New Photos from the Star Wars Anthology: Rogue One Set!
TheMirror.co.uk has several new exclusive photos from the set of the first Star Wars Anthology movie – Rogue One…
Although the site claims that the photos are from The Force Awakens, you can clearly see that the Stormtroopers featured in them are the classic ones from the Original Trilogy.
Also the filming schedule (beginning of August) matches with the one, announced by Kathleen Kennedy at this year’s SDCC.
Here are the photos from TheMirror:
Yet another scene featuring sand and some high-tech equipment. You can see a transport ship carrying stormtroopers like the one from the first TFA teaser, but you can clearly see that these stormtroopers are not the new First Order kind, but the ones from the Original Trilogy.
Some equipment bearing the colors of the Rebels?
Now we can confirm that palm trees are officially part of the new Star Wars canon. 🙂
Are you excited for the beginning of filming of yet another Star Wars movie? Tell us what you think in the comments below. If you missed our first report with some photos from the Rogue One set click HERE.
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Old school Stormtroopers! Honestly more excited for this than TFA.
From what we’ve been hearing from both movies I think Rouge One will be much better overall quality wise
Rouge One?
Yes, that will be the adult film version. 🙂
Ahahahah Rogue*
I dunno about that. What I do know is that both of these movies have a lot of time, care and detail put into them. I would instead say they’re both gonna be great, and if Rogue One is rated R, then Star Wars will truly connect with all audiences and give much needed expansion 🙂
That’s a silly thing to say, you have nothing to base that opinion on. I the TFA looks stellar!
???? What have YOU been hearing about TFA that makes it sound low quality? So far, everything points to both movies bein fantastic!
Until some people here get to actually be the directors and writers and actors and producers and screenwriters and graphic artists and editors on a Star Wars film, they will always be bad.
Clearly.
Call it a gut feeling based on nothing at all really but what I’ve heard other people say who also have nothing to go on really but…
I still cant believe we r getting six new star wars movies. And in so short a time too. Its a great time to be a fan!!!
That seems to be more a beach than a desert…. according to rumors the movie takes place on a jungle planet, I can only assume that it also has seas/rivers hence beaches? other two things: that landing platform is pretty common in imperial ships, it’s not at all costs of the same ship as in TFA… also because we yet haven’t seen that ship in OT era canon, second: that seems to be an outpost-kind of place. I start to like this movie more and more… JUST NOTICED: A guy in picture 3 seems to me a rebel…. maybe a prisoner, or the survivor of an imperial assault? those crates do look too colorful for empire, and the weapons rebel-ish… afterall stormies have their own standard gun. E-11, am I correct?
Maybe it’s a jungle island, like in Jurassic Park.
It’s JJ’s island from Lost
Well he did say “like the one in TFA” and if they are using sets and props from TFA then this platform from the ship is probably in TFA but a different color would technically be the same ship from TFA.
There is a this kind of planet/scene in KOTOR.
It can be a new hint that KOTOR will be canon.
No
Could it be Kothlis?
Rogue Leader? AT-ATs out from Star Destroyer wreckage. Awesome.
the top pic of the ‘L’ shaped piece – the table in the bottom corner looks to have an imperial probe droid head next to it.
Anyone notice all the firearms lying around the set. Most of it doesn’t seem to be imperial weapons. On the table seems to be a couple of staff weapons daggers and some fancy machine guns. I’d say that’s the kind of stuff a band of bounty hunters would use
Makes sense. It’d be cool if the Imperials intercepted a bounty hunter “mothership”. We could be looking at a portion of its cargo. ^^
Still not sure why we need this movie. Seems generic. More Storm Troopers. More Drop Ships. More Sand.
Every action movie is generic when you break it down like that. ;P
I know, right? I bet they go to space, too. Ugh.
Ugh. I hope you’re not suggesting it has some kind of war going on within the stars.
Why can’t peeps get along? It’s getting old…
When peeps come to a SW fan site to bitch about SW, then arguments will certainly happen.
maybe because this is star wars 7 news and not rogue one news
It’s actually Star Wars news in general. They should just drop the 7 and move on because it’s clearly an issue with the more ignorant among us.
They are dropping it after the films release if that makes some people feel better I gues
Used report button by mistake. Sorry.
Could be Rebels disguised as Imps. Maybe the Death Star plans are being kept on this planet.
Pretty cool looking! One of those rifles looks like a variation of the rebel guns from beginning of ANH.
So tempted..
I wonder if they will let any of the fan groups who own their own stormtrooper armor be part of any of these movies? That would be an awesome thing for these guys and save a buck or 2.
Only the fit ones , not the ones like Chris from a Family Guy
This is awesome
Ship looks like the ghost
More like anakins ship in the clone wars series
It would be a shame not to use the classic look of the stormtrooper in TFA especially if The First Order is just a breakaway faction.
Look at the girl in the shades with the tan robe thing—is that a Jedi robe?
Looks like a cardigan.
but check out the dude laying on the shuttle ramp.lmao!!!
Awesome! A rare chilltrooper sighting.
Woooo!!! Yeaaa!
No truth to the rumor that several of the stormtroopers tried but failed to shoot the drone from the sky.
