"People always ask, 'What is that?' I'm like, 'I don't really f---ing know what it is!'" California Dreams was better than Saved by the Bell. There, I said it. by Austen Goslin scenes of characters hiding from visa-checking Imperial forces also make it clear in this first batch of episodes that Andor hasn’t lost the real-world grounding that made it great in the first place And while it’s easy to map moments from these episodes onto our current political moment perhaps its strongest real world comparison came from paralleling the Empire to the Nazis [Ed. note: This post contains spoilers for Andor season 2, episodes 1-3.] It’s an absolutely harrowing scene on its face, but when coupled with Tony Gilroy’s inspiration, it becomes downright chilling to see the connections seep from surface-level signifiers into social and political tactics that were really used. “I mean, look at the very first episode,” Gilroy told Polygon in an interview. “Krennic’s conference that he has, where he first brings up the topic of Ghorman. That’s very much modeled after the Wannsee Conference that the Nazis had when they, you know, had a PowerPoint luncheon to figure out the final solution.” Drawing an even deeper connection, it’s hard not to notice that the ornate and carefully hidden castle they’re meeting in looks an awful lot like Wewelsburg, a castle in Germany that served as one of the central bases for Heinrich Himmler and the SS. Of course, all these direct parallels shouldn’t be mistaken for clues that Andor season 2 will only parallel the Galactic Empire with the Nazis. Just like Gilroy has said that Andor isn’t simply a story solely about modern times or modern political issues, it’s also not a story of just one political past either. Instead, it weaves in various aspects of historical empires and rebellions across history. This, to Gilroy, is exactly what makes the show feel so prescient. “What’s sad about it is that it’s really the moments of peace and prosperity that are unique, and the rinse and repeat of history is the sorry truth. I think you could drop this show almost anywhere in history and and people would say, Oh, that’s where we’re at.” The best of Polygon in your inbox, every Friday. which fans first saw nearly a decade ago – Gilroy is clear that a show like Andor “will never happen again” We had all these people out there backing our play.” even Din Djarin had his part to play – not just the protector of Grogu “The success of The Mandalorian gave us the platform to jump off,” Gilroy explains “Their success is what would fuel the whole thing Don’t think that we don’t know that.” While Mando and Andor are poles apart tonally the projects exist in symbiosis – not in opposition as the Dark Side of Star Wars fandom might choose to believe [people] try to drive a wedge all the time between us and [Jon] Favreau and [Dave] Filoni,” says Gilroy “It’s horrible what people say; it’s terrible They gave us the muscle to go.” One way out Andor Season 2 comes to Disney+ from 23 April Company number 01176085; Bauer Radio Limited Company number: 1394141; Registered office: Media House Peterborough PE2 6EA and H Bauer Publishing Company number: LP003328; Registered office: The Lantern H Bauer Publishing are authorised and regulated for credit broking by the FCA (Ref No: 845898) Gilroy spoke to Business Insider on the "Andor" season two red carpet in London on Thursday Disney did not immediately respond to a request for comment Gilroy didn't say whether the project was a TV show or a movie He also clarified his previous comments: "I'm agnostic about what should be done do a three-camera comedy,' so I was riffing Sometimes riffing doesn't work with the 'Star Wars' community." Referring to "Andor," Gilroy said: "The right creator and then we can pass along the favor that we were given from 'Mandalorian,' and we can pass along a good healthy backwind to someone else who wants to do something else cool." was met with widespread critical acclaim and earned a 96% rating on Rotten Tomatoes Its success showed that the "Star Wars" franchise can explore wider themes and genres without relying on the Jedi and the Force to keep its audience engaged "Andor" season two starts streaming on Disney+ on April 22 For as long has he has been bringing Andor to life, Tony Gilroy has championed the series as one that opens the gateway for Star Wars to explore various genres it rarely touches on in TV and film the franchise might actually be doing that Speaking to Business Insider at a recent Andor event in London ahead of the second season’s premiere later this month Gilroy said responded to a question about a comment he’d previously floated about Star Wars series he’d like to see Speaking to SFX Magazine back in March Gilroy had previously joked that Andor‘s success should pave the way for a sitcom or horror project “I always fantasized that the show would break new ground that someone would be able to make a three-camera sitcom in Star Wars or a horror movie I think the first thing I said to Kathy [Kennedy] when she said they wanted to open a line And why not?’ We’ve worked really hard on Andor to make our lane and it’s up to other people now to find another way to do it.” io9 has reached out to Disney for comment and clarification on Gilroy’s remarks and will update this post when and if we hear back ' + scriptOptions._localizedStrings.webview_notification_text + ' " + scriptOptions._localizedStrings.redirect_overlay_title + " " + scriptOptions._localizedStrings.redirect_overlay_text + " Mon Mothma and her husband Perrin go to a party on Coruscant Before entering the party they are greeted by a familiar senator as he is on his way out It’s none other than Senator Bail Organa of Alderaan the character was not portrayed by Jimmy Smits but rather Benjamin Bratt this briefly took me out of the show and I had to rewind to watch the interaction a second time I was shocked that the role Smits has played for almost a quarter of a century had been recast Tony Gilroy explained that it all came down to logistics: but he wasn’t available and couldn’t make it Bringing back legacy characters is really complicated… It’s very expensive but we just couldn’t work it out scheduling wise.” Gilroy went on to say that when trying to get Smits back was not possible Kathleen Kennedy had a plan for a replacement: “Kathy had the idea for Benjamin… It was just a brilliant idea He’s a wonderful human being and really eager and beloved on set and really happy about what he does.” Showing Bratt as Organa for such a brief and inconsequential scene leads one to believe that Bail will play a larger role in the show going forward “I put him in episode 6 in an arbitrary way so people will get the conversation out of the way until the next week when he really starts to work.” It makes perfect sense for Bail Organa to play an integral part in Andor season 2 While I’m disappointed that Jimmy Smits will not be reprising his role Tom Seery is by day a mild mannered IT Engineer and by night an overachiever in the art of collecting