According to Tony Gilroy, the gray eminence ofAndorLucasfilm and Disney would bet on the terror to resuscitate the dark side of the force of Star Wars.
For a few years (it’s up to you to put the cursor where you want on the frieze of time), the galaxy Star Wars looks more like an exquisite corpse than a finely chiseled future plan: canceled series, like this poor The Acolyte sacrificed after a season, film adaptations of series (The Mandalorian & Grogu), projects that struggle to convince, like this Skeleton Crew which smells of expired Spielberg …
Even the project on the origin of the Jedi of James Mangold seems to go back always in the past to flee the present. Fortunately, a light still waves in darkness: Andorharsh and realistic spy series, whose season 2 is eagerly awaited after a very successful first season. The series showrunner, Tony Gilroy, has just revealed that Disney would prepare a horror film in the world of Star Wars.
Star Wars: the horror side of the Force
It is at the microphone of Business Insider that Tony Gilroy spoke of the existence of a project Star Wars falling under the cinema of terror. Until officially announced title or director, it must be admitted that the prospect of a horrific project in the universe Star Wars still has something exciting. A priori, this horror film is well being gestation.
“That’s what they do. I think they do it. I think it’s in progress, yes. »»
This project, which would be produced by Lucasfilm under the aegis of Disney, could escape the good -natured and Manichean tone of the franchise to explore darker, more visceral, in short, more adult corners. If the information were to be confirmed, it would be a new narrative tilting for a saga that has always mentioned the horrors committed by the Sith and other heralds on the dark side, without ever confronting themselves -Apart from, perhaps, the vision of Anakin massacring Padawans.
For the moment, no official information has confirmed the existence of such a project. As for the series Andorhis second season will be launched on Disney+ on April 23, 2025.