Also, might that be Diego Luna in stormtrooper gear? The one on the left, holding his helmet and missing his forearm plating.
Awesome! I was hoping they’d have a tropical planet in the new trilogy but this is just as good. I’m so glad that they are using actual extras in Stormtrooper outfits as well rather than the horrid CG doubles they used in the PT.
what an age we live in
The Age of Innocence…
The Age of Extinction…
The Age of Adaline…
The Age of Ultron…
and…
THE AGE OF STAR WARS!!!!!!!
Glad to see this movie won’t be as anally secretive as TFA. TFA is 4 month away and all I know about it is they used practical effects and Daisy Ridley is hot.
Where did you get this idea from? It’s not like Lucasfilm gave out these photos. Plus, it’s a lot easier to know the plot when it’s a prequel.
Disney don’t you dare run this franchise into the ground
Yeah. Run it into the bank! xD
3 possibilities:
Flashback to the “War Days” in TFA.
Current day in Rogue One.
or
Current day in TFA, but a back-water, under-financed outpost of the First Order that uses outdated technology.
Like the palm trees though, this is 100% a beach IMO.
Not necessarily a beach. I have been to in land desert locations that look like this, minus the Star Wars props of course. You don’t just get palm trees and sand on a beach. Time will tell
Well, I suppose it could be an oasis or something, I’m just saying, beaches are seriously underused in SW U.
Except for the whole TFA being in post-production and all….
The budget for TFA is 200million, I am wondering the budget around 130m for this movie.
I don’t like an idea of The Rogue One. How can we even imagine SW content without the Jedi? I hope I will be wrong, but my expectations about RO are not so positive as about TFA.
Because ANH barely had any Jedi action – just some exposition, a mindtrick and a sword fight that could have been done without the force… There’s a WHOLE SIDE of the SW universe circa ANH that believe jedi to be an ‘ancient religion, simple tricks, nonsense,etc’ and this movie is going to explore that side of things. Speaking as a fan since 1977 i’ll say that the jedi aspect of SW has always been my third least favorite part of it all. (#1 being ewoky-gungany-kid service) (#2 being everything connected all the time (Anakin>3p0 type stuff)) i love the space battles, the imperial design, the general universe of it all so it will be exciting and refreshing to see a story take place with nobody being anyone’s child or sibling, no one being a jedi, no connection to ancient sith video game characters… just a story, set in the SW universe, made by a kick ass director, that fleshes out a pre-ANH event from a perspective we haven’t seen before.
Not agree. SW content should definitely have content without Sith/Jedi & lightsaber battles.
Lots of people in that Galaxy farfar away… and they actually don’t see Jedis and Sith every day. But WE see them in every movie, and I really think that universe is able to tell so many kinds of cool stories without them, making them rare, thus special. I totally think Sith and Jedi should be more of a rare breed in the Star Wars Universe. They should be seen from afar !!!
And this Anthology series (sorry “A story of SW”…) is exactly there to serve that purpose very well, which is exploring that great universe from different points of views. Xwing pilots, helmeted baddies, smugglers, nerf-herders… etc.
How awesome would it be to see a story of a smuggler who is living the life in the underground of the SW universe, and who suddenly can interact with the things/people we love, and have a different kind of opinion on the things we know…
yeah like “Oh a Jedi? Ok I’m outa here.” 🙂
Jedi would seem more powerful seen from a distance that’s for sure.
Inthinknthey are gonna tie all these anthology movies into the new trilogy
Because of story connection with ANH, the look of this movie must be seamlessly resembled with ANH , which demands more practicl effects and real set of old X wong, TIE fighters. Total nostalgia business, not unlike Jurassic World. Substantial amount of money should be spent on location shooting and practical effects so as not to look like mere deviation from ANH.
Will be a great film regardless, i feel it in the force…Never in history has so many directors and writers converged to share thoughts and story to combine skills to make a movie/movies..Maybe a big precedent has been set here,and hopefully movies will start to be interesting and fun again.Let the curtains open and the projectors lights up and away we go John williams and his big opening.Lets bring back the Movies for some of these beavis and butthead generation…Good on you Disney..
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Palm trees in Star Wars?!?!?!?
What the hell are they doing?
One of the planet of the movie is planet earth?!?!?
Terrible design choice. Just terrible.
Never mind Palm trees. Expecting heavy CGI for this set piece. Still this movie could be awesome , Edwars can nail the picture in reasonable budget, like his first movie, Monsters. Band of Brothers in SW will suit his style.
Lol redwoods in Star Wars?? What a concept!
Gaderffii stick anyone? 😉
Yeah, this film is going to be a pile of crap. I’ll give the proper ‘episodes’ a shot, but the Anthologies can get lost.
The world will end tomorrow.
Based on evidence provided, this conclusion is just as likely.
I’m actually excited about this. For Star Wars to grow, they need to expand beyond the core characters. Also, didI miss this? Where did they shoot these scenes.
It looks to me like this might be an interesting planet for once. There is a planet in star wars for every single biome on Earth. There is a whole entire planet that is one desert, Likewise, a whole planet made of ice, lava, forest, and rainstorms (Kamino) Hopefully, this might be some sort of regional zone on Tatooine of Jaku with a beach of some kind.
