A major Star Wars villain from Rogue One is seemingly returning for Andor season 2

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Ben Mendelsohn is reportedly coming back

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Andor season 2 has seemingly added another major returning character to its line-up as Ben Mendelsohn is rumored to return as Imperial Director Orson Krennic. We last met the villain in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story as the architect of the Death Star.

Despite initial reports that he wouldn’t be appearing in Andor, a director on season 2 revealed to The Playlist that Mendelsohn was involved. Alonso Ruizpalacios told the publication that directing the Star Wars show was a treat, before adding that in particular, it was great to work with heavyweight actors like, "Stellan Skarsgård, Forest Whitaker, and Ben Mendelsohn".

"Our final scene of the show is no secret," showrunner Tony Gilroy previously told The Playlist. "It’s going to be [Cassian] walking across the tarmac to get in the ship to go to the Rings of Kafrene to go meet Daniel Mays, he’s going there."

Andor season 2 doesn’t have a release date yet, but the first footage was played at Star Wars Celebration last year. We have a description of the epic first look, as well as some insight from Dune 2 star Stellan Skarsgard who gave GamesRadar+ an idea of the time frame it could be coming out. "It will probably be out towards the end of the year or early next," he told us.

Fay Watson
Fay Watson
Deputy Entertainment Editor

I’m the Deputy Entertainment Editor here at GamesRadar+, covering TV and film for the Total Film and SFX sections online. I previously worked as a Senior Showbiz Reporter and SEO TV reporter at Express Online for three years. I've also written for The Resident magazines and Amateur Photographer, before specializing in entertainment.