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Rogue Oneis arguably one of the most appreciatedStar Warsprojects post the Original Trilogy. The spin-off released in 2016 explored how a band of Rebels stole the plans of the Death Star before the events of 1977’sStar Wars: A New Hope.
The Diego Luna film was very different in its style and tonality than the other projects in George Lucas’ space opera franchise. But the project was intended to be even more different, as the makers wanted to give importance to Saw Gerrera in the story.
Saw Gerrera was first introduced in the animated seriesStar Wars: The Clone Warsbefore making his live-action debut withRogue One.Forest Whitaker played the live-action version in the 2016 film.
Kathleen Kennedy regrets how Saw Gerrera was handled inRogue One
TheStar Warsfans must have noticed that Saw Gerrera has become a recurrent character in the franchise. Following his fateful appearance inRogue One,Forest Whitakerreprised his role in the prequel showsStar Wars Rebels, Andor, and in the gameStar Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. Despite not being portrayed by Whitaker, Saw Gerrera also appeared inStar Wars: The Bad Batchseries.
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It looks like the makers always wanted to make Saw Gerrera a key character in this new phase ofStar Wars. In an interview withEmpire, Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy admitted that she wanted to give more importance to Gerrera’s story inRogue One.
Besides the performances and the brilliant technical aspects,Rogue Oneis also memorable for itsending. The fans are left broken as the Rebel Alliance successfully executed their mission at the cost of their lives.
Kennedy stated that the makers wanted Gerrera to be a more important character in the film. However, as they could not do it, she wanted to explore the character more in future projects.
To be honest, we originally thought we were going to develop Saw into something much larger, but we couldn’t accommodate it. So he is not in the movie as much as we would like to have him in the movie, which creates the opportunity to explore his character even further in our future development.
Forest Whitaker also added that he was“curious about what else they’re about to do”with his character as the makers liked Saw Gerrera very much.
Will Saw Gerrera appear inAndorSeason 2?
Similar toRogue One, its prequel seriesAndorstarringDiego Lunaalso amassed significant viewership and critical praise after its release on Disney+. The fans and critics were impressed with Tony Gilroy’s mature and gritty treatment of the series.
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Following the success of the first season, soon it was reported thatAndorhas been renewed for Season 2. While the fans were excited to know which characters would return, Forest Whitaker confirmed in an interview withComic Bookthat“it’s safe to say that”he will reprise his role in the second season.
With Kathleen Kennedy’s interest in exploring more about the character of Saw Gerrera, we may expect to see more of him in the upcomingStar Warsprequel projects afterAndorSeason 2.
AndorSeason 2 is expected to be released sometimein 2025onDisney+. Meanwhile, fans can check out all the otherStar Warscontent on Disney+.
Subham Mandal
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Subham Mandal is currently working as a content writer for FandomWire with an ardent interest in the world of pop culture. He has written more than 1000 articles on different spheres of modern pop culture and is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree in English. He’s also an experienced student journalist having demonstrated work experience with the Times of India. He aspires to be a column writer in the future.
