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Andor showrunner Tony Gilroy says The Mandalorian helped bring his own Star Wars show into being.

“The success of The Mandalorian gave us the platform to jump off,” he toldEmpire magazine.

Diego Luna as Cassian Andor in Andor season 2

“Their success is what would fuel the whole thing.

I mean, no Baby Yoda, no Andor.

Don’t think that we don’t know that.”

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“It’s horrible what people say; it’s terrible.

And the truth is, we don’t have a show without them.

They gave us the muscle to go.”

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“You’re going to see it differently, with so much information you didn’t have before.

Andor season 2 arrives this April 22 onDisney Plus.

Andor season 2

Andor and K-2 in Andor season 2

Andor season 2

Andor season 2

Podracing on a screen in Andor season 2 episode 4

Bix and Cassian in Andor season 2

Andor season 2

Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld

Rosario Dawson as Ahsoka Tano.

The Director Krennic Star Wars action figure looks off into the middle-distance against a black background

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Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt in Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning

Thunderbolts* trailer

Florence Pugh as Yelena in Marvel�s Thunderbolts

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Articulate box, cards, board, and tokens on a wooden table

The cast of Thunderbolts standing in an elevator during the trailer for the upcoming Marvel Phase 5 movie.

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