka Season 2 is on track to premiere this year, but after that, there aren’t any new live-action Star Wars TV shows in the works. During Star Wars Celebration Japan last year, Kennedy detailed several Star Wars movies that are in development, but didn’t hint at any new series.
