Rogue One Prequel Tease Makes 1 New Hope Character Absence Weirder
A tease for upcoming Star Wars shows, including the Rogue One: A Star Wars Story prequel, Andor, has made one character's exclusion from the original Star Wars even stranger. Andor will focus on the titular character, Cassian Andor, and how he became embroiled in the rebellion against the Galactic Empire. The series sees Diego Luna reprising his role from Rogue One and show Cassian's transformation from a selfish nihilist into a man who serves the Rebel Alliance.
Andor is going to focus heavily on the early days of the Rebel Alliance, much like Star Wars: Rebels, only likely much darker in tone, providing an insight into other Rebel members close to Cassian. One specific Rebel Alliance character's inclusion was revealed in the recent announcements. While the character certainly makes sense given what is known of Andor from Rogue One, it retroactively raises a question regarding George Lucas' original trilogy.
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The character in question is none other than the leader of the Rebel Alliance, Mon Mothma. Genevieve O'Reilly is confirmed to be reprising her role after appearing as the character in Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith, Rogue One, and the voice role for Mothma in Star Wars: Rebels. Vanity Fair revealed that Mothma's role would run parallel with Andor's, proving she will have a big role to play in the upcoming series. Mothma was a character first introduced in 1983 when Return of the Jedi was released in theatres. At the time, Mothma (then played by Caroline Blakiston) provided the Rebels with vital information about the second Death Star plans stolen by Bothans. However, Mothma's inclusion in Andor and these other
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