10 Deleted Star Wars Moments You Won't Believe Nearly Happened
1. "F*** The Empire!" - Andor
That's right. 2022 was oh so near to unleashing the galaxy far, far away's first-ever F-bomb.
What a world.
Producing one of the finest monologues the Star Wars live-action sphere has let loose in an age, Fiona Shaw's rousing speech as a recently deceased hologram Maarva Andor on Ferrix is enough to leave even the most cold-hearted of fans punching the air in defiance.
But had Tony Gilroy and the gang gotten away with the original emphatic final phrase Maarva was initially set to spit out, there's a solid chance an entire Rebellion could've been kickstarted in homes the world over there and then.
According to Dedra Meero actor Denise Gough in a conversation with Empire, the term "Fight the Empire!" wasn't actually what the actors on set heard on the day of shooting that epic moment of Maarva's last stand:
"...Except, at the end, she didn't say, 'Fight the Empire!' She said, 'F*** the Empire!' Which we were all really excited about. But we weren't allowed to keep it, obviously."
It's not that difficult to understand why Disney weren't in that much of a rush to allow a Star Wars show to finally cross that F-bomb line.
But with Andor already pumping out the odd "sh*t" and "b*st*rd" during its critically acclaimed run, there's at least hope for those who crave to see a badass Star Wars face producing a daring "F-you" to the Empire in the next season of the Disney+ offering.