hobbies From the visual arts and animation to songwriting and flying planes he is always on the lookout for his next adventure His father took him to see Star Wars in an old theater in Brooklyn in the summer of 1977 and his life has never been the same Cassian Andor and a band of galactic leaders and rebels fought against the Galactic Empire Star Wars fans will now get the full story of their efforts and how the rebellion was born in the second and final season of the critically acclaimed series Andor The show's final season premiered on Disney Plus this week Unlike most of Star Wars' other installments anyway) – just ruthless officers of the Galactic Empire and rebels taking big risks to fight back Their challenges to the Galactic Empire include heisting millions of credits and working in secret to form alliances in the capital of the galaxy The series stars Diego Luna as the thief-turned-rebel spy Cassian Andor joined Morning Edition ahead of the premier to discuss season two Gilroy described the show's first season as "the making of a revolutionary." Cassian is "someone who could care less about anything but themselves over the course of some months and a variety of really extreme circumstances becomes incredibly radicalised," Gilroy said Cassian made a commitment to the rebellion And season two starts off with him as a leader a newly minted rebel struggling with her decision to betray an empire facility on behalf of the rebellion You'll never feel right unless you are doing what you can to stop them," Cassian tells the character Gilroy said the scene shows how "he's become an inspirational advocate for the rebellion He's also reminding himself of this terrifying thing that he's about to do and how important it is." is a "revolutionary accelerationist," building a rebel network in secret "If you've been building up a revolution in your garage How do you take secrecy out into the world?" Gilroy said How do you manage your people without driving them crazy?" Luthen's commitment to the rebellion is "total," Gilroy said to the point that he has essentially "immolated his life" for the cause adding that "Not everybody wants to make that commitment and not everybody works at their best with that as the rules." How war and revolution is depicted in Andor was "utterly and completely" inspired by real world history and events "I've spent an incredible amount of time reading about revolutions and studying history but really fascinated with it," Gilroy said here was an opportunity I can cherry pick through 6000 years of history." All the things I know about the Haitian revolution," Gilroy said Three episodes of the 12-episode final season are streaming now on Disney Plus Three more will be released every Tuesday until May 13 The radio version of this story was produced by Lindsay Totty and edited by Barry Gordemer Become an NPR sponsor Print Brothers and filmmakers Tony Dan and John Gilroy credit their late mother for their creative drive they were kept busy at home by their mother with a variety of activities that included crocheting “the smartest of all of us” and someone who was “always trying something new.” I’m not happy if I’m not making something.” starring Diego Luna as future Rebellion spy Cassian Andor became the jewel in the crown of ‘Star Wars’ television “I think that’s much more about the fabric of who we are and what we do and why we get along and why we keep doing what we do than anything else that [our father] Frank had to say,” he adds So it’s no coincidence that one of the most significant characters introduced in “Andor” has been a resourceful mother whose strength of spirit and sense of justice helps spark the flames of resistance against the oppressive Empire Entertainment & Arts Matt Pearce and Jamil Smith talk about why ‘Andor’ is one of the best ‘Star Wars’ stories ever made they’re “always kind of working together.” Over drinks in a curved booth at the Polo Lounge on a March afternoon, the Gilroy brothers reminisced about the roundabout way they all wound up in the family business: Hollywood. Their father, Frank D. Gilroy, was an award winning playwright known for “The Subject Was Roses,” who also wrote for television and film Among their memories growing up is how their father would come out to Los Angeles for months at a time living and working out of hotels as he tried to land gigs or put movies together Dan and John Gilroy also remember staying with him at the Beverly Hills Hotel for a couple of weeks during one of these trips while he was working on the 1976 film “From Noon Till Three,” starring Charles Bronson and Jill Ireland Having this close-up view when they were younger “demystified the job of being a writer,” says Dan Gilroy “It was watching my father go upstairs to his office and type away for eight or nine hours and then come downstairs Or we didn’t see him for two or three months.” “Andor” executive producers John Gilroy (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times) However none of the brothers had any interest in following in their father’s footsteps John Gilroy went to college thinking he would become a lawyer only to eventually find himself in a cutting room as a film editor after he became interested in directing Dan Gilroy worked as a journalist at the trade publication Variety saw Dan get into screenwriting and thought he could do it “It’s much more difficult than I had anticipated,” says Tony Gilroy of screenwriting [Dan and I] started writing together occasionally They joke about how their desire for separate paychecks led them to pursue their individual careers But they still tend to show each other what they are working on sending their earliest drafts for feedback and we do send each other our things,” Dan Gilroy says to be able to pass around work like that to each other,” says John Exchanging honest feedback is one of the things that was instilled in them from their father Tony Gilroy admits that when he signed on for “Andor,” he had no idea the amount of work that it would be This is because just about everything mentioned in the script — objects locations — need to be designed before they could be introduced There was so much he had to figure out with production designer Luke Hull that Tony Gilroy says Hull deserves as much credit as anyone in the writers room Season 2 will see Cassian and his adversaries and allies in new locations including those that have been previously mentioned in “Star Wars” lore but remained unseen The world building for this 12-episode season which is broken up into four 3-episode arcs also included crafting new historic anthems and traditional ceremonies “You’re making cultural ethnography” when working on “Star Wars,” says Tony Gilroy The stories within the “Star Wars” franchise are also often a family affair The core series of film trilogies center generations of Skywalkers and their legacies “Andor’s” adventures started off with Cassian’s search for his long lost sister and also features the (troubled) family dynamics of a number of characters In addition to the