Rogue One focuses on a group of Rebels and Bounty Hunters who attempmt to steal the plan to the original Death Star.
Advertisement
“Star Wars Rebels” includes some of the characters created by George Lucas, such as Darth Vader, Lando Calrissian, C-3PO, and R2-D2. This poster was given out to thousands of attendees at Star Wars Celebration Europe, so you can expect them to become available en masse very, very soon.
After the much debated reshoots, everyone has been begging Disney for updates on the new Star Wars spinoff, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. There are multiple soundbites from director Gareth Edwards on the filming process and the feeling that accompanies getting to make a Star Wars movie, which Edwards understandably finds exhilarating. There was also confirmation from Jones that Darth Vader will indeed be making an appearance in the film, with James Earl Jones providing his voice once again. Donnie Yen, Diego Luna, Jian Wen, Forest Whitaker, Alan Tudyk, Riz Ahmed, Mads Mikkelsen and Ben Mendelsohn also star.
Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy said Rogue One was going to be an “incredibly immersive experience”.
While reports of reshoots in June had many anxious that Rogue One would have its grittier tone sanded out, Entertainment Weekly looked into the rumors and said there’s nothing to worry about.
Advertisement
Felicity Jones just uttered one of the most famous phrases of the “Star Wars” franchise – heck, of nearly any franchise: “May the Force be with you”. Scarif’s playable heroes will be Director Orson Krennic and Jyn Erso. It was then revealed that the film will end 10 minutes before Star Wars: A New Hope begins.
