Exclusive: Andor season 2 recasts Star Wars' Bail Organa - and showrunner Tony Gilroy has a simple explanation for why this was necessary.

Smits was unavailable when Andor filming rolled around, and Kathleen Kennedy suggested casting Bratt instead. It proved to be ...

So, why isn't Jimmy Smits in Andor season 2? The answer lies in scheduling conflicts. Showrunner Tony Gilroy said Jimmy Smits was unavailable due to other obligations, and Bratt took over as Bail ...

Andor actor Benjamin Bratt discusses whether or not he's be open to reprising the Star Wars Bail Organa role again in the ...

Only this time the Senator from Alderaan and adoptive father of Princess Leia is not played by Jimmy Smits… **Spoilers for Andor Season 2 Episode 6 “What a Festive Evening,” now streaming on ...

"Andor" Season 2 just introduced a live-action version of Bail Organa played not by Jimmy Smits but a new actor, Benjamin Bratt. Here's why.

Although Andor is very much its own Star Wars TV series, it still has to follow some of the rules of the faraway galaxy. And, because the series takes place so close to the events of Rogue One and the ...

The role of Princess Leia’s adoptive father was recast in the second season of the hit Star Wars series “Andor.” Benjamin Bratt officially stepped into the role in place of Jimmy Smits in ...

There is a brief scene halfway into the Andor Season 2 episode in which Mon ... Money and scheduling and I mean, he [Jimmy Smits] just wasn’t available,” Gilroy told the outlet.

In the final three episodes of 'Andor,' Kleya and Partagaz face unthinkable choices and Cassian gets in position for 'Rogue ...

Benjamin Bratt explains if he had any hesitation taking over the role of Bail Organa from Jimmy Smits for the Star Wars ...