New Info About ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY
We're less than a year away from a new Star Wars movie. Gareth Edwards' Rogue One: A Star Wars Story comes out in December, and at this point it's practically common knowledge that the movie involves a team of rebels who steal plans for the Death Star. Felicity Jones, Donnie Yen, Ben Mendohlson, Mads Mikkelsen, Diego Luna, Riz Ahmed, Jiang Wen, and Alan Tudyk star, and there's supposed to be an appearance by Darth Vader — which makes sense, considering this movie is a prequel to the original '77 film.
JoBlo has some new information about the movie that I'm sure fans will be interested in hearing, and while there's nothing super-spoilery here, it's still probably best if you leave now if you're worried about that kind of thing (but then why did you click on this article?).
You can read the whole report on their site, but I'll list the important aspects right here:
Stormtroopers wearing all black uniforms will appear in the film, and they're being referred to as "Death Troopers," though whether that's a designation we'll actually hear characters say aloud in the movie or if it's just what JoBlo's sources are calling them remains murky.
One of the movie's main characters is going to be a droid that works with Felicity Jones' character's group of rebels. The droid is described as being two-legged and being colored dark grey or black, with a history as an Empire droid before being repurposed to help the good guys. There's speculation that Alan Tudyk is playing this character using motion capture, but again, that's not confirmed.
AT-ATs will show up in the movie, along with a new TIE Fighter design.
One of the character's names is Cashen (spelling variations should be allowed), but they're not sure which character. We previously heard that Felicity Jones' name might be Lyra Erso, and she may be the daughter of Mads Mikkelson's character Galen, a scientist or engineer who fixes some of the flaws of the Death Star and sends his daughter on a mission to help the rebels because he feels guilty for his contributions.
And most importantly, Darth Vader will be appearing in the movie. We knew about this already, but all of the reports we've read indicated that he would have a small role in the film. JoBlo's new report says the character is "expected to have a larger role than originally thought," though they couldn't elaborate about exactly how much screen time he'll have.
What do you think about this new info? It'll be cool to see Darth Vader in live-action again — I'm guessing he'll be a cornerstone of the film's marketing campaign, with a badass reveal moment at the end of the trailer to get people excited — but I hope Lucasfilm knows what they're doing with him, because they certainly don't want to tarnish the legacy of one of cinema's coolest villains.