No its’s not. This is a new planet.
In picture 1 the guy sitting in the troop transport looks like he’s wearing Endor Rebel commando fatigues.
From the perspective of a 40 year old SW fan, the look of these new films has really tapped back into something fresh and exciting that the original trilogy had way back in the day. The idea that we really don’t know which direction events are moving keeps us fans more invested in the story and eager to see how everything unfolds.
Although I enjoyed the PT, I never really felt it generated the same energy as the OT. The films work as exposition and have their moments, but I think they often feel flat and uninspired. I can respect that others disagree. Overall, I think most fans would agree that the series is amazing and everyone will have their own reasons for defending the films they personally like. The sandbox is big enough for all of us to play in!
But honestly, the more I see of these new films, the more I start to remember the excitement that the early days of SW had. And I don’t believe it’s just nostalgia, I think what we are seeing is a re-invigorated sense of wonder and whimsy that new ideas and new blood have brought back to this series.
George Lucas made an amazing playground for our collective childhood imaginations. I’m grateful that he had enough humility and foresight to let other talented people play there for awhile.
Get this guy more likes ^^
This. 100% this.
Love that comment, love that nickname!!
The prequls were awesome hater just go away an cry they were beter than the old blac an white star wars go away noob
Please child go away and do some proper thinking.
No hate here. Just actual fans and a couple of people who seem to add nothing to the discussion. Thanks for showing up, though!
“act as exposition”
That’s a good term for it, actually.
You demagog you!
Kidding. I guess lots of us think that as well (with a glimmer of hope in our childish eyes…)
So now that star wars is finally going tropical… will the score go tropical as well? 🙂
Yes! And Guybrush Treephwood wil have it’s cameo!
I really hope to see more space battles in this movie. TFA looks amazing but I’m not sure that there will be spac battles in it, I could be wrong though.
Assuming these were shot by camera equipped drones. There was a news story a while ago about some guy who shot a drone out of the sky. If they want to prevent leaks they should hire Chewbacca as set security, bowcast blast ’em out of the sky!
ALL…ABOARD THE HYPE TRAIN!
I Love the classic stormtrooper costumes better than TFA New Order Troopers
THE TRAIN IS LEAVING 3 MINUTES, HURRY UP!
Looks awesome!
It’s almost certain Darth Vader gunner be in this movie. Plus Bounty Hunter maybe featured in there as well. Private Ryan meets StarWars gotta be brill. I am looking forward to this movie allot more than Force Awakens for sure. I am not really sure about a Han Solo movie or Bobo Fett film. Not Sure How they would work to be fare. If anything they need to completly remake and re think the prequels at somepoint in the future.
I’m really hoping that we get a little bit of Vadar and Palpatine action in this movie. Not for them to play a crucial role though but as a good extended cameo or something to really bring back the nostalgia.
excited for the movie, but I think disney should wait for anthology films until after episodes 7, 8, 9 instead of between..can honestly see common movie viewers being confused by the order of the slate
The Fantastic 4 just bombed at the box-office because they replaced one of the main characters (the torch) with a black guy.
Could this be a preview of what’s coming for TFA?
Does it really matter if a black character is in a film, Will Smith has been in how many Sci Fi films as a lead.Independence Day was huge.
There is basically nothing new, look at Enemy mine great sci Fi I grew up with, I never let the fact people were touting that it was a gay interracial allegory, nor did it bother me when I realized that interview with the vampire was a metaphorical tale of homoerotic or androgynous underpinings.
Nothing revolutionary in film today that hasn’t been done before.
Micheal B Jordan was better in Chronical and the film basically addressed what Lucas could have done with the prequals, so I really don’t care if a black man is portraying a better version of the human torch.
I love Chris Evans now but hated him as the human torch.
Also analize the name Kylo Ren not in comparison to Rey’s character name but in that of especially the Lo and the Ren .
This film is being marketed with wide demographic in mind.
I also don’t mind if a black actor has been cast, but I do have a problem (to a small extent) of a character’s major features, including race changing. I would have a MAJOR issue if Mace Windu came back, but white.
I for one am very happy of the diversity that Star Wars is starting to show such as more females, more non-whites, ect… It is a very exciting time for Star Wars and I’m happy to be witnessing a new age of it!
No, you racist dipshit, it wasn’t because of the black guy. It was because FANTASTIC 4 DIDN’T NEED TO BE REMADE!
Get out of here, ass.
Did you actually just write that Fantastic Four bombed because it had a black guy in it? You aren’t merely racist, you’re a pathetic fool and an embarrassment to this entire community. I think I speak for everyone here when I say “go f@$k yourself” you sad little man.
I wouldn’t say palm trees are confirmed yet, you never know what they’re doing with the background and the shots. Especially with the two big blue screens there. If they use palm trees in this movie, I for one will be boycotting it, who’s with me? Lol just kidding, but yeah, who knows really 😉
Amazing : classical stormtroopers BUT stormtrooper landing craft seen in the first TFA teaser and also on the Parade Grounds from latest korean tv trailer