UPDATE! Rumor: New Details on Rogue One
JoBlo posted a very interesting article with some new rumored details on Rogue One. Also MakingStarWars added some interesting tidbits to that story. There are potential spoilers ahead, so proceed at your own risk…
From JoBlo:
- Rumors began swirling about stormtroopers in all-black costumes appearing in the film late last year and we can confirm that they will be in the movie. Our sources indicated that they are often referred to as “Death Troopers”, although no mention if the commonly referenced “Shadowtrooper” from the Legacy Universe would be used. (also, recall that Donnie Yen shared an image of some helmets a while back, including a black one).
- One of the prominent characters in the film is a droid that works with the rebels, specifically Felicity Jones’ group, that is said to be a “scene stealer” in the film. It was originally an Empire droid and has been repurposed to serve the rebel alliance. He’s two-legged and a dark grey or black color. In terms of appearance, the droid has long arms and legs and is very different than a typical protocol droid like C-3PO. Could this be the mo-cap character that Alan Tudyk is playing? Time will tell.
- So far we don’t have a confirmation on any of the character names, but you can add this one to the puzzle: “Cashen” is the name of one of the key players, although which we can’t say. It could be spelled differently as well, in that whole “Star Wars” way (i.e. Kashen or Kashyn, etc.). Speculate away on that one, but hey…it’s a name.
- There will be a new Tie Fighter design and AT-ATs will be featured in the film.
- Lastly, addressing those Darth Vader rumors, we can confirm that Darth Vader will be in the film and is expected to have a larger role than originally thought. How big or how involved we can’t say specifically, but expect to see the return of one of Star Wars’ most infamous characters to the big screen.
While not revealing too much these details sound really interesting. Darth Vader’s appearance in the movie is a no brainer and it was rumored since the plot of the movie was announced. It’s interesting to see what’s that “bigger role than expected”. I personally hope this is true. What do you think? Do you want Vader to have a cameo or a bigger role in the movie if he appears at all?
UPDATE!
MakingStarWars added some really cool details to that story. According to them:
Darth Vader will have action sequences in Rogue One. We have been told that Darth Vader has had several suits of armor built for the film. There is a hero suit which is a direct copy of the suit we have seen in Star Wars: A New Hope (see Darth Vader Dream Team Assembled?), down to the lenses in the eyes. The most interesting part is that stunt suits have been built which indicates Darth Vader will in fact see action.
The action sequences filmed are unknown, but there was work pitching the different ways Darth Vader could kill rebels on a battlefield with the Force and his lightsaber. The storyboard “pitches” showing decapitated rebels, people being dismembered by Vader throwing his sword, levitating bodies to make human shields and so on. The art was more violent than what we’ve seen Darth Vader do on screen before.
Seeing Darth Vader in action is a dream I am sure every Star Wars fan was having since Revenge of the Sith. The comic books gave us something to quench our thirst but Vader kicking ass in a live action movie will be priceless.
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And let us hope we see ‘him’ slaughter the rebels..and..bring..peace..to the empire.
I kinda don’t think we need to see him and if we do, I hope it’s just a small cameo like a hologram addressing the troops etc.
The emperor wouldn’t get involved over such measley things as “rebel soldiers”.
Oh no lol I could understand how that could’ve been misinterpreted I was talking about Vader..but yea if we do see the emperor (which would be really cool to have Ian back) I agree that it should be a very small cameo.
First of all we’re getting a new SW film, so that in itself is big enough as it is. The fact that Vader will be in it pretty much seals the deal. I like the premise of the film, the actors in it, and I like the overall “dark” theme/style. I think it has a good chance of being better than TFA, which I love.
Good read! 🙂
Well, vader could come in at the end and slice them all up with his lightsabre, in a heroic scene, that could be cool.
This is brilliant news. In my opinion this movie has the potential to be better than FA and I hope it delivers.
Hope Alan’s character is a IG series
He certainly sounds like it.
Y-wings! I want Y-wings in this film! 🙂
Vader Unleashed
I hope we see Boba Fett desintigrate someone
It’ll be pretty interesting if the Ghost crew at least get mentioned at some point in the film. Given that they are working with the Alliance now, their efforts could be among the chatter between characters.
I am sorry but they aren’t going to mess with the general audience about a group of characters on a show on Disney XD. Will Rogue One characters end up on Rebels though? 100%. The thing is people who watch Star Wars Rebels have seen the films before, the people who have seen the films, a majority of them haven’t seen Rebels. There is a connective tissue to everything but nothing that happens in the comics/tv shows/games will ever have any impact on the films.
