Showing posts with label LUTHEN RAEL. Show all posts
Showing posts with label LUTHEN RAEL. Show all posts

Sunday, 16 August 2026

'ANDOR': THE LEGACY OF LUTHEN RAEL...

Living on the edge, fighting tyranny: Luthen Rael, from Andor.

Though we all enjoyed the dedicated and fiery performance of Diego Luna as the series titular star, for me the absolute acting highlight of both Andor seasons had to be Stellan Skarsgard as the tough, resourceful Rebel spy and efficient fighter Luthen Rael, mostly working solo for the building Alliance cause, hiding deep within plain sight inside the upper circle elitism of the Galactic Empire (but always watching his back wherever possible), via his unique shop of rare antiquities located deep in the luxuriant quarters of Coruscant. His character in some ways reminded me, in an even tougher personal style, of Paul Darrow's classic anti-hero Kerr Avon, from the hit British Sci-Fi classic of resistance against the evil Federation, Blake's 7.



Skarsgard has always had a unique edge and simmering anger, even deep down violence restrained, to his screen performances, of which he is quite rightly regarded as one of the world's finest character actors, always in demand. And with Andor, he certainly had some great scripts and character development to enjoy realizing, especially in the latter stages of Season One and across Season Two, when he found the Empire finally closing in on him. And let's not forget those several super, now iconic, speeches given to Rael revealing his dedication to the cause, and the personal costs it will ultimately bring him, delivered with the kind of filmic intensity that only Skarsgard could truly deliver.

Personally, I'd bring Rael and Skarsgard back for a separate spin-off series within this unique TV storytelling from the Star Wars universe...


The mysterious look for the series early character posters!

Costume design for the character.

As seen in Season One.

A secret meeting with Mon Mothma (Genevieve O'Reilly).




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Tuesday, 6 December 2022

'STAR WARS - ANDOR': THE FUTURE GETS DARKER...

The latest promo poster concluding the first season.

Its acclaimed first year run ending with rebel insurgence that will shake the Galactic Empire to its core, the intriguing partnership of Cassian Andor and bold resistance fighter Luthen Rael (the always scene-stealing Stellan Skarsgard), and that stellar post credits ending with the awesome Death Star, the path to Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is set as we eagerly await Star Wars - Andor Season 2, coming exclusively to Disney+ in 2024.

Here's some more updates on the series, and what lies ahead:













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Sunday, 4 September 2022

'STAR WARS - ANDOR' - LATEST FOOTAGE (EARLY SEP 2022)

On the move - Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) and Luthen Rael (Stellan Skarsgard).

Thief, infiltrator, pilot, assassin, rebel. Cassian Andor is all those things, and more, as we'll discover in the exciting new Star Wars - Andor series, starting exclusively on Disney+ from September 21st, 2022.

Here's a round-up of all the latest and best footage and imagery.


The latest series poster.

Poster for the US IMAX re-release of Rogue One.

Bix Caleen (Adria Arjona) goes into action.










Recent UK SFX magazine cover and detailed article.


Cassian and a new droid B2EMO go to work...

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