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Yahoo
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Andor Creator, Genevieve O'Reilly Discuss Mon Mothma's Series-Ending Make-Under: ‘There's Not a Great Salon on Yavin Yet'
Having played Mon Mothma: Low-Maintenance Rebel Alliance Leader in 2016's Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (and in mostly deleted scenes from 2005's Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith), Genevieve O'Reilly knew throughout her two-season Andor run that a major make-under awaited her at the end of the Disney+ prequel series. 'We always knew that that's where she had to be,' O'Reilly notes in the TVLine video below. But what made the 'return' of that circa-Rogue One Mon Mothma fun is how Andor Season 2 especially leaned into the mother-of-the-bride's glam self. More from TVLine Ironheart Trailer: Riri Williams Aims to Do 'Iconic' Things Following Her 'Internship Abroad' in Wakanda Charlie Cox Says Daredevil: Born Again Season 2 Features 'Coolest Stuff' Ever for [Spoiler] - WATCH Andor Is Over, and Denise Gough Is Cheering Dedra's Fate: 'I'm So Happy' 'I think what was really great was the big swing that [Andor creator] Tony [Gilroy], and our costume designer Michael Wilkinson, and our hair-and-makeup designer Emma Scott took at the very beginning of Season 2,' O'Reilly notes, 'to allow [Mon Mothma's appearance] to be so antithetical to where she was previously. You can see such a huge visual, physical representation of how different her life has become.' Plus, Gilroy himself is quick to quip, 'There's not really a good salon on Yavin yet,' where the rebel alliance is based from Rogue One on. 'They don't have it together yet.' O'Reilly goes on to effuse about 'a real electricity when we were doing that scene' set on Yavin in Andor's finale, featuring other Rogue One characters such as General Draven (Alistair Petrie), Senator Bail Organa (recast with Benjamin Bratt) and a hologram Saw Gerrera (Forest Whitaker). Being 'back around that big round table was pretty special,' she says. Best of TVLine Yellowjackets' Tawny Cypress Talks Episode 4's Tai/Van Reunion: 'We're All Worried About Taissa' Vampire Diaries Turns 10: How Real-Life Plot Twists Shaped Everything From the Love Triangle to the Final Death Vampire Diaries' Biggest Twists Revisited (and Explained)
The Independent
06-03-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Andor season two set to feature ‘the darkest moment in Star Wars history'
Lucasfilm and Disney + have released a sneak peek at Andor season two and seemingly confirmed that one of the most tragic events in Star Wars lore will be featured in the show. Andor is set between Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, and charts the rise of the rebellion. Diego Luna stars as Cassian Andor, a jaded thief who gradually becomes committed to the rebel cause. The first season of the show premiered in September 2022 and won acclaim from viewers, with many calling it the best standalone series based on the long-running science-fiction franchise, surpassing The Book of Boba Fett, Obi-Wan Kenobi and even The Mandalorian. In the new featurette, which was first released on Disney + on Wednesday (5 March), fans are shown what to expect from the new season, which takes place four years after the events of season one. Although viewers are only given a brief glimpse, the snippet does indicate that one of the most catastrophic and violent events in the Star Wars canon is included in the upcoming episodes – the Ghorman Massacre. In Star Wars legend, the Ghorman Massacre saw Stormtroopers mercilessly slaughter thousands of peaceful protesters on the planet Ghorman. The protesters were voicing their objection to the Empire's cruel taxation laws and preventing Captain Wilhuff Tarkin's ship from landing on the planet. Several shots of large crowds protesting Imperial forces on Ghorman are shown in the video with subtitles that identify the protesters as 'singing in Ghor'. One gruesome aspect of the massacre, which is yet to be confirmed, is that Tarkin, under the instructions of Emperor Palpatine, actually lands his ship directly on top of the protesters. The massacre has previously been mentioned in the animated show Star Wars Rebels and is seen as a key turning point in the Rebellion's fight against the Empire. Star Wars fans have since reacted to news that the massacre might be featured in the show. 'This is gonna be one of the darkest moments in Star Wars history, no doubt,' said one person. 'If they do this battle justice, Andor will be the greatest Star Wars project in history,' another added. A third said: 'Just when you thought Star Wars couldn't get darker, Andor pulls up with history lessons in tyranny.'
