After a decade-long run as one of the most layered and tragic characters ever to pilot spaceships in a certain distant galaxy, Diego Luna is finally ready to say goodbye to Cassian Andor. Luna had no idea what he was signing up for when he first popped up as Cassian …
Read More »New 'Andor' Trailer Follows Diego Luna's Cassian and the Birth of the Rebel Alliance
“We’re in a war. Do you want to fight, or do you want to win?” The words spoken by Diego Luna seem to be the theme in the newly released Andor Season Two trailer. In it, Luna’s Cassian Andor fires off missiles, triggers explosives, and dodges incoming gunfire. In the …
Read More »'La Máquina' Is (Almost) the Gael García Bernal-Diego Luna Reunion We Needed
Gael García Bernal and Diego Luna have been friends since they were boys growing up in Mexico City, and they experienced a major career breakout together starring in Alfonso Cuarón’s 2001 coming-of-age road trip film Y Tu Mamá También. Given that shared past, you might expect them to share the …
Read More »Gael García Bernal on Kissing Bad Bunny and Dazzling in 'Cassandro'
In director Roger Ross Williams’ Cassandro, we first meet Saúl Armendáriz — the real-life luchador portrayed by Gael García Bernal — when he’s still scraping his way through the amateur circuit. He’s got an uphill battle ahead: Not only is he smaller and lighter than most of his brawny opponents, …
Read More »'Andor' Star Diego Luna on 'Bold' Season Two and Why He's Done With Cassian
Diego Luna just left London’s Pinewood Studios after a long day of shooting Andor’s second season, and as he signs onto Zoom from the back of a car heading home, he realizes he’s still wearing the day’s makeup —including what appears to be a fake bruise on his left cheek. …
Read More »How 'Andor' Drew from… Joseph Stalin? Plus: Inside Season 2 of the Revolutionary Star Wars Show
It’s hard to brand any piece of entertainment that takes place in the Star Wars universe, backed with the full promotional and budgetary firepower of the Disney Galactic Empire, as an underdog. But when Andor debuted in September, starring Diego Luna as the title character (previously seen in 2016’s Rogue …
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