Cue the heavy breathing. Darth Vader is alive, angry, and merciless. As part of EW. 1. The collective rage of the Star Wars fandom would probably Force- choke whoever nixed him.
Rogue One is a new kind of movie for Lucasfilm, a story that explores territory beyond the core . The next stand- alone film after Rogue One will be a young Han Solo story, coming out in 2. Millennium Falcon long before he encounters Luke and Obi- Wan Kenobi in that cantina on Tatooine. Lucasfilm has said the main difference between the features is that the .
Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope depicts the aftermath of the battle to steal the Death Star plans. Rogue One is set between the films Star Wars: Episode III Revenge. The film tells the story of F. With the help of her best friend. Watch movie trailers, previews, teasers and TV spots for new and classic movies. High Definition flash and quicktime trailers from 1931 to the present.
Onscreen, however, there can be no substitute. That leaves the question: How much Vader are we going to get? As Rogue One unfolds, Vader is still a background player in galactic politics. Vader is the muscle. Even within the Empire, he is more legend than everyday presence. VILLAINThe main antagonist of the story is Ben Mendelsohn.
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Here is the guy that Vader literally bends his knee to. What is it between the Emperor and Vader that binds them? Krennic is left with a lot of motivation to quash this Rebel strike force and keep the Empire. Some, like Edwards, first started making up their own Star Wars tales as children with the help of their Kenner action figures. Bringing back a key original character onscreen is sort of like one of those 3 3/4- inch figures becoming life- size.
When asked about his first day with Darth Vader, Edwards actually went way back. He recalled being a kid and going to the opening of a toy shop that featured a special celebrity guest . They were experimenting with how best to light all that gleaming black armor in amongst the shimmering backdrop of Imperial- style architecture. I just got massive goosebumps. I was so nervous to turn the corner and see him.
You have to pinch yourself. Everyone became children again, so easy. You just go straight back to being a 4- year- old, like, in a heartbeat..
Being the first of Disney’s “Anthology” films — meaning those outside the core trilogy kicked off by J. J. Abrams — Rogue One will be a stand- alone film taking place before the events of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope.
The movie will feature a cast of brand new characters outside the Skywalker family, alongside a few familiar faces. Major spoilers lie ahead, so this is your last chance to turn back. Rogue One hits theaters December 1. Where Twitter and blasters meet. Twitter played host to a live question- and- answer session with Rogue One director Gareth Edwards and much of the film’s featured cast on December 2, just two weeks from the film’s premiere date. Although the broadcast was marred by audio issues that distracted from some otherwise interesting conversation with stars Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Alan Tudyk, and other cast members, one element that created a significant buzz was a brief clip that debuted on Twitter (via the official Star Wars account and the account of event host People.
An unofficial (read: likely to disappear at any moment) version of the clip has found its way online, so you can watch it below until the official version is released (or it’s removed). In the clip, reluctant rebel leader Jyn Erso (Jones) is confronted by Luna’s character aboard a ship after the latter discovers that Jyn has a blaster in her possession — something that’s apparently not OK for her to have, for some unknown reason. The pair argue about whether she should turn it over, with the android K- 2. S0 (as voiced by Tudyk) warning Luna’s character that nothing good will come of letting her keep the weapon. When Jones’ character claims she “found” the blaster, K- 2. S0 responds, “I find that answer vague and unconvincing.”“Trust goes both ways,” remarks Jyn cryptically.
The clip ends with Luna’s character and K- 2. S0 strapping into their seats at the front of the ship. Jyn Erso can hold her own (on and off screen)During an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, actress Felicity Jones showed off the fighting techniques she learned for Rogue One and introduced the first full clip from the film. Jones’ revealed that she’s had some kung fu training for the role of rebel leader Jyn Erso, and nearly took off The Tonight Show host’s head while demonstrating her skill with Jyn’s weapon of choice. In the clip that debuted during the episode, Jyn and Captain Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) are seen evading a group of stormtroopers, only to have Jones’ character take down several of them solo.
The Rogue One trailers. Final trailer: Disney and Lucasfilm released the final trailer for Rogue One just after the Thanksgiving holiday on November 2. The most comprehensive — and possibly spoiler- filled — trailer so far, the preview featured quite a bit of new footage from the film. International trailer No.
The second Rogue One trailer that Lucasfilm released for international audiences features quite a bit of new footage from the film, including some intense new scenes that put Darth Vader front and center and set a menacing tone for what’s to come. Everyone’s favorite Sith Lord is playing more than a supporting role in the adventure, it seems. October 1. 3 trailer: The newest trailer for Rogue One was released October 1. Jyn Erso’s father, Galen Erso — played by Hannibal actor Mads Mikkelsen — and his connection to the Empire’s greatest weapon. The trailer sets an inspiring tone, with Jyn rallying her motley team of insurgents to the cause of the Rebellion with some help from Forest Whitaker’s Saw Gerrera.