usual challenges that come with working on a TV show with the scale of “Andor,” the project has faced additional obstacles during the production of both of its seasons The first season of the show was delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic which then required Tony Gilroy and his crew to pivot because of the new realities such as limited crowd sizes and travel when production finally moved forward Gilroy credits COVID for saving the show because it prevented him from directing the initial episodes while trying to juggle all of his other responsibilities as showrunner.) For Season 2, the dual Hollywood strikes in 2023 meant the showrunner had to step away from the show for five months. While Tony Gilroy had finished working on the scripts before the WGA strike was called all 12 episodes of the season were essentially shot without his presence “It was a spooky thing for everybody,” says John Gilroy who Tony says helped “build the show in the most fundamental way” with him but everybody knew their job from the season before.” John Gilroy immediately delivered the rough cuts of all 12 episodes to Tony He was confident that his brother would be happy with what he saw and that they “didn’t break his show.” “I was really terrified to look at it,” says Tony Gilroy and I got to be able to watch the show in the most unusual way … I’m not sure if I ever would have gotten there if I didn’t have the freshness as an audience and gone After generating what he estimates were around 200 pages of notes where four cutting rooms were open with all of the directors and editors for what he describes as “the most exciting two weeks ever they do tease some of what’s to come in Season 2 Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) and K-2SO (Alan Tudyk) in “Andor” Season 2 (Lucasfilm Ltd.) Dan Gilroy says he particularly enjoyed Mon Mothma’s (Genevieve O’Reilly) arc and backstory — which is fitting because his episodes include a significant moment for the Chandrilan senator Tony Gilroy teases how complicated Syril Karn’s (Kyle Soller) story becomes as well as episodes exploring the events around the Ghorman massacre a brutal clash between Imperial forces against peaceful protesters that led to the formal rise of the Rebel Alliance “Living with these characters for four and a half years was the most comfortable thing,” says John Gilroy and just spending time with those characters Both John and Tony Gilroy credit their time on “Rogue One” as helping to inform their approach to working on a “Star Wars” project “I just knew that we were working on something a lot of people were counting on us to do a good job [on] and I’ve never felt that before,” says John Gilroy adding he was immediately conscious of the built-in audience and sense of responsibility that came with working on the project “On ‘Rogue’ we learned how much people cared and the depth of the passion,” adds Tony Gilroy … We decided in the very beginning we’re never going to mess with that We’re going to take it more seriously than anybody else ever did.” For them, this meant taking every opportunity to stay within and underscore “Star Wars” canon and making sure to avoid things that undermined the story or doing things just for the sake of nostalgia. In “Andor” Season 2, for example, audiences will learn the backstory behind an iconic line from “Rogue One.” It’s a callback to events fans will recognize that expands upon existing lore. (Tony Gilroy credits his son for bringing the opportunity to his attention.) And while Tony Gilroy is ready for his time on “Andor” and in “Star Wars” to be over, he does admit he misses it. “I’ve been hiding out in this show for five years,” says Tony Gilroy. “It was a really powerful drug to be in that because you’re just creating s— from morning to night.” “What a great place to get lost in,” adds Dan Gilroy. Tracy Brown is a reporter for the Los Angeles Times covering television, film and other pop culture. 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Registered Foreign Lawyer in England and Wales Akin Deepens Finance Offering with Rehire of Kevin Gilroy in London Read More Meet Our People "What a Festive Evening," Mon Mothma and her husband bump into a familiar character who now has a new face: Senator Bail Organa Bail was played by Jimmy Smits in the Star Wars prequels Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith and later returned in Disney-era projects Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and Obi-Wan Kenobi Benjamin Bratt (Doctor Strange) takes over as Princess Leia's father Entertainment Weekly (via SFFGazette.com) caught up with showrunner Tony Gilroy to discuss his decision to recast the role it came down to a simple case of logistics "We couldn't work it out," he confirmed but he wasn't available and couldn't make it Bringing back legacy characters is really complicated but we just couldn't work it out scheduling wise." With Smits unavailable to them (and Organa set to appear in multiple episodes beyond this cameo) Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy suggested they enlist Bratt He’s a wonderful human being and really eager and beloved on set and really happy about what he does," Gilroy said "I put him in episode 6 in an arbitrary way so people will get the conversation out of the way until the next week when he really starts to work." "It's one of those situations where I want to do something simple We don't do many things that are unnecessary ‘Let's get him in here now so people can discuss it for a week and get it out of their system and then he can come back to really work.’ I didn’t want the guy's work to be confused with his introduction." The casting change isn't overly distracting and it sounds like Gilroy had no other choice if there was no way for Smits to fit Andor into his schedule it's unclear whether he or Bratt would be Lucasfilm's go-to choice for the character on screen The second season of Andor takes place as the horizon of war draws near and Cassian becomes a key player in the Rebel Alliance sacrifices and conflicting agendas will become profound Andor sets the clock back five years from the events of Rogue One to tell the story of the film’s hero and his transformation from a disinterested cynical nobody into a rebel hero on his way to an epic destiny You can check out our recap of the latest three episodes of the series by clicking here Your support helps make our show possible and unlocks access to our sponsor-free feed Tony Gilroy's made a habit out of playing it safe was a Tony and Pulitzer-winning playwright and filmmaker Tony didn't want to follow in the footsteps of his father's career He originally wanted to pursue music with thoughts of becoming a studio musician or something straight forward like that Tony eventually realized his calling was in movies and television He stayed small getting the occasional screenplay produced he directed his first feature film: the instant classic Michael Clayton Tony also wrote a bunch of the Bourne movies and he was called upon to rewrite