New TIE fighters! New TIEs are always good! I’m also hoping to see Y-wings, as there was the rumoured character of Gold 9 some time ago.
While new ships is cool – it does make me wonder why/how new TIEs could appear, yet never be seen in subsequent films in the timeline?
Maybe they’re actually older TIEs. Older than the originals.
Could be, but in Rebels they already use the classic TIE design (albeit with smaller solar panels, but that seems more an aesthetic design choice of the animators).
Perhaps they are some kind of scout variant? Or an earlier version of the bomber. I doubt it will be a new (or older in this case) regular TIE Fighter, as Star Wars Rebels already uses the classic design. But that show introduced us to the new Advanced Prototype of the inquisitor, which fitted nicely into the design lineage.
My guess is that the film’s gonna focus on some top-secret Imperial installation, where these new fighters and troopers are all prototypes that get blown up at the end of the movie. Kinda like Dark Troopers in Dark Forces, or the Fondor shipyard in Rogue Squadron 3.
That would be cool. It would perhaps make the theft of the Death Star plans and the end of the movie feel a bit more climactic if a bunch of top secret military stuff is blown up along the way!
A plausible option could be Joe Johnston’s boarding craft (seen in the Star Wars Sketchbook) that was eventually repurposed as the TIE bomber. They seem to be mining the old concept art whenever possible, could be any number of alternate designs, or even the Inquisitor versions of the TIE Advanced from Rebels.
Stop with these amazing rumors! I can only be so erect!
YOu know I got excited at first because I though Alan was playing 0-0-0. How awesome would that have been but it doesn’t make sense within the timeline.
I’m not surprised but happy it’s been “confirmed”. Darth Vader HAD to be in the movie for it to make sense for me. The Death Star plans are too important. The “victory” in the movie will probably be just barely escaping with the plans from Vader.
I wasn’t expecting such violence but actually seeing Darth Vader in action, in TRUE action, really gives Rogue One the potential to be the best Star Wars film yet. The plot, cast and return of Vader sounds great so it’s all about execution and I hope it delivers
Agreed. And it also perfectly explains why Vader seems so royally pissed at the start of ANH, if he was up close and actively involved in securing the plans (instead of just tracking them down after the fact, which is what I always kind of assumed before), and the rebels just barely managed to outsmart and escape him.
Amen. I also love the character development Vader has been getting. He had such a calm, focused vibe in TESB in comparison with ANH and with the comics that have been coming out, it’s all starting to make sense.
Yeah!
I also love how they’re adding the ashoka thing to make Vader’s fall more dramatic. I think it’s perfect for Vader and Star Wars in general. I’m so happy to be a fan.
holy shit, I CANNOT WAIT FOR THIS MOVIE!!!
In regards to Vader – yes, yes, and more yes!
Kind of upset I haven’t seen any alien designs for the rebel group in this movie. Are all the heroes in the gang going to be human and now one droid?
http://www.mtv.com/news/2728537/star-wars-rogue-one-force-awakens-aliens/
YESS!
The only thing that concerns me is the new TIE design. That must be some sort of prototype, or I won’t believe it.
Rogue One sounds epic! A little marketing push for Disney in regards to The Force Awakens to break more records would be to release a trailer for Rogue One during the Force Awakens starting the week before Presients week. Put it in front of all the Force Awakens showings. It will be fresh and give reason for fans to want to see the movie again. What do u guys think?
the point is that where I live they already finished showing TFA. I guess they made enough money or something. Or it’s because they released most of the oscar nominee fioms in january here in Italy
Avatar made so much money because they re-released the film. Disney and Lucafilm would deff make more money if they only show the Rogue One trailer in front of the Force Awakens. Just saying it would be a great marketing tool to keep the Force Awakens box office growing while pushing Rogue One. Exciting times for Star Wars Fans!
Can NOT wait for this… sounds brutal and brilliant.
imagine marathoning ROTS, rebels, rogue one, ANH… it would be so cool.
and a han solo movie down the line as well.
i hope they bring james earl jones
I just hope he doesn’t die.
Maybe Disney is making shadow investments into survival technology for John Williams and James Earl Jones.
I hope so. I’d like them to record backup stuff just in case but that’s pretty hard to do when nothing is written yet aside from the odd outline.
Also if Williams lives, I think he may set the record for most scores in a film series consecutively. Though John Barry has the most at 11 for Bond but they weren’t in a row.
not a problem, he’s been voicing vader on rebels.
