If Andor Season 1 belonged to Cassian, Season 2 unquestionably belonged to Senator Mon Mothma — and Vulture just made that official by naming Genevieve O’Reilly’s performance one of the best TV performances of 2025. Honestly? It’s about time the wider world caught up to what Star Wars fans have been yelling about since Episode 1. And yes, Vulture didn’t hold back. They straight-up said: “Emmy voters should be embarrassed until the end of time for failing to nominate any of Andor’s ensemble.” Throw the whole awards show in the trash and start over — that’s the energy. A Masterclass in Political Horror While Season 1 tracked Cassian’s transformation from drifter to revolutionary weapon, Andor Season 2 shifted focus. It handed its sharpest political blade to Mon Mothma — and Genevieve O’Reilly carved out one of the best character arcs in modern Star Wars. She begins the season composed, elegant,…
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Diego Luna Becomes the First Star Wars Actor Nominated for a Golden Globe Since Sir Alec Guinness
Every so often, Star Wars makes history in a way that doesn’t involve box-office records, new shows, or surprise cameos. Today, it’s something far rarer — and honestly, long overdue. Diego Luna has become the first actor since Sir Alec Guinness in 1977 to receive a Golden Globe nomination for a performance in a Star Wars project. Yes.It has been that long. Not since Guinness was nominated for his legendary portrayal of Obi-Wan Kenobi in the original Star Wars (later retitled A New Hope) has an actor from this galaxy far, far away been recognized in one of Hollywood’s biggest awards shows. Now Diego Luna has done it — and it’s thanks to Andor, one of the most critically acclaimed Star Wars stories ever put on screen. A Historic Nomination Decades in the Making Let’s put this into perspective. Since 1977, Star Wars has produced: And yet no actor from…
Diego Luna Earns Golden Globe Nomination for Andor — But the Series Itself Gets Snubbed
The Rebellion is celebrating… and side-eyeing at the same time. Diego Luna has officially been nominated for Best Actor in a Drama Series at the Golden Globe Awards for his performance as Cassian Andor — a well-deserved recognition for one of the most nuanced characters in modern Star Wars storytelling. But here’s the twist:ANDOR — one of the most critically acclaimed shows on television — wasn’t nominated for Best Drama Series. Yes. Really.Welcome to awards season, where logic goes to die faster than a stormtrooper’s aim. Diego Luna’s Nomination: Absolutely Earned Let’s start with the good news. Diego Luna’s performance in Andor Season 2 has been praised by fans, critics, and anyone with functioning emotional range. Luna brings a rare humanity to Cassian — a rebel who isn’t chosen by destiny, but pushed into the fight by oppression, circumstance, and sheer survival. He plays Cassian with: It’s the kind of…
Diego Luna Scores Critics Choice Nomination for Andor Season 2 — And the Rebellion Rejoices
The Force is strong with this one — or, more accurately, the acting is.Diego Luna has officially been nominated for Best Actor in a Drama Series at the Critics Choice Awards for his work in Andor Season 2, and Star Wars fans everywhere are nodding like, “Yeah… that tracks.” It’s one of those rare moments where the awards world and the Star Wars community agree:Cassian Andor isn’t just a rebel hero — he’s one of the most compelling characters on television right now. The Nomination That Feels Like a Win Luna’s Critics Choice nod shouldn’t surprise anyone who actually watched Season 2. The series has been praised for: And through it all, Diego Luna delivered a performance that never leaned on spectacle or nostalgia — just raw humanity wrapped in Star Wars texture. Where other shows rely on lightsabers, prophecies, or mysterious bloodlines, Andor stands out by focusing on people…
Disney Spent $705 Million on ANDOR — More Than Any Star Wars Movie Ever Produced
Disney has officially revealed new financial filings showing that Andor—the critically acclaimed Star Wars spy thriller starring Diego Luna—has become the most expensive Star Wars production in history, with a staggering $705.5 million spent across its two seasons. That makes Andor more expensive than The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi, The Rise of Skywalker, or Rogue One. No Star Wars film has ever crossed that number. And what’s even more remarkable:Season 2 alone cost $60.5 million in 2024, ahead of its premiere this April. Source A Decade of Mixed Results Leads to a Different Kind of Star Wars Investment Disney’s Star Wars journey since buying Lucasfilm for $4 billion in 2012 has been… uneven. After 2019, Star Wars disappeared from cinemas entirely as Disney pivoted hard toward Disney+ shows. But those shows also produced mixed results: The Mandalorian The Acolyte And then there was Andor. ANDOR: The Lone Critical Powerhouse…
Disney Quietly Swaps Rogue One Thumbnail — Now It’s the Cassian Show (Apparently)
If you opened up Disney+ recently and thought, “Wait a minute, wasn’t Rogue One about Jyn Erso?”, you’re not imagining things. Disney has subtly updated the thumbnail for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, placing Cassian Andor front and center—with Jyn and K-2SO noticeably playing backup in the shadows. And while we’re all for Cassian getting his moment in the binary suns, one can’t help but wonder: Did Disney+ just retcon the thumbnail to boost clicks off Andor hype? Let’s talk about it. 📺 The New Rogue One Thumbnail: Cassian Leads the Charge In the updated image currently shown on Disney+, Cassian’s intense, brooding face dominates the frame, flanked by a smaller Jyn Erso and the ever-sarcastic K-2SO. This might seem like a minor visual tweak—but it completely flips the marketing narrative of the film. Originally, Rogue One was marketed (and written) with Jyn Erso as the lead. She delivers…
Diego Luna’s Journey as Cassian Andor: From Rogue One to Andor Season Two
On this day back in 2015, news broke that Diego Luna had been cast as Cassian Andor in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. It’s wild to think that exactly ten years later, his final portrayal of the rebel spy is set to premiere in Andor Season Two on Disney+. A decade is a long time in the Star Wars universe, and Luna’s journey as Cassian has been nothing short of transformative—not just for the character, but for Star Wars storytelling as a whole. The Announcement Heard Across the Galaxy When Lucasfilm announced Diego Luna’s casting in 2015, reactions were mixed. Luna was known for his dramatic roles in films like Y Tu Mamá También and Milk, but a gritty space opera set in the Star Wars universe? That was new territory. Yet, as soon as Rogue One hit theaters in 2016, it became clear that Luna’s portrayal of Cassian…