Yahoo
22-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
‘The Gorge', ‘Companion' and ‘Love Hurts' – three pieces of counterprogramming for Valentine's Day this year
FEBRUARY 22 — Sometimes it pays to go against the grain and do something a wee bit different, even in the world of film distribution. A bold little piece of counterprogramming can reap dividends when done right, even in the face of something as big as a new Star Wars movie, which was what happened when the people behind Senario XX decided to open on the same day against Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith back in 2005. It made a cool RM3 million in Malaysian cinemas, which was quite a big number back then, when ticket prices were nowhere near as expensive as they are today. When it comes to the Valentine's Day season every February, it's very normal to expect the usual deluge of rom-coms or romance movies playing either in cinemas or on your favourite streaming platforms, but it seems like this year there's been a concerted effort to provide the kind of counterprogramming that, while still centred around relationships, are aimed towards a different kind of demographics, exploring genres outside of rom-coms and romance movies. I managed to catch three of these the past two weeks, so read on and do check them out if you want something a little bit different this February. The Gorge This Apple TV original film is such a genre bender, going from thriller to romance to horror to action so swiftly and randomly that it's rightly being hailed as a fun piece of counterprogramming that anyone can enjoy and appreciate. Sure, the parts don't exactly gel as a whole, but genre benders very often don't, and it's the mixing and matching of unlikely parts that make them such an attractive proposition in the first place. Directed by Scott Derrickson (of Sinister, The Black Phone and The Exorcism of Emily Rose fame) and starring Anya Taylor-Joy (from The VVitch and The Queen's Gambit) and Miles Teller (that dude from Whiplash), it tells the story of two highly trained operatives assigned to posts in guard towers opposite from each other, divided by a deep and highly classified gorge, protecting the world from some form of mysterious evil. The movie's first act basically introduces the characters and the film's mythology, the second act involves them flirting with each other, before it turns into a full-fledged horror and action movie in the third act as the secrets of the gorge are slowly revealed. It's a perfectly enjoyable popcorn movie, and you very rarely get one of these during Valentine's season. Companion Another supremely enjoyable popcorn horror flick, I regretted watching the full trailer for this one before seeing the movie as it revealed one piece of information that would've made the film's first act even more enjoyable had I not known about it at all. However, since that piece of information is already in the trailer, I guess I can also reveal it here because it's not something that needs to be concealed like a plot twist, but it's basically the whole premise of the film, which is about a guy named Josh (Jack Quaid, from The Boys), who's bringing a companion robot named Iris (an excellent Sophie Thatcher) to a weekend getaway at a remote lakeside house with two other couples. Debuting director Drew Hancock expertly sets up a few other surprises in the film, which plays like a blend of The Stepford Wives, Westworld, Ex Machina and the Terminator franchise in its exploration of Artificial Intelligence and robots, and it's really fun to see how Iris handles the escalating situation, especially against someone as creepy and vile as Josh. It's one of those films that could make the audience cheer for its protagonist, and it might well be one of the better horror films of the year. Love Hurts A retired killer movie with a romantic spin starring the lovable Ke Huy Quan and another Oscar winner in Ariana DeBose? Well, count me in then! At least that's what I felt when I first saw the trailer for this a few months back. The experience of actually watching the movie, on the big screen, is not that fantastic. Quan plays Marvin, a successful real estate agent in suburban America who thought he had successfully left the world of gang violence behind a long time ago. That all disappears once people from his old life start knocking at his door looking for Rose (played by DeBose), whom he was supposed to kill but secretly let go way back then because he was secretly in love with her. And so begins a series of battles between Marvin and the many gangsters sent out to find Rose's whereabouts, which is basically your standard fight flick plot. Unfortunately, the film's fight scenes, despite it being directed by a fight coordinator with credits that include some John Wick films, The Fall Guy and Violent Night, are totally unremarkable, just your standard Hollywood fight scenes. And when even the chemistry between the leads is non-existent, then the movie's in real trouble. It's not a bad movie, because the technical merits are sound, but it just doesn't work and is sadly unsuccessful in anything it tries to become. It fails as a fight flick, and also fails as a romance, which tragically makes this a failure to launch. * This is the personal opinion of the writer or publication and does not necessarily represent the views of Malay Mail.
