Andor Creator Tony Gilroy has a theory on the reasons why Marvel Films fails [Exclusive]

If there is something that connects “Star Wars” and the Marvel cinematographic universe (apart from the two belonging to one of the greatest conglomerates on the planet, of course), it could be the malleable Cinema process for a given film or show. The superhero franchise has become renowned for entering production without a finished script on a routine basis, because anyone who looked “Captain America: Brave New World” can testify. Meanwhile, this Galaxy Far, Far Away has encountered similar challenges in recent years; There is a reason why there was not a single film “Star Wars” in theaters since the debacle of “Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker”, after all.

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“Andor” must have been a completely different change in rhythm, and season 2 was certainly up to these expectations … But even this almost universally acclaimed series had to undergo its own growth pains in order to transform into this final and polished. During a recent zoom interview with Ben Pearson De / Film, creator Tony Gilroy found certain parallels between the original design of “Andor” before his involvement and the Marvel films of the recent Vintage. When he was asked how “Andor” was launched for the first time as a kind of boyfriend adventure between Cassian Andor by Diego Luna and Droid K-2O of Alan Tudyk, Gilroy did not hesitate to explain why a lot Different path:

“In the show, it’s perfect. [K-2SO’s late introduction was] Something I have always wanted. The versions they had of the show before, they were smooth and they were interesting. They were not bad, but they had a fatal defect, it seemed to me, that is to say that if it is your show, that we will take the citadel in the pilot, what are you going to do in episode 9? What are you doing? Are you just going to keep the disc? “”

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With this reference to the assault of the citadel and to obtaining the disc, Gilroy seems to refer to an iteration of “Andor” which was initially more episodic and focused on macguffins … perhaps to take Also Lots of inspiration for the final act of “Rogue One”, maybe? This sparked another achievement from Gilroy in the interview, in fact, and he continued to determine exactly how it believes himself with some of the MCU problems.

With scenarios for thrillers like “Michael Clayton” and the original “Bourne” trilogy to his credit, Tony Gilroy knows something or two about the way of writing films. According to all the accounts, his involvement on “Rogue One” helped save a deeply troubled production and, obviously, his work on “Andor” speaks of himself. So, when it aims directly to one of the most successful Marvel films of all time, well, we are inclined to listen to. While speaking to / film, Gilroy continued by describing how the initial terrain for “Andor” (probably by the original showrunner Stephen Schiff) also embodied the wider problems with Marvel overall. In a fun way, he couldn’t enough Remember the central device of the plot in the heart of “The Avengers” from 2012 from the top of his head, but it is clear why his allusion to “get the disc” would instantly remind him of the MCU in the very next breath:

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“Trying to get it, what do they call it? I don’t remember the name of the box. What are the name of the box in” The Avengers “? What are they? […] The tesseract! This is why all these Marvel films are all – that’s why they fail. You are simply constantly … If that’s all you do, then all you do, it’s just trying to get the tesseract. “”

Although it may seem a hot touch at first glance, Gilroy has 100% correct to call this franchise to count the same narration approach again and again. There is nothing intrinsically badly with MacGuffins, but so much Among the Marvel films that followed “The Avengers” seemed completely concerned about their own sockets on the tessract – which, of course, turned out to be nothing more than various stones endlessly. To be fair, this is probably only one of the reasons why the MCU finally suffered a sharp decline. But if “Andor” took a page from a similar game book, he is sure to say that the series would not have reached the level of magnitude he finally has.

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Season 2 of “Andor” is now in difficulty on Disney + in its entirety. Make sure to consult our full interview with Gilroy.