and direct reshoots for the Star Wars movie Rogue One Tony's most recent work continues in the Star Wars universe the Disney + series about what happened before Rogue One The show is currently in its second season and what makes it so different than any other Star Wars program He also chats with us about what's next for him after the show ends and how he came very close to becoming a professional musician but they are hard phone calls to make when you call the actor." California Dreams was better than Saved by the Bell he has the mask and he’s huffing that thing all the time ‘I don’t really f—ing know what it is “Beau Willimon called me one night and goes what if it’s this?'” says Gilroy “What’s the most valuable thing that Luthen could give to Saw What if Luthen gave him a chance to steal fuel and Beau came back and did all the first passes on that speech about rhydonium our mission is to deliver an unforgettable immersive experience for Star Wars fans right here in At Festival of the Force immersive experience for Star Wars fans right here in the UK our central location makes it easily accessible to enthusiasts from across the nation We are passionate about celebrating the vast and iconic Star Wars universe while building a strong sense of community among collectors we strive to connect all force wielders to ignite the excitement of the fandom CalendarGoogleCal Follow us on Instagram @fanthatracks it may store or retrieve information on your browser Control your personal Cookie Services here Posted in: Disney+, Star Wars, TV | Tagged: , Andor showrunner Tony Gilroy discusses K-2SO's "limitations" impacting his on-screen appearances as Disney+ is releasing season two in three-episode blocks "[Limiting] K-2SO came from the experience of making 'Rogue,' to be honest with you," Gilroy said that was one of the most difficult parts of the original conversation — how long I was going to have to delay [K-2SO] I don't want people to go back and diagram 'Rogue,' but just within that movie there are two or three or four places where we are hiding him where he has to stay on the ship or can't go somewhere really difficult piece of equipment to carry through a story So I knew intuitively how long I would have to wait to do it." Gilroy refers to the covert missions Cassian often finds himself in where K-2SO's presence might stand out too much and K-2SO infiltrated the secret Empire base of Scarif with the former two disguised as officers and the latter we're going to [have him in the show] and let's make it spectacular and let's really make a thing out of it.' And that's what we've tried to do," he hyped By: 5:30 am on February 9 Preliminary permits have been filed for a large suburban subdivision at 8930 Watsonville Road in Gilroy, Santa Clara County. The project will replace a large plot of agricultural land with nearly three hundred single-family homes around an artificial lake. Swenson Builders is responsible for the application The initial application provides a brief summary of the project plans Swenson has proposed to development the property with 293 single-family homes alongside an artificial lake and open park New vehicular access to internal roads will be built across the site Swenson Builders is responsible for the application via Green Valley Corporation Swenson Builders is a San Jose-based contractor and builder with projects across the Bay Area and Santa Cruz YIMBY has covered two other suburban applications filed by the builder around Gilroy The property is within a rural agricultural area west of the suburban city The estimated cost and timeline for construction have yet to be shared Subscribe to YIMBY’s daily e-mail Follow YIMBYgram for real-time photo updates Like YIMBY on Facebook Follow YIMBY’s Twitter for the latest in YIMBYnews no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no Build out our unfinished cities and make them better while using less energy Disgusting suburban sprawl in a beautiful rural area like this should not be tolerated Seems like every week there’s another proposal to destroy another farm or ranch in Gilroy or Morgan Hill San José should become a denser city instead of allowing the surrounding countryside to be wrecked Where’s all the water going to come from The mentality of yiunger people coming into office and making up the general population now i think have less appreciation for rhe environment and dont care if the beautiful rural areas are overtaken and ruined by houses…and lets not reptens these houses are going to help people who need housing These will be multi million dollar houses only a couple each working and making a minimum of $300,000 each a year will be able to but they will be people who dont already live in south county so will add to the already bad traffic and other infrastructure issues we have Don’t seem like a good idea to take farmland out of predoction for housing Swenson has had a reputation for decades in the South Bay as a mediocre quality builder; many have claimed their construction is shoddy we’re losin more ag land to ticky tacky homes Little boxes on the ag land little boxes made of ticky tacky and they all look just the same… They have also been found to deficient in keeping rental residences in good working order despite charging g high rents at least build highrise residential in order to build a whole community of several thousand people that rapidly drains home equity out of ultra-NIMBY Palo Alto and Menlo Park in a telework/Zoom age Sprawl is the lowest on the preference list High rises are your answer for everything aren’t they Aren’t there regulations on parcel lot sizes in the county How does Gilroy keep getting past these regulations Again more cars on Watsonville road will impact current residence Already with so many people jumping off the freeway because traffic has increased to take hecker pass makes it difficult for us to get out of our road Where will the water come from for a lake let alone all the homes planned Are they considering better public transportation There is land in south Gilroy that would be a better solution and would affect less residences Our metrics for services don’t support this I’ve watched it flood horribly several times since moving to this area 20 years ago What is the extra runoff from paving going to do These developers should be forced to contribute to the development of our freeway infrastructure (without Tollroads like EZ Pass) Currently it doesn’t appear that new or existing employers are interested in expanding our local market The irresponsible addition of “affordable” housing without addressing local employment only adds to our existing problems Did the People of Gilroy ask for more congestion as well as traffic let alone ruining the rural integrity of this Beautiful City More urban sprawl by greedy developers who could care less about precious Farmland Hopefully the City of Gilroy politicians won’t be swayed by this .let Gilroy be Gilroy and not another Cracker Box housing mess I personally don’t need or want the congestion. This is