New Tony Gilroy Interview Talks The Fascism Of 'Andor'
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The full series of Andor has finally wrapped and premiered and its director, Tony Gilroy, recently sat down with The Hollywood Reporter and shared some of his thoughts about how he applied what he learned about Fascism to the critically acclaimed series and how the current real-world political climate in the United States has mirrored the political climate of the series.
“You get out your Fascism for Dummies book for the 15 things you do, and we tried to include as many of them as we could in the most artful way possible,” Gilroy tells The Hollywood Reporter. “How were we supposed to know that this clown car in Washington was going to basically use the same book that we used? So I don’t think it’s prescience so much as the sad familiarity of fascism.”
Gilroy reported that he was asked by Disney to refrain from using that “F-word” [Fascism] during the promotion of the series, likely due to Disney wanting to avoid any political firestorm that might overshadow the series. Disney has had their share of recent experiences with past “culture war” controversies over projects like live-action remakes of The Little Mermaid and Snow White. Gilroy stated that he also did not want to offend the sensibilities of any of the cast members. However, now that the series is over, Gilroy feels unrestrained to speak his mind.
“The actors have a broad spectrum of political ideas, and we didn’t want anybody to perjure themselves or violate their conscience. So we came up with a legit historical model,” Gilroy says of Andor’s promotional message. “It was a very, very safe and legitimate place for us to sell the show without ever having to say what I’m free to say now.”
The full interview can be read at The Hollywood Reporter.
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