Gael Garcia Bernal would be down for a role in Diego Luna’s Star Wars series Andor.
In 2001, actors Gael Garcia Bernal and Diego Luna starred together in Alfonso Cuaron’s Y tu mamá también. The acclaimed film also starred Maribel Verdú, who is set to play Barry Allen’s mother in the upcoming film The Flash. The film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay and helped launch Diego Luna’s acting career.
In 2016, Diego Luna played Rebel Alliance Captain and Intelligence Officer Cassian Andor in Lucasfilm’s first official Star Wars Story film Rogue One. The film was praised by critics and fans alike, and in 2018, it was announced that a prequel series centered on Cassian Andor’s adventures before he joined the mission to retrieve the Death Star plans was in development for Disney Plus.
In a recent interview, Gael Garcia Bernal was promoting his new film Old, directed by M. Night Shyamalan. While speaking with The Independent, he mentioned that he would be interested in reuniting with his Y tu mamá también co-star Diego Luna on the upcoming Star Wars series Andor:
“If Cassian Andor ever needs to find his lost brother or something, then maybe they can call me. Or his antagonist. That would be cool actually! In a galaxy far away! I mean, I am curious. If something comes along that is interesting like that… I would consider it, I guess.”
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Diego Luna first portrayed Cassian Andor in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Here is the synopsis:
Directed by Gareth Edwards from a screenplay co-written by Chris Weitz and Tony Gilroy based on a story by John Knoll and Gary Whitta, Rogue One stars Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Donnie Yen, Mads Mikkelsen, Alan Tudyk, Riz Ahmed, with Jiang Wen and Forest Whitaker.
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is available on Digital HD, Blu-Ray, and DVD, while Andor will hit Disney Plus in 2022. Stay tuned for all the latest news on Diego Luna’s Andor, and be sure to subscribe to Stock Market Pioneer’s YouTube channel for more great video content!
Source: The Independent