I really hope we see TIE Defenders or someting similar to that look. I was so disappointed we got repainted fighters in TFA with an extra turret attached.
shadowtroopers, AT-ATs and lots of vader? be still my beating heart… 🙂
Cool news. can’t wait to see Vader unleashing the dark side. but it’s a shame they don’t reuse the character of kyle katarn. in old eu he was the one involved in the robbery of the death star plans
I hope they don’t go overboard with Vader’s abilities. To do that would make audiences wonder, “Why didn’t he do that in the OT?!”
It’s a different times, I don’t want them to hold back because some current movie goers are too confused to realize 3 decades of movie magic improvements tends to make things cooler.
He’s already pretty badass in the comics without stretching his powers really.
When a New Hope started, the remains of the Republic and Jedi Order was as good as destroyed. It was finally a time of ”peace” and Vaders role as field general would have been over. The only thing that was left was the puny rebellion. Good enough?
If they make that scene with Vader, it will be ten times better than anything that happened in Ep. 7. Plus, it will set up Ep. 8, with Vader hovering large over the dark siders.
and subsequently destroy Anakin’s redemption?????
this may be the first PG-18 star war’s movie
Mmmmmm…no. Disney wants that fat cash.
does anyone remeber that droid from the EU X-wing series Emetry what if the mo-cap dude is Emey
Yeah. Emkey actually. Only reason I remember that if because I was playing x wing alliance a few months back. Great game
I’m hopeful, but my fear is that this film, even more than TFA, might feel like complete fan fiction. I think in part that’s because they have to try so hard to imitate the old films. The part about Vader doing battle, part of me says god that would be awesome, another part says hold on, that is pure fan service.
So they are basically taking from legends and renaming what already has been created, just no longer canon? Does that sum it up?
To be fair, the EU was never canon. I understood the canon to only be the films and TV shows, and the comics in the new canon which is actually canon.
If you haven’t read lords of the sith, sounds like Vader abilities from that book. In it he does some pretty BA stuff. I think they want people to realize he is still more powerful than Kylo.
I thought they overdid his abilities in that book. I love Vader and am all for it, but that book made him out to be superman. Still loved the book though.
HAYDEN CHRISTENSEN AS DARTH VADER PLEEEEEAAAAASE
That would be completly unnecesary. Hayden C. is too short for Vader (which is one of the many contradictions between OT and PT) and he would cost too much. Vader can be played by anyone (above 2m or 6’5), his soul is the voice.
His prosthetic legs were longer than his chopped off original legs, it makes perfect sense. Cost too much? Hayden isn’t really a triple A actor, He should be praying for the role lol.
Yea I know the pathetic excuses, like Leia was seeing only a ,,force ghost or dream version of her mother” such nonsense, just as the taller Vader excuse.
Why would they make him 30 cm (or 12 inches) longer prosthetic legs? That would completly fuck up his motor coordination.
And despite Hayden C. isnt an AAA actor anymore, he would still cost millions of dollars. Why would any studio in their right mind hire someone for millions, if they can hire literally anyone to play Vader’s role. I just hope they can bring back James E. Jones for it.
You are saying Vader is the ahtletic figure out there anyway? And Hayden costing millions would be ok since the budget for the movies is hundreds of millions so yeah. I hope they bring back Jones too but he’s just a voice… But in any case if they are gonna show the face its gotta be Hayden…
JUST A VOICE! He is just like Hamill, Ford, and Fisher as one of the “Originals”. I hope and pray we’ll see (Hear) him again.
I know the voice is the most important but yeah
Rather see him appear as a Force Ghost to Luke in Ep. VIII or IX, but hey…all good!
I’m all for seeing Vader tear shit up, so long as they keep it at a reasonable scale. Like, in a New Hope, Darth was treated like an agent or confidant of the emperor at best, he wasn’t some all-destroying god the video-games made him out to be.
And even in TFA, the Jedi tricks Rey and Kylo pull are actually small-scale. I’m all for small-jedi activity. As soon as you get a Jedi blowing up a star destroyer with their mind without even trying and the tension is gone immediately.
I think Vader’s scene in this flick has got to be short and sweet. Much more than one or two kickass scenes and he’ll over-stay his welcome in a movie that’s not really about him, y’know what I mean?
Vader and Force lightning…
Vader is one of the best things in Star Wars, we need this.
I’m all for Vader having similar screen time as he had in the OT movies, as long as his addition is well executed
What about the Emperor?? I’d love to see him have a cameo in this movie.
Only as a hologram though.
Vader lives, He is Star Wars.
Man, Darth Vader will surely make the 90% of Rogue One’s Nightmare Fuel, right?
If Vader kicks butt in this movie then I am interested.
I always wanted to see him in action like the opening scene from The Force Unleashed!