New Rogue One Images and Details from Empire Magazine!
A few days ago the guys from the German site StarWars-Union shared a few quotes and images from the latest Empire Magazine issue dedicated to Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.
- The film’s title was the result of a brainstorming session. Rogue One was picked mainly because it has several meanings.
- Gareth Edwards always wanted to use the London Canary Wharf Underground Station in one of his future movies. In 2003 he was passing daily by the station and was always impressed with its futuristic architecture. “If I am ever making a science fiction film, I’m doing this,” Edwards said. The transformation of the station into a Rogue One set happened in a matter of hours.
- Edwards had a joke with director Rian Johnson that EpisodeVIII will be compared with The Empire Strikes Back, as it is the second movie in the trilogy, and Rogue One will be compared with Ewok stand alone movie The Caravan of Courage. Edwards even jokingly hung a poster of The Caravan of Courage in his office. When George Lucas came to visit, he tried to conceal the poster in order not to give the impression that he is making fun of the film. He is still uncertain whether he succeeded.
- Edwards also has a poster of Apocalypse Now in his office. Once he told Jiang Wen that he wants to make a movie like Apocalypse Now, but set in the Star Wars universe.
- A visual inspiration for Edwards was Alejandro Inarritu’s film Babel.
- Rogue One will mix handheld scenes with the classic style of old films, the latter will be used mainly for the imperial scenes.
- During the filming of the Vader-scenes, Edwards relied on his close study of classic films. He noted that no character should be placed higher than Vader’s eye level. Even when Vader stands in the background, the figure in the foreground may not be positioned higher. “Vader is always the greatest person in a scene.”
- The Death Troopers are based on an old Ralph McQuarrie art. Their look is tall, thin and athletic. The extras that play the Death Troopers are well over 2 meters tall and very thin.
- Bistan’s (aka Space Monkey) character doesn’t have a big role in the movie. He is an Iakaru, his home planet is currently unknown. He is played by Nick Kellington in costume and mask. The face is controlled by animatronics via radio.
There are even more images and details in Empire’s latest issue. You can get a copy from the nearest news stand or subscribe for a digital issue HERE.
Source: StarWars-Union.de
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“The extras that play the Death Troopers are well over 2 feet tall and very thin.”
Over 2 feet tall! Wow! Where do they find these giants???
Must be classic typo by this site.
2 Meters! Ah. Not feet.
I demand re-reshoots to add more Bistan.
Nice! XD
Something funny about Jyn’s eyes with the phone clock superimposed.
I’m totally getting Elton John vibes there.
Vader better not have as much screen time as the Joker did in Suicide Squad.
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I love the 70’s style sideburns of the imperial officers in that picture with Krennic, that’s exactly what I was hoping for!
You can see the sideburns on them in the last trailer too when they walk towards the the big window. Although it’s kind of dark.
Plenty of fun tid bits to learn here! We must now all compare rogue one to caravan of courage
for a second i thought the death troopers were taller than Krennic
They are said to be 2 meters or over, so they are most likely taller. Just not THAT much taller since he is coming up the steps and they are closer to the camera.
That shot in the teaser trailer with the ‘kneeling’ black cloaked figure in front of the speculated backta tank. Is it possible the figure is not actually kneeling but descending a small flight of steps? We clearly see Krennic ascending such a flight. If so, it makes the prospect of the figure being the Emperor that more likely.
but why would krennic put on a black, sith-like, cloak?
Not Krennic, the Emperor.
I was going to see babel snyways, but now I really want to see it.
Death Trooper –
If I HAD to run into an Imperial trooper, I’d much rather run into a PAIN Trooper than a Death Trooper.
Or, better still – an Insult Trooper would be safest.