Andor creator Tony Gilroy has always been pretty outspoken about the things he’s not a fan of, particularly within the galaxy that his series calls home. The writer-director even has an issue with one of the most beloved planets within the Star Wars galaxy, Coruscant. In The Art of Star Wars: Andor — a new behind-the-scenes book that details the creative process behind the show — Gilroy called the famous locale “cheesy” and “soapy,” the opposite of the grounded feel he was searching for in Andor.
“The only piece of Coruscant that I liked, that really felt like it could be part of our show, was the bit that Gareth [Edwards] shot with Ben Mendelsohn and Mad Mikkelsen, a brief little flashback in Rogue [One: A Star Wars Story],” Gilroy told the Art of Andor author Phil Szostak.