by far the worst idea they can come up with They already closed down the livestock feed store where they had chick’s for sale on Monterey road and the Pumpkin patch here in Morgan Hill and now they are doing this- why They put a large apartment complex in San Martin near my farm also I don’t know what’s going on We the people need to fight back or country side southbay is going to be an over populated poor city by greed stricken people who want this place to be a future hub for crime instead of a natural resource for food and livestock Its so sad but im not going to just sit and let it happen without a fight This is a rebranding of a Swenson proposal from back in 2008 that was abandoned due to public outrage time to start firing up another grassroots fight More summer power outages and more subpar construction The traffic on Watsonville Road has quadrupled in the last 10 years That would put about 600 more cars up and down Watsonville Road Already there are people speeding 20 miles over the limit and passing over the double yellow The infrastructure can not support this development BTW How are they getting past the agriculture zoning The environmental habitats of South County will be destroyed along with the agriculture industry in Gilroy There have been 3 fatalities on Watsonville Road in the last 10 years and numerous car accidents We DEFINITELY don’t need more traffic on Watsonville Road In the event of an emergency (fire situation) the roads could not handle the traffic This would put all the residents in the area at risk Now hopefully county planners will do the right thing for many Haven’t local decision makers been watching the news Pictures of fire dept bulldozers having to plow cars off the road and people running down the street to safety Arguably these homes in Los Angeles and Santa Rosa (Tubbs fire) were built before the danger of urban/rural wildfires was understood but there is no excuse with respect to approving homebuilding plans like this now All the ingredients for a catastrophic event on Watsonville Rd We don’t have the infrastructure for this This is a terrible flood plain and you will not be able to get home owners insurance If you could figure out the very best drainage maybe a dozen houses could be put here- but nearly 300! No way is this environmentally appropriate or any kind of asset to our county or our town We still have in-filling we can do in Gilroy to accommodate housing needs but this is a very BAD IDEA and will not help the typical middle class or low income people of Gilroy The only one who wants this are the greedy developers Has anyone considered the fact that this land is directly across Watsonville Rd from the Chitactac-Adams archeological site and likely ancient burial grounds ga('send', 'event', ‘Robert ‘Becker, 'Impression', 'https://sfyimby.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/desktop-ad.jpg', { nonInteraction: true }); ADVERTISEMENT ga('send', 'event', 'SF YIMBY', 'Impression', 'https://sfyimby.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/sfyimbyadnews.jpg', { nonInteraction: true }); ga('send', 'event', 'SF YIMBY', 'Impression', 'https://sfyimby.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/sf-yimby-dot-com-graphic.jpg', { nonInteraction: true }); Follow on Instagram © COPYRIGHT New York YIMBY LLC By: 5:30 am on October 9 Preliminary permits have been filed for a mix of suburban expansion and apartments on a swath of open land in Gilroy, Santa Clara County aims to construct nearly three thousand homes across nearly 270 acres which would single-handedly fulfill most of the city’s Regional Housing Needs Allocation obligation Carlsbad-based HomeFed Corporation is responsible for the application According to reports by the Gilroy Dispatch in September 2023 “Gilroy was determined to need 1,773 units over the next eight years and 519 above moderate (market rate) income units.” The South Gilroy master plan includes 2,313 market-rate dwellings and 583 units of affordable low-income housing HomeFed’s plans would satisfy the city’s RHNA obligations related to market-rate and low-income units This could still leave the city needing to support the construction of 669 very-low-income and 200 moderate-income apartments Construction is expected to yield over seven million square feet of floor area across 1,579 separate buildings while achieving an average density of 10.7 units per acre The development will be entirely residential with auto-centric site planning to accompany the parking capacity for at least 7,150 cars The affordable housing will be split between nine buildings five on the northern end and four structures on the lower half The apartments will be surrounded by the two-story and three-story attached townhomes KTGY is responsible for designing homes and townhomes Illustrations show the familiar range of aesthetics to wrap the low-slung homes and townhomes Orange County-based AO is designing the nine affordable housing structures with elevations showing an articulated podium-style complex wrapped with stucco South Gilroy single-family home style samples HomeFed Corporation is a 1988-founded real estate development company with properties across California and the East Coast. The firm is a subsidiary of Jefferies, a New York-based global investment and capital markets bank Planning consultancy is led by Ruggeri-Jensen-Azar a Bay Area-based company with offices in Gilroy Sheppard Mullin is representing the developers The project invokes Senate Bill 330 and the State Density Bonus program to achieve its residential capacity and potentially streamline the approval process The project team has yet to reply to a request for comment by YIMBY While I understand that Gilroy is already a car-centric area with few mass transit or walkable options when you’re starting from a clean sheet how hard would it be to incorporate a small/medium grocery store perhaps centered along that entrance road from Santa Teresa Blvd That way people would at least have the option to walk over and buy a few things But I’m glad there’s housing going in and relatively dense for that area That is prime farmland with a gorgeous backdrop of mountains behind YIMBYs are flat out facilitating horrendous greenfield sprawl through their antics This is definitely NOT what most YIMBYS have in mind This is the same sprawl that’s always been built YIMBYS are looking for infill development in cities not tearing up prime farmland do please don’t put this on them The use of 330 is truly disgusting and is not what the legislation had in mind at all Historically that area floods during rainy season He’s been shamelessly carrying water for Big Development ever since he got here from South Jersey This 1980s-type SoCal sprawl development has no place up here Almost no cities in high demand have huge lots of land like this I really strongly wish California had the kind of urban growth boundaries laws that Oregon has California can achieve all its housing needs via infill it floods nearly every year in this area and often times closes