Los Angeles, June 4 -- 'Andor' creator Tony Gilroy, in a startling revelation, said that Disney spent over $650 million on two seasons of the highly-acclaimed 'Star Wars' series 'Andor'.

A prequel to the highly-lauded 2016 film 'Rogue One' - which itself was a prequel to the original film 'New Hope', the story centres around Rebel pilot, spy, and assassin Cassian Andor, played by actor Diego Luna.

The show marked a stark difference from Disney's family-friendly approach to 'Star Wars', and was a departure from most of the franchise, featuring none of the grand space battles, or lightsaber duels.

Instead, the show was a much darker and more gritty drama, putting the perspective of the average man living within the Empire's reign, from its...