Rogue One star Riz Ahmed says Tony Gilroy considered giving him a cameo in Andor season 2, but "it would've thrown all the timeline off": "Everyone gets a cameo apart from your old pal, Riz"

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Riz Ahmed reveals why Bodhi Rook doesn't appear in Andor

Riz Ahmed as Bodhi Rook in Rogue One
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Star Wars prequel series Andor featured plenty of familiar faces from Rogue One – but not Riz Ahmed, who played Imperial defector Bodhi Rook.

"I spoke to [showrunner] Tony Gilroy about this afterwards," Ahmed told Inverse. "I was like, 'Yeah, thanks a lot, bud. Everyone gets a cameo apart from your old pal, Riz.' He was like, 'Actually, I thought about it, but it would’ve thrown all the timeline off and it would’ve unpicked a lot of the plotting.'"

"Much like Bodhi Rook, I’m willing to sacrifice myself for the greater cause here: the story making sense," he added.

In the 2016 movie, Cassian Andor's path crosses with Bodhi's when he travels to Jedha with Jyn Erso to rescue him after learning that he has intel on the Death Star – which backs up what he hears from Luthen and Kleya at the end of Andor season 2.

Emily Garbutt
Emily Garbutt
Entertainment Writer

I’m an Entertainment Writer here at GamesRadar+, covering everything film and TV-related. I help bring you all the latest news, features, and reviews, as well as helming our Big Screen Spotlight column. I’ve previously written for publications like HuffPost and i-D after getting my NCTJ Diploma in Multimedia Journalism.

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