Wait, Cassian Andor was an Imperial Double Agent in Rogue One? Read on for more details.
Star Wars: Rogue One went through quite a few variations before the final version we saw on screen. To be honest the making of Rogue One was not a smooth process at all. I think the end result was ok. At least it wasn’t controversial enough to piss off the majority of the fanbase. Though I guess how you rate Rogue One is subjective to you.
One of the surprising details from earlier versions of Rogue One has finally been revealed. It turns out that Cassian Andor was originally an Imperial Double Agent. Some of the scenes from this version were shot, and we know many things were changed in the reshoot process of the Rogue One anyway. During IGN‘s WHF Theater Event, Rogue One co-writers Gary Whitta and Chris Weitz spoke about how they originally wrote Cassian Andor’s story.
“He was always meant to be compromised,” Weitz revealed. “In Gary and my versions, he was severely compromised…”
“He was a double agent,” Whitta added.
“For a long time, he was working for the Empire,” Weitz explained. “I think this was a rationale that I added in, was that he had lost people who had been killed by Saw Gererra. And all he wanted from the Empire was the go-ahead and the ability to kill Saw Gererra, rather than Galen Erso. That kind of transmogrified along the lines – post-me and Gary – into a Rebel intelligence officer who had done terrible things, and here, he chooses not to.”
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“He was a rebel soldier who was secretly working for Krennic,” Whitta continued. “But then, as he grew closer to Jyn and realized that the Empire had built this weapon, he’s like ‘I never signed up for this! I didn’t sign up for killing planets!’ He has a change of heart, and flips to the Rebel side. But that’s after he’s exposed as a spy. And at that point, in the third act, he kinda has to win Jyn’s trust back. That was all fun, that was all interesting. I think they actually shot some of that stuff early on. But I think this version ended up being more nuanced and more interesting.”
It’s an interesting way to play that story, I’m not sure if it would have been better or worse. I kind of liked the idea that Rebels were in a war and had to make tough choices. If Cassian was Imperial, then I think it defines the black and white aspect more than the murky grey area. I prefer murky grey for a story like Rogue One. But hey, that just me. Other types of movies, I like my traditional goodies and baddies, it’s all about the tone.
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