April 7 trailer: The first trailer for Rogue One was released April 7, 2. Erso, the film’s female protagonist. Erso, played by Felicity Jones, is shown to be a formidable fighter, one who takes on a mission directly from Rebel leader and classic Star Wars character Mon Mothma, now portrayed by Genevieve O’Reilly. The mission is to uncover the Galactic Empire’s plans to test out a new, deadly weapon — what we know to be the Death Star — and learn how to destroy it. The trailer also provides glimpses of other various characters, including Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) and Forrest Whitaker as insurgent mercenary Saw Gerrera. It does an excellent job at setting the tone for the movie, which appears to be (for now) much darker than any Star Wars film prior.
Read more here. Olympics trailer: Disney and Lucasfilm released a an extended television spot for Rogue One during the August broadcast of the Olympics in Rio. The new preview offered quite a bit more footage of the ragtag team of mercenaries led by Jyn, and concluded with a dramatic tease of Darth Vader’s return in the film. New poster revealed. A new theatrical poster has been unveiled just a couple months out from Rogue One.
The poster’s composition and painterly look is reminiscent of the classic posters for the original Star Wars trilogy films, and features Jyn Erso and her team of Rebels juxtaposed against the tropical planet swarming with Imperial forces that has been prominent in the trailers. Looming in the sky behind the character portraits is the Death Star and in the shadows behind Erso, a ghostly apparition of Darth Vader lingers. The reshoots. To be worried, or not to be worried? That is the question for Star Wars fans.
While reshoots are a very common occurrence built into the budget of all major blockbusters, Disney has reportedly ordered extensive reshoots for Rogue One after initial test screenings of the film were supposedly poorly received among studio execs. Needless to say, that news raised some eyebrows. Any fears might be for naught, though. Rogue One star Felicity Jones weighed in on the reshoots and her words may allay concerns. She pointed out that reshooting is a chance for improvement and a normal part of the process.“Obviously when you come to the edit, you see the film come together and you think, . I mean, you wouldn’t just give your first draft on this story, would you?”Jones’ response is in line with that of her co- star Mads Mikklesen. He has been quoted as saying he thinks the response to the news in overblown and that the reshoots, which took place over the summer, are “no big deal.”In the lead- up, some reports, citing unnamed sources on set, suggested that as much as 4.
However, that number has also been widely criticized as unsubstantiated and/or exaggerated. Regardless of the amount of involved, it’s important to note that the so- called poor response was not for the reasons you might think. The execs supposedly raised concerns over the darker tone of the film, worried it wouldn’t match up with the lighter vibe of A New Hope. Rumors suggested that Rogue One played more like a war film than an operatic space adventure, according to various Hollywood insiders. Earlier rumors suggested that the reshoots were the result of quality concerns following poor performance with test audiences, but it was later revealed that these test screenings never took place.
In any event, many believe the reshoots are more of a positive sign than a negative one, suggesting Disney is willing to spare no expense to make sure Rogue One plays out exactly as it should to fit into the beloved franchise. Read more here. Composer change- up. Oscar- winning composer Alexandre Desplat (The Grand Budapest Hotel) was originally attached to provide the score for Rogue One, but after the film underwent extensive reshoots over the summer, it forced Desplat to exit the film in September — just three months before its premiere — due to scheduling conflicts. According to THR, it didn’t take long for another Academy Award winner to fill the vacancy, with Up and The Incredibles composer Michael Giacchino now on board to score the Star Wars prequel. Move over, R2- D2. One of the non- human standouts of 2.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens was the ball- shaped android BB- 8, and now Rogue One will have another compact (i. Lucasfilm revealed the Imperial astromech C2- B5 in September, and indicated that — unlike R2- D2 — this astromech is subjected to frequent memory wipes as part of its service to the Empire. That’s all we know about it for now, though. New combat vehicles for Rebels and Imperials. The rebel alliance has a cadre of iconic starships, including A- , B- , X- , and Y- Wing varieties.
However, as revealed in a recent episode of The Star Wars Show, Rogue One will feature a new letter- based ship in the rebellion’s alphabetical fleet, the U- Wing (or the UCOM UT- 6. D, for the more technical- minded fans out there). The U- Wing looks somewhat like a hybrid between the Y- Wing and X- Wing designs, and can change the orientation of its wings to suit its mission needs.
The ship will be a multipurpose vehicle, acting as a troop transport but being able to change its flight mode and engage with enemy fighters. Of course, the Empire will have new vehicles of its own. The TIE- Striker is a new starfighter that has been modified from the traditional TIE- Fighters for better performance in planetary atmospheres, rather than in space. We expect to see these play a major role in the various large- scale battles teased in the trailer footage. Another new piece of Imperial hardware is a here- to- fore unnamed tank- like craft shown off in the trailer.
The vehicle is crewed by a squad of Shoretroopers, and seems to be pursuing Jyn Erso and company in the trailer. New Stormtrooper flavors. One of the first glimpses of Rogue One production was this photo of several Stormtrooper helmets that will be featured in the film, two of which are new to the franchise. The black helmet on the left is worn by the Deathtroopers, while the middle is the classic white Stormtrooper design. The right belongs to a new version of the Stormtrooper known as Shoretroopers, which we can only assume are a class of Stormtrooper outfitted to fight in coastal environments, much like The Empire Strikes Back. The clip is a short 3. That would ostensibly mean the final film will, too, which was previously in question do to the rumors of significant reshoots for the film.