Andor filming suddenly ran into a huge problem (Picture: BNPS; Disney)
Star Wars: Andor filming has been scrapped by the National Trust over fears of rockfalls and landslides due to bad weather.
Season two of the Star Wars spin-off, which launched to killer reviews and named one of Metro’s top TV shows of 2022, was filming in Dorset beauty spot Winspit Quarry when production was shut down.
‘The planned filming due to take place at Winspit Quarry has been cancelled due to safety concerns following the recent turbulent weather, which has increased the risk of rockfalls and landslips,’ a National Trust spokeswoman said.
‘Visitors looking to explore the Dorset coast are advised to follow signs and keep out of unsafe areas until further surveys have been undertaken.’
Tracey Churcher, the National Trust’s general manager for Purbeck, added: ‘The coast and cliffs along this stretch of the Dorset coast, including the quarry, can be unstable and naturally liable to landslips and falls – particularly after extreme weather including heavy rainfall and hot dry periods.
Filming for the Star Wars series was swiftly shut down (Picture: Graham Hunt/BNPS)
‘We urge people to take the time to read warning signs and follow the instructions so they can enjoy the coast safely.
‘People should always stay well back from the cliff and rock edges, whether on or below them, and we ask people not to visit Winspit Quarry until our experts are confident it is safe to visit again.’
The National Trust warned visitors not to visit Winspit Quarry whatsover (Picture: Graham Hunt/BNPS)
Andor follows Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) set five years before the events of the film Rogue One.
The series is expected to chronicle Cassian’s story right up to the events of the movie which also starred Felicity Jones, Mads Mikkelsen and Forest Whitaker.
Tony Gilroy, the showrunner for Andor who also co-wrote the script for Rogue One, told Rolling Stone, the second season would differ from the first, explaining how the first 12 episodes were ‘really about Cassian becoming’.
‘I’m hoping what we’re gonna do in the second half will make the meal feel really satisfying. Because the first year is really about him becoming, and the last line of this tranche of 12 episodes will sum up where we’ve been trying to get to. And we come back a year later. It’ll be very different,’ he said.
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Tony continued: ‘The next four years [of story] are not about becoming a revolutionary.
‘They’re about learning to be a leader and how difficult it is to put the alliance together and what happens to people who are the original gangsters versus the establishment and a lot of different other issues.’
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Star Wars: Andor is available to stream on Disney Plus.
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