hwy 101 “Open land” is not the correct description for agricultural land This plan will be disrupting the natural water shed for the creek and if this project is built creates a major flood hazard for its future residents (this could also impact their homeowners/renters insurance rates) The South Gilroy Project is not in the City of Gilroy Urban Service Area It is located in unincorporated Santa Clara County It will not count towards City of Gilroy’s RHNA because of this This is a SB 330 Builder’s Remedy application to Santa Clara County because they failed to have a State HCD Certified Housing Element 2023-2031 by January 31 LAFCO will not approve the annexation into the City of Gilroy right now because we have enough land available to build on in our current RHNA cycle 2023-2031 The first three episodes of Andor season 2 premiered  on Disney+ earlier this week (you can read our recaps here) expanding on Cassian Andor's first year as a Rebel and a mission gone awry after he steals a TIE Fighter from the Empire While it's no secret that the series will lead us directly into Rogue One: A Star Wars Story by the time it ends we don't expect the show to deliver too many cameos (Andor has never been that type of series) with Director Orson Krennic making his return and plenty of political intrigue could we see Darth Vader and Emperor Palpatine Talking to Rolling Stone (via SFFGazette.com) Andor showrunner Tony Gilroy confirmed he never considered bringing the former Anakin Skywalker into the series that was never on my agenda," he said of the Sith Lord "Writing for Darth Vader is really limiting We're sure not all of you will agree with that "He was too big a piece of meat for me to introduce "One of the fascinating things that I realized when I started the show in the very beginning is how many billions of beings are in the galaxy nobody knows about the Sith," Gilroy continued "It’s just a tiny percentage of people that have any notion of it at all And I remember being really surprised as it was explained." "I thought it was something that everyone knew about The writer and producer was also asked about the surprise introduction of Yavin in the three-episode premiere "It’s a rebel hideout that certain people know about the way pirates used to have a certain island or something like that," Gilroy explained "Cassian Andor is a bit like Zelig in a way but he’s in all these places where things happen." "And no one had ever done the origin of Yavin And the only thing they really know is there were these beasts there While Andor is certainly finding interesting ways to expand the Star Wars franchise it's a shame in many ways that Gilroy isn't more of a "fan" because it would have been immensely satisfying to see Vader and Palpatine show up as season 2 is "Certified Fresh" on Rotten Tomatoes with 96% The first three episodes of Andor season 2 will premiere on April 22 Jump toView People Mentioned in This NewsView Related Services, Sectors, and RegionsContact: (London) – Akin today announced that Kevin Gilroy will rejoin the firm’s London office as a finance partner adding strength to Akin’s market-leading capital solutions offering that serves as a one-stop shop for credit funds private equity firms and their portfolio companies and other global investors seeking bespoke capital and liquidity solutions Gilroy’s practice is synergistic with Akin’s multi-disciplinary approach noteholders and bondholders across a broad range of finance matters fund finance and real estate finance transactions Gilroy has a best-in-class NAV financing practice and significant experience in data center financings which expands Akin’s offering outside of the U.S Gilroy joined Akin in 2014 and remained with the firm until 2019 contributing during a period of significant growth and expansion His return adds depth to the firm’s market-leading financial restructuring practice underpins the strategic growth of the special situations & private credit practice out of London and strengthens Akin’s global capital solutions team “With macroeconomic trends fuelling a rapidly evolving financial market back to Akin,” said Akin co-chair elect Abid Qureshi “His broad practice aligns with our market-leading financial restructuring work and continues our special situations momentum in the international markets.” Partner in charge of London Sebastian Rice added “Alongside his focus on restructuring and special situations transactions Kevin will work closely with our investment management team to advise on a wide range of lending structures across the fund finance spectrum His standalone NAV financing practice in addition to his data centers focus creates opportunities for our international clients.” Akin advises the world’s leading distressed and other credit investors. 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Kevin Gilroy Send Email View Biography © 2025 Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP the reprogrammed Imperial security droid who served as Cassian’s co-pilot in Rogue One has yet to appear in the series Andor the character proved to be very resourceful with both physical and technical skills In addition to providing some comic relief with his sarcastic quips and impeccable timing Season 2 of Andor has maintained and even improved the emotional impact of the show we’re going to [have him in the show] and let’s make it spectacular and let’s really make a thing out of it Gilroy explains that there are both technical and story reasons for the droid’s late entry into the series The effect of creating the eight-foot droid is complicated but he also performs the action through motion capture combined with CGI having him with Cassian would limit his (Cassian’s) ability to move around to the different locations and scenarios that the story requires “[Limiting K-2SO] K-2SO came from the experience of making Rogue [One] that was one of the most difficult parts of the original conversation — how long I was going to have to delay [K-2SO] I don’t want people to go back and diagram Rogue there are two or three or four places where we are hiding him — where he has to stay on the ship or can’t go somewhere So I knew intuitively how long I would have to wait to do it.” Rob waited on line with his older sister for Star Wars and he has been experiencing and dreaming about the franchise ever since And he anxiously awaits for that time once again when the houselights dim and those magic words appear: “a long time ago in a galaxy far January 1 as national #17 Gilroy High School in California takes two teams during FloWrestling Night In America.  IC Catholic Prep (IL) faces Gilroy at 6 p.m Gilroy has five wrestlers in the national rankings highlighted by #1 Daniel Zepeda at 150 pounds He is expected to face national #15 Noah Bull from Layton #12 Deven Casey (IC Catholic) will face #5 Moses Mendoza (Gilroy) in the highlight match of the night.  