Big change is coming in a galaxy far, far away. Toby Haynes will replace Tony Gilroy as the director of the Cassian Andor series for Disney+.
As first reported by Deadline, Tony Gilroy is stepping down from the director’s chair for the Rogue One prequel focused on Cassian Andor and Toby Kyle will helm the first three episodes. Gilroy stepped down due to COVID-19 related travel issues but will remain on board as showrunner and executive producer for the series.
Here is the official synopsis for Rogue One:
From Lucasfilm comes the first of the Star Wars standalone films, “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” an all-new epic adventure. In a time of conflict, a group of unlikely heroes band together on a mission to steal the plans to the Death Star, the Empire’s ultimate weapon of destruction. This key event in the Star Wars timeline brings together ordinary people who choose to do extraordinary things, and in doing so, become part of something greater than themselves.
Directed by Gareth Edwards from a screenplay co-written by Chris Weitz and Tony Gilroy based on a story by John Knoll and Gary Whitta, Rogue One stars Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Donnie Yen, Mads Mikkelsen, Alan Tudyk, Riz Ahmed, with Jiang Wen and Forest Whitaker.
