Tony Gilroy: There Would Be No Baby Yoda and Andor Without Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni

Star Wars fans, unite, because we’ve just received some wholesome and surprisingly humble intergalactic news from the galaxy’s most grounded rebel, Andor showrunner Tony Gilroy. Apparently, if it weren’t for Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni, the masterminds behind The Mandalorian, Andor wouldn’t even exist.
That’s right. No monologues about rebellion. No grim political intrigue. And most devastating of all… no Dedra Meero gaslighting us into rooting for the Empire. But let’s back it up. You might’ve assumed there was some kind of smug, lightsaber-sized rivalry between Andor‘s gritty realism and The Mandalorian‘s adorable merchandising machine a.k.a Baby Yoda.
A still from Andor Season 2 trailer | Credits: Disney+
Instead, Gilroy says it’s all love. In fact, he practically bowed at the altar of Favreau and Filoni in an interview with Empire, and honestly? We respect the fanboy energy. So what...
That’s right. No monologues about rebellion. No grim political intrigue. And most devastating of all… no Dedra Meero gaslighting us into rooting for the Empire. But let’s back it up. You might’ve assumed there was some kind of smug, lightsaber-sized rivalry between Andor‘s gritty realism and The Mandalorian‘s adorable merchandising machine a.k.a Baby Yoda.
A still from Andor Season 2 trailer | Credits: Disney+
Instead, Gilroy says it’s all love. In fact, he practically bowed at the altar of Favreau and Filoni in an interview with Empire, and honestly? We respect the fanboy energy. So what...
- 4/8/2025
- by Ojas Goel
- FandomWire
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