A major Star Wars villain from Rogue One is seemingly returning for Andor season 2
Ben Mendelsohn is reportedly coming back
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Andor season 2has seemingly added another major returning character to its line-up as Ben Mendelsohn is rumored to return as Imperial Director Orson Krennic. We last met the villain inRogue One: A Star Wars Storyas the architect of the Death Star.
Despite initial reports that he wouldn’t be appearing in Andor, a director on season 2 revealed toThe Playlistthat Mendelsohn was involved. Alonso Ruizpalacios told the publication that directing the Star Wars show was a treat, before adding that in particular, it was great to work with heavyweight actors like, “Stellan Skarsgård, Forest Whitaker, and Ben Mendelsohn”.
The news of his appearance has yet to be confirmed byLucasfilm, but as Andor veers into its final chapter, it makes a lot of sense. We know thatthe season will follow directly into the events of the movieand Ruizpalacios is helming the final three episodes of the show, which explains Mendelsohn’s appearance.
“Our final scene of the show is no secret,” showrunner Tony Gilroy previously toldThe Playlist. “It’s going to be [Cassian] walking across the tarmac to get in the ship to go to the Rings of Kafrene to go meet Daniel Mays, he’s going there.”
Andor season 2 doesn’t have a release date yet, but the first footage was played at Star Wars Celebration last year.We have a description of the epic first look, as well as some insight fromDune 2star Stellan Skarsgard whogave GamesRadar+ an idea of the time frame it could be coming out. “It will probably be out towards the end of the year or early next,” he told us.
For more Star Wars, check out our guides to all thenew Star Wars movies and showson the way, as well as our breakdown of theStar Wars timeline.
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