Andor‘s Tony Gilroy Knows You’re Tired of Waiting for K-2SO to Show Up

As Andor season two gets closer to the events of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, one clever fan-fave droid has yet to make an appearance and there’s a pretty clear reason why. K-2SO, the Imperial security droid that towers over Diego Luna as Cassian Andor and is played by pop culture lucky charm Alan Tudyk, was one of the original film’s most demanding effects. And not because of the actor; the mechanics of the character’s presence simply required a lot. Showrunner Tony Gilroy explained to the the Hollywood Reporter that while he knows fans have been waiting for K-2SO’s origin story, it will pay off when the moment finally arrives on season two of Andor. “[Limiting] K-2SO came from the experience of making Rogue, to be honest with you,” Gilroy shared. “From the very beginning, that was one of the most difficult parts of the original conversation—how long I was going to have to delay [K-2SO]? Because what can you do with him?” “I don’t want people to go back and diagram Rogue, but just ... Read full article.