Gilroy head coach Daniel Cormier is a two-time Olympian Nationally ranked wrestlers include:126: Isaiah Cortez (Gilroy) 106: Michael Bird (9th)113: Dominic Pasquale (10th)120: Kannon Judycki (10th)126: Max Cumbee (10th)132: Deven Casey (12th) — #12138: Jacob Alvarez (9th)144: Aidan Arnett (9th)150: Joey Pontrelli (10th)157: Ben Czarnowski (11th)165: Nate Brown (12th)175: Brody Kelly (11th)190: Isacc Barrientos (175)215: Foley Calcagno (11th)285: Anthony Sebastian (10th)Head coach: Danny Alcocer 106: Micheal Kowalski (11th)113: Aiden Bastian (12th)120: Lander Bosh (11th)126: Forfeit132: Cole Fenwick (12th)138: Forfeit144: Forfeit150: Noah Bull (11th) — #15157: Gavin Regis (11th)165: Dawsen Pimentel (12th)175: Jon Inagaki (12th)190: Eli Hawes (11th)215: Connor Kennedy (11th)285: Ethan Sweet (12th)Head coach: Adam Fager 106: Eli Mendoza or Roman Fonseca113: Gavin Pongsai120: Jose Limones or Mateo Sanchez126: Isaiah Cortez — #16132: Moses Mendoza — #5138: Elijah Cortez — #13144: Alex Serrano or Juel Martinez150: Daniel Zepeda — #1157: Anthony Cazares165: Travis Grace — #15175: Arturo Vizcarra190: Kaleo Garcia215: Brian Haran285: JC PugaHead coach: Daniel Cormier  Get the most important Wrestling stories delivered straight to your inbox Look out for your first newsletter in your inbox soon The best of Time Out straight to your inbox We help you navigate a myriad of possibilities Sign up for our newsletter for the best of the city By entering your email address you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy and consent to receive emails from Time Out about news Sign up for our email to enjoy your city without spending a thing (as well as some options when you’re feeling flush) By entering your email address you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy and consent to receive emails from Time Out about news, events, offers and partner promotions. Worldwide No one had high expectations for Andor when it first aired on Disney+ in 2022: yet another Star Wars show this time focusing on a second-string character from Rogue One (albeit one of the best and most acclaimed movies in the series) But in the hands of Bourne trilogy screenwriter Tony Gilroy this galactic runt grew into something truly colossal: an epic of armed rebellion that’s not just the most exciting Star Wars story since The Empire Strikes Back but a forensic and timely examination of the mechanics of resistance and what it means to stand up against fascism The show’s second and final season starts this month tracking the exploits of Rebel spy Cassian Andor – played by Diego Luna – across four years as he wrestles both with the rise of the Empire and his own increasingly troubled conscience We sat down with showrunner Gilroy to discuss his time on the series from first concepts to the stunning second season – and why you can’t say ‘fuck’ in a galaxy far Are you done with the Star Wars universe now With this show we're really trying to pick up a different audience – one that won't watch because it's Star Wars I want people to know that you don't have to know anything to come into the show and start watching it from the beginning My wife is totally Star Wars averse – she was very suspicious of this show all the way through I always knew we were asking a lot from the existing Star Wars community But I wanted the people who were most reluctant in that community even if they didn't like what we were doing to at least say we weren’t half-assing it It’d be a crime to take something that so many people care about and fuck with it carelessly George Lucas never hid the fact that Star Wars had real world relevance in the case of the first movie he was thinking about Vietnam Was that a source of inspiration going into this One was being offered this enormous canvas And the second is that it's a story about revolution I’ve been an amateur idiot home historian forever I’m fascinated by the Russian Revolution But I’d been fascinated with no hope of ever using it Who else is going to get this much money and this big a canvas to tell a story about revolution So that’s really the reason I tiptoed in Did you have any doubts that you’d be allowed to tell the story you wanted to tell I really like making sure that people are talking about the same thing I’m talking about I certainly wrote the first episode before we closed any deals Then he’s gonna get rousted by two rentacops and he’s gonna have to kill them but we really had no creative notes on the show whatsoever We had economic restrictions from time to time but other than changing one word in the show ‘Fuck the Empire!’ And I wrote a legal brief a memo about why I thought it was valuable and how I could justify its existence I noticed a ‘shit’ sneaking through in one of the recent episodes.  How much were you looking at events in the real world when you were writing Because a lot of what happened in season 1 is even more timely now But I was not looking at the newspaper to [make the show] If you’re trying to write a movie about current events The digestive system of making and distribution is so long I’m not psychic and it’s a fool’s game to try to pin the tail on the moment I already had everything I needed: 6000 years of recorded history.  Andor feels like a very cine-literate show Were there particular films that inspired you It felt like you’d been watching Army of Shadows and A Room in Town a lot Totally, both of those, and Battle of Algiers. I just introduced a film on TCM, I was trying to find one that would relate to Andor and I came across this movie called This Land is Mine this Charles Laughton film that [Jean] Renoir made in Hollywood in 1943 And it’s as if they did the Reader’s Digest version of so many things we’re doing in Andor But there were two TV shows that I looked at: a series called A French Village which is about seven years [of village life] under the Nazi occupation The idea that you could do something that beautiful That really rang my bell in a big way – that show really got to me Was it important to you to show the challenges inherent in resistance That it’s not just running around blowing things up I was always fascinated by things like where my characters get money from Because every revolution I ever read about the primary concern is where the resources come from Benjamin Franklin went to Paris to beg for money Or you’ve got Lenin begging Stalin to rob another bank You also depict the media as a key tool of this oppressive state the Gulf of Tonkin Incident got America into Vietnam then you can round up all the Communists and the Jews you want You’re not telling the full story of revolution without it.  We watched the Empire take down Aldhani in the first season This time we wanted to show something else How do you take down something that’s really big and substantial and important To not have the state use the media to control the narrative would be an absence It’s not a massive spoiler to say that not all the characters will survive season 2 How does it feel to kill off a character you’ve spent so long developing?  I almost found myself getting a little too soft about it It’s a tough call to make to an actor and say It’s gonna be worth it and people are gonna really miss you.’ I understand you saw Star Wars when it was first released It was a really hot day in 1977 and I was in Boston I went with my roommate and a woman he was dating who was an emergency room nurse The three of us went and I remember the day vividly It’s so cool when movies are an event Given that TV can tell stories like this now with basically the same VFX as movies and on a much larger scale I wrote a movie last year that I’ve been trying to get off the ground but it’s really scary out there A number that two years ago would have been an easy number I don’t know what will happen.  All people talk about is what they’re watching Do you think current events will have a chilling effect on Hollywood Is it simply harder to create when the world is so crazy It's hard to figure out where you are when everything’s spinning around Find out where Andor lands on our list of the greatest TV shows ever made The best TV and streaming shows of 2025 (so far) Thanks for subscribing! Look out for your first newsletter in your inbox soon! tiktokfacebooktwitteryoutubeAbout us Contact us As Andor season two gets closer to the events of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story one clever fan-fave droid has yet to make an appearance and there’s a pretty clear reason why the Imperial security droid that towers over Diego Luna as Cassian Andor and is played by pop culture lucky charm Alan Tudyk was one of the original film’s most demanding effects And not because of the actor; the mechanics of the character’s presence simply required a lot “[Limiting] K-2SO came from the experience of making Rogue that was one of the most difficult parts of the original conversation—how long I was going to have to delay [K-2SO] “I don’t want people to go back and diagram Rogue there are two or three or four places where we are hiding him—where he has to stay on the ship or can’t go somewhere we’re going to [have him in the show] and let’s make it spectacular and let’s really make a thing out of it.’ And that’s what we’ve tried to do.” Gilroy teased Andor season two streams new episodes weekly on Disney+ Lucasfilm’s Andor returns for its highly anticipated second and final season on Tuesday, April 22, only on Disney+. A prequel to the film Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) the critically acclaimed thriller series tells the story of Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) and his transformation from disinterested cynical nobody into a key player in the Rebel Alliance having a previously established ending for the titular character was surprisingly freeing it’s having the boundaries of Season 2 and the leadup to Rogue One that make it possible for the show to be good,” he said really allows you to swing within that.” While some characters’ “fates are known,” Gilroy teased What that will ultimately mean for characters such as Bix Caleen (Adria Arjona) Senator Mon Mothma (Genevieve O’Reilly) and Syril Karn (Kyle Soller) remains to be seen they all have an important role to play amid the Empire’s rise “All of our characters are so fascinating and they’re so intertwined with one another,” he explained “They’re all tribally connected because Season 1 covered just one year of his life but there’s so much that he witnessed we’re going to see four years of his life and there’s still a lot of growth needed for him to get to the point where we see him in Rogue One One thing that’s very interesting is that he has an awakening but now he has to find out what he’s capable of He has to understand what’s going on around him; it’s not an easy moment in the history of this galaxy far far away to actually understand what’s going on.” Luna believes fans will see Rogue One in a different light “It has changed the way I see Rogue One; I’m positive of that,” Luna said but you don’t get to know the characters You will know what he means when he talks about sacrifice when he talks about doing terrible things for the rebellion because you’ll know what he’s thinking who he is thinking of — and what he’s leaving behind.” and delving into the first three episodes in more depth as we continue to dig into the 4th the long-awaited second season of Andor has arrived on Disney+ Taking place in the lead-up to Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Andor follows a cast of characters – both Rebel and Imperial – as they fight for control of the Galaxy The first three episodes of Andor Season 2 were filled with action and some of the funniest scenes of the show so far Talking exclusively with IGN at Star Wars Celebration in Tokyo the Andor cast and creator Tony Gilroy spoke about the biggest spoilers from Episodes 1-3 Be sure to stay tuned to all of our Andor content as the second season continues WARWICK – A Cranston woman is facing two to a maximum of 25 years in prison after a jury found her guilty on two charges for a fatal hit-and-run in 2020 On Wednesday, a jury found Skyla Gilroy, 24, guilty on one count each of driving to endanger resulting in death and failure to stop after being involved in an accident that resulted in death Gilroy is set to be sentenced at 9:30 a.m. on May 23 by Superior Court Judge Luis Matos Warwick police said at the time that Gilroy was driving the 2008 Nissan Rogue on Dec and Gilroy "immediately left the scene." Police found him in the road and he was taken to Rhode Island Hospital attorney general's office spokesman Tim Rondeau wrote that police responded to a report of a man hit by a car Boss and two other people had gone there to buy drugs the driver (the defendant) began to exit the parking lot with the victim still hanging on to the vehicle," Rondeau wrote Donald fell to the ground and later passed away from his injuries." Gilroy was both the driver and the girlfriend of the person who was selling the drugs Video surveillance from the area showed a blue Nissan Rogue with three people inside which police later confirmed was Gilroy's car Attorney General Peter Neronha wrote that had Gilroy reported the incident she will undoubtedly serve a significant sentence for her crimes," Neronha wrote Marshals in Arizona arrested Gilroy on the Warwick arrest warrant in February 2021 and she was extradited back to Rhode Island Potential sentenceGilroy faces a potential sentence of two to 25 years The driving to endanger resulting in death charge carries a maximum sentence of 10 years The failure to stop after being involved in an accident that resulted in death charge carries a minimum sentence of two years and a maximum of 15 A jury convicted Segura on the same two counts Gilroy was convicted on, driving to endanger resulting in death and failure to stop after being involved in an accident that resulted in death Thanks to our subscribers, who help make this coverage possible. If you are not a subscriber, please consider supporting quality local journalism with a Providence Journal subscription. Here's our latest offer Staff writers Jack Perry and Katie Mulvaney contributed to this story. 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