With Diego Luna back for two seasons of Andor, it’s fascinating to look back at the state of play when he took the role for 2016’s Rogue One. In that standalone film, he was destined to die, and while the final note of the character will always be on the beach of Scarif with Jyn Erso, Luna discusses that classic ending.

“So this is basically the reason why I was so happy to play this role, and so excited about the idea of being part of this universe because I thought it was so bold, so interesting so unique to have an ending like this, you know? And there’s been a lot, I mean, I remember people saying we shot different endings, and just to be clear, the day I was offered this role I knew this was it. It was one film and I knew what the end was gonna be. And it’s one of the things that excited me the most, that Star Wars was gonna do that, was gonna show what sacrifice means and was gonna go for it.”

“I thought it was a very smart move…I remember having to answer the question of like, ‘Oh, how does it feel? How long are you gonna be in Star Wars? How many films you’re gonna do?’ and I just couldn’t answer, you know? But I knew that was it. And in fact, it made complete sense that I was just there for one film.”