The showrunner confessed that the cameo of the iconic princess in Andor was on the table, but something changed the course

When fans of Star Wars They thought it Andor He could no longer surprise, his creator Tony Gilroy released a bomb: Leia Organa was about to appear in the second season. But no, it’s not another voice. It was real, it was seriously discussed and, although the idea sounded juicy, in the end it was discarded. “We had conversations very early”Gilroy confessed in a speech with Screenrant. The moment in question would take place during the so -called “Investment Week”, a series of social and political events in Coruscant we see in the series. A perfect scenario for a young Leia to cross with key figures of the Senate … but something did not adapt.

The cameo that has not become

“I was trying to get the maximum juice at that week of investment and those holidays”He explained the showrunner. “We wanted to put him in the chronology, see where he would be exactly in the Senate”But the plan It has never gone from the initial phase of the sketches. And although it seems a way to connect even more with the universe of Rogue One -Pate of which Andor It is a direct prequel: the creative team decided that it was better to let him pass.

It is not the first time that Leia almost returns to the shoe -shaped screen. In Rogue OneThe princess appears briefly with the face of Carrie Fisher digitally recreated on actress Ingvild deila. His only word was iconic as effective: “Hope”. A wink directed to A new hopeAnd one of the most remembered moments of the film.

The series did not want to mix more characters

But with AndorThe story was different. The fireworks have not been sought here, but something more soil. The series was applauded for this: His adult, politician and dependence on great cameo. Gilroy himself recognizes him without surroundings: “It was never made, there wasn’t even a casting. I spoke to Kathy Kennedy and Pablo Hidalgo about it, but I didn’t advance and I ended up becoming a distraction.”

That word –distraction– He says it all. In a series so focused on the evolution of Cassian Andor, in espionage and rebellion from the shadows, introducing Leia without a real narrative weight could break the balance so carefully built.

Gilroy also underlined it There was an interesting idea for a dialogue between Leia and Mon Mothmasince both entered the Senate at the age of 16. “There were nutrients for a scene,” he says, referring to the potential of this interaction. But of course, the fact that something is interesting does not always justify its inclusion if that sacrifice the tone or consistency of the series.

A successful decision

And seeing the results, they seem to have made the right decision. Andor It was a sensational success. In fact, it is The Royal Star Wars Action Series is better assessed in Marci’s knobs: 98% for the second season and 96% for the first. An easy result in a franchise so exposed to control.

With the second season already available in Disney Plus and knowing that it will be the last, fans can say goodbye with the certainty that The story followed its course without depending on the Falleservice. Because yes, seeing Leia would have been exciting … but Andor He has shown that he does not need those resources to shine with his own light.

And if something is clear in all this is that, although in the Star Wars universe everything is connected, You don’t always have to force those ties. Sometimes, the less it is more, and in this case, Leia’s absence helped maintain the unique identity of the series.