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Yahoo
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
‘Andor' Team Breaks Down Their Favorite Series Moments, Including That Mon Mothma Speech
Hundreds of Star Wars fans gathered at the Writers' Guild Theater in Los Angeles on Friday night for 'An Evening With Andor,' a PaleyLive finale celebration of one of the franchise's most beloved series. The audience cheered wildly when cast members Diego Luna, Adria Arjona, Ben Mendelsohn, Genevieve O'Reilly and executive producers Tony Gilroy and Sanne Wohlenberg arrived for an extended Q&A moderated by comedian and Star Wars fanatic Patton Oswalt. More from The Hollywood Reporter Keeping It Real: Which Effects in 'Andor' Were More Actual Than Special Streaming Ratings: 'The Four Seasons' Blooms in Premiere Week, 'You' Stays on Top Why FX's 'Adults' Team Has Been Partying at Laundromats However, fans hoping that creator Tony Gilroy would continue to deliver content set in a time long ago, in a galaxy far, far away, will be disappointed. Speaking with The Hollywood Reporter on a red carpet before the event, the Andor creator shared that it may be some time before he returns to the Star Wars universe. 'Rogue is ten years ago, and this is six years of my life, and it's 26 hours of programming,' he noted. 'I mean, never say never, but I want to direct again. Not right now.' Gilroy also shared his favorite scene from the series — which wrapped up its second and final season earlier this month — and the one he was most disappointed not to have included: 'Eedy coming for lunch, coming over to Dedre's apartment. I could write Eedy all day. I was so disappointed I couldn't get Eedy going to Luthen's gallery. I was like, 'Oh, my God, that's a half-hour scene.' I really wish I could have written that.' Luna, who plays series hero Cassian Andor, shared his favorite scene, which came at a decidedly more dramatic moment in the story. 'The whole Ghorman massacre was so intense, deep and emotional,' he told THR. 'It was definitely something I'm not going to forget. There were shots where everything was happening at the same time. There were moments when there were multiple cameras and we were executing the whole thing with all the extras, stunts, the effects and fires and detonations and fights. It looked incredible.' The sold-out audience cheered loudly throughout the screening of episode nine, which played in the theater before the Q&A. During the panel, Luna shared that the production's dedication to creating an authentic universe through practical sets and effects allowed the actors to deliver their best performances. 'If there was a drawer, there was something inside of it. There was a logic in the kitchen for cooking. Many times, the production design team would come and explain to you the logic of the set,' he explained. 'The job of the actor becomes possible. It's not about you and the words, it's about you living in the moment.' Gilroy added, 'The greatest thing that we did was we were able to inspire and allow mania in every department. People want to go crazy. They want to do their work. If you give them enough time and just enough money and say, 'Ok, yeah. Go further than you've ever wanted to go before.' We let people go nuts and people want to go crazy and every department people were so happy to do all this crazy shit.' One of the series' most talked-about moments was a stirring speech condemning fascism delivered by Senator and future rebel leader Mon Mothma, played by O'Reilly. She shared with THR how she was able to deliver such a powerful performance. 'Initially, we would film it in sections, and [Gilroy] said to me, 'You want to do the whole speech, don't you?' And I said, 'Yes, I do. ' I want to feel, I want to have to stand up and give that speech many times so I could feel it as an actor,' O'Reilly said. 'I would have to carve the nuance of when she was focused, when she was distracted, when she was fearful, so that you could fill a speech with that. I think this whole piece is an examination of courage, the courage of ordinary folk. But she doesn't quite know it's courageous in the moment. It's full of self-doubt and fear. I could find her courage within the words and within her voice.' Best of The Hollywood Reporter 'The Studio': 30 Famous Faces Who Play (a Version of) Themselves in the Hollywood-Based Series 22 of the Most Shocking Character Deaths in Television History A 'Star Wars' Timeline: All the Movies and TV Shows in the Franchise
Time Out
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time Out
You can celebrate the 20th anniversary of ‘It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia' with the cast
The gang's all here—in West Hollywood, that is, where all the stars of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia will be gathering for a special screening at the Directors Guild of America Theater, which will become the de facto Paddy's Pub for one night. On Tuesday, July 1, at 7:30pm, the Paley Center for Media will fete the longest-running live-action comedy series in TV history during its latest PaleyLive program: It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia 20th Anniversary Celebration! That's right, the audacious dark comedy has been around for 20 years now—that's 170 episodes and counting—and you can get a sneak peek at the newest episode alongside the cast and executive producers. Rob McElhenney (Ronald 'Mac' MacDonald), Charlie Day (Charlie Kelly), Glenn Howerton (Dennis Reynolds), Kaitlin Olson (Dee Reynolds) and Danny DeVito (Frank Reynolds) will all be on hand for a conversation after a screening of the 17th-season premiere inside the theater. (McElhenney, Day and Howerton additionally serve as executive producers on the show.) That means you'll be seeing the episode eight days before it premieres on FXX July 9, and hearing firsthand the stars' insight on the show's remarkable run. The episode in question, 'The Gang F***s Up Abbott Elementary,' is the second part of a highly anticipated crossover with the Emmy-winning ABC mockumentary. 'Since 2005, 'the gang' from Paddy's Pub have entertained legions of passionate fans with their high-spirited antics, and we look forward to a fun-filled evening that is sure to be as hilarious as the show itself,' says Maureen J. Reidy, president and CEO of the Paley Center for Media. If you need to brush up on your South Philly history before the new season drops, the Paley Archive in the Beverly Hills Public Library now boasts past episodes of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, thanks to FX (or, you know, they're on Hulu). But the archive is well worth a visit—it boasts 160,000 titles all in one place, from history-shaping news broadcasts to some of the most popular TV shows of all time. (And, unlike Hulu, it's free.) Tickets for the PaleyLive event go on sale to the public this Friday, June 6, at noon on and they're expected to sell out quickly. Paley Center members get access a day early, though, so if you want to make sure to reserve a spot, you could always spring for a membership (starting at $75).
