Rogue One

This article is about the Star Wars film. For the numbered member of Rogue Squadron, see Rogue Squadron. For the leader of Rogue Squadron, see Rogue Leader.
Rogue One

Teaser poster
Directed by Gareth Edwards
Produced by
Screenplay by Chris Weitz
Story by
Based on Characters 
by George Lucas
Starring
Cinematography Greig Fraser
Edited by Jabez Olssen
Production
company
Distributed by Walt Disney Studios
Motion Pictures
Release dates
  • December 16, 2016 (2016-12-16)
Country United States
Language English

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, or simply Rogue One, is an upcoming 2016 American epic space opera film[1] directed by Gareth Edwards and written by Gary Whitta and Chris Weitz, from an idea by visual effects supervisor John Knoll. It will be the first stand-alone Star Wars Anthology film, and the ninth theatrical feature film in the series. Set in the Star Wars universe shortly before the events of A New Hope, the story will center on a group of Rebel spies on a mission to steal the plans for the Galactic Empire's new weapon, the Death Star. It will star Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Riz Ahmed, Ben Mendelsohn, Donnie Yen, Jiang Wen, Forest Whitaker, Mads Mikkelsen, Alan Tudyk and Jonathan Aris.

The film is produced by Lucasfilm and will be distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. Principal photography began at Elstree Studios, near London during early August 2015. Rogue One will be released on December 16, 2016.

Premise

Following the foundation of the Galactic Empire, a wayward band of Rebel fighters come together to carry out a desperate mission: to steal the plans for the Death Star before it can be used to enforce the Emperor's rule.[2]

Edwards stated that the style of the film will be similar to that of a war film, stating, "It's the reality of war. Good guys are bad. Bad guys are good. It's complicated, layered; a very rich scenario in which to set a movie."[3][4]

Cast

Genevieve O'Reilly will reprise her role as Mon Mothma from Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith.[14] British actors Alistair Petrie[6] and Eunice Olumide will both appear in the film.[15]

Production

In February 2013, The Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Iger confirmed the development of two stand-alone films, each individually written by Lawrence Kasdan and Simon Kinberg.[16] On February 6, Entertainment Weekly reported that Lucasfilm is working on two films featuring Han Solo and Boba Fett.[17] Disney CFO Jay Rasulo has described the stand-alone films as origin stories.[18] Kathleen Kennedy explained that the stand-alone films will not crossover with the films of the sequel trilogy, stating,

George was so clear as to how that works. The canon that he created was the Star Wars saga. Right now, Episode VII falls within that canon. The spin-off movies, or we may come up with some other way to call those films, they exist within that vast universe that he created. There is no attempt being made to carry characters (from the stand-alone films) in and out of the saga episodes. Consequently, from the creative standpoint, it's a roadmap that George made pretty clear.[19]

In May 2014, it was announced that Gareth Edwards would direct the first stand-alone feature, to be released on December 16, 2016, with Gary Whitta writing the film.[20] In October 2014, cinematographer Greig Fraser revealed that he would be working on the film and the film had a working title.[21] In January 2015, it was revealed that Whitta had completed his work on the film and would no longer be with the project.[22] Kinberg was considered as a replacement.[23] Later in the month, it was announced that Chris Weitz had signed to write the script for the film.[24] In March 2015, the title of the film was revealed to be Rogue One.[25] Also in the month, Alexandre Desplat stated that he would compose the music for the film,[26] though this has yet to be confirmed by Lucasfilm.

In April 2015, at Star Wars Celebration, it was revealed that the stand-alone films would be released under the umbrella of Star Wars Anthology. It was also confirmed that Rogue One takes place between Episodes III and IV, being closer to IV in the timeline.[2] At Disney's biannual D23 Expo in August 2015, it was announced that the film's title was amended to Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.[27]

Casting

The cast of Rogue One

In January 2015, The Hollywood Reporter stated that numerous actresses, including Tatiana Maslany, Rooney Mara and Felicity Jones, were being tested for the film's lead.[28] Mara's sister Kate also screentested for the role.[29] In February 2015, it was announced that Jones was in final talks to star in the film, while Aaron Paul and Édgar Ramírez were also being eyed for the male lead role.[30] In March 2015, Jones was announced as a part of the cast.[25] In March 2015, Deadline.com reported a rumor that Ben Mendelsohn was being considered for the lead role.[31] The next month, TheWrap reported that Sam Claflin was being eyed for a role, while Riz Ahmed was in negotiations to join the film.[32] In May, Mendelsohn, Ahmed, and Diego Luna were added to the cast of the film to play the lead roles.[33] Forest Whitaker was added to the cast of the film in June 2015.[34] In July 2015, Jonathan Aris was cast to play Senator Jebel in the film.[35] In February 2016, model Eunice Olumide revealed she had a part in the film.[15] Genevieve O'Reilly was cast as Mon Mothma, reprising her role from Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith.[14]

Filming

Principal photography on the film began at Elstree Studios in Hertfordshire in early August 2015.[36][37][38] Some scenes were shot on Laamu Atoll in Maldives,[39] as well as in Iceland and Jordan.[40] Following the release of the first trailer, Star Wars fans using Twitter commented that Canary Wharf tube station had apparently been used for one scene.[41][42]

The film was shot using Ultra Panavision 70 lenses with Arri Alexa 65 cameras.[43]

Marketing

Promotion of Rogue One was initially delayed due to the release of the film Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation in July 2015. Paramount Studios registered and cleared the title with the Motion Picture Association of America in January 2015, well before Disney announced the title of its forthcoming Star Wars spinoff. Due to the similarities between the titles of Rogue One and Rogue Nation, Lucasfilm had to reach an agreement with Paramount over promotion in order to avoid any confusion in the public mind. Lucasfilm agreed to an embargo on Rogue One promotion until after mid-2015, with the exception of a very short trailer which was screened at Star Wars Celebration in Anaheim that year.[44]

A teaser trailer for Rogue One released by Lucasfilm on April 7, 2016, was praised by reviewers for its portrayal of strong women characters. The Daily Telegraph described Jyn Erso's character as "a roguish, Han Solo-style heroine", calling the film "progressive" while noting its painstaking faithfulness to the production design style of the original Star Wars trilogy.[45] The Hollywood Reporter also noted the visual nods to the original trilogy and examined the film's possible narrative direction, considering that the outcome is to some extent already revealed in the opening crawl of A New Hope.[46] The Atlantic writer David Sims stated that the trailer brought "back some memorable pieces of architecture, from the lumbering AT-AT walkers to the Death Star itself, not to mention the glorious 70s costuming of Star Wars." He added that the trailer has "the look", blending the old with the new.[47] The trailer was viewed close to 30 million times in its first 29 hours at a rate of 800,000 views per hour from Facebook and YouTube, which is 200,000 views shy of what the first teaser trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens was receiving in November 2014.[48]

See also

References

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