Yeah, Andor writer Dan Gilroy sees the parallels, too
More and more Disney allies—including former CEO Michael Eisner—are calling on the company to take a stand on the Jimmy Kimmel crisis.
Recent Emmy-winner Andor is one of the more politically conscious works Disney has ever released—and especially within the Star Wars universe, where conflicts are much more likely to revolve around surprisingly durable space wizards than any kind of political relevance. As protests have popped up this week over Disney’s decision (under pressure from the FCC and the company’s ABC affiliates) to pull Jimmy Kimmel Live! off the air, people have gotten pretty vocal about pointing out parallels between the two-season series and our current reality. Turns out, series writer Dan Gilroy has noticed those parallels, too.
Gilroy—who recently won his own Emmy for writing Andor episode “Welcome To The Rebellion,” in which Genevieve O’Reilly’s Mon Mothma delivers a full-throated denunciation of her government’s slide into autocratic sycophancy—published an editorial today in Deadline, addressing Disney and the FCC’s recent actions. “We spent six years thinking about a fascist takeover of a galaxy far, far away,” Gilroy wrote. “Six years thinking about ordinary beings as an authoritarian regime comes in for the kill. Many people saw parallels between Andor and the real world. I see them as well, particularly in the events of the last week.” While calling Disney’s actions “a difficult decision”—”Wait until fate knocks on your door and demands you choose between conscience and hardship”—Gilroy laid out that whatever happens next will be critical:
