UPDATE! New Russian Rogue One Poster Suggests Movie Will Have PG-13 Rating.
A new Rogue One poster handed out at the Star Wars Comic Con in Russia has a 12+ rating symbol placed upon it – which suggests that like The Force Awakens, the movie will be rated PG-13 when it reaches the United States.
October 1, 2016
A few days ago a Disney rep in Russia revealed that the final Rogue One trailer will be attached to Dr. Strange. Now we have another interesting reveal coming from the same country. Here’s the cool looking poster shared on the Star Wars Russia Instagram page:
According to the international Motion Picture Rating System the Russian 12+ corresponds to the USA’s PG-13.
Honestly, the rating isn’t really all that surprising, given that 99% of all tent-pole movies these days are given a PG-13 rating or its equivalent in other countries. There had been some concerns when word of reshoots hit that the changes might sanitize the film for a wider range of audiences. But, it would seem by just the rating that the film will be in line with the most recent Star Wars films as both 2005’s Revenge of the Sith and 2015’s The Force Awakens received similar PG-13 ratings. So from a violence perspective, it seems we can expect something in line with those films which is what has been anticipated by most since the beginning anyway.
Special thanks to prensaimperial for the heads up.
UPDATE!
October 4, 2016
Finally we have a full look at the poster thanks to Mark Jackson (via our friend LeJediLorrain):
Love this #RogueOne Russian Poster… #StarWars #GoRogue pic.twitter.com/ARc3HMfsjw
— mark jackson (@markyj71) October 4, 2016
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🙁 Well, wasn’t expecting anything else, but PG-16 would be wonderful.
PG-16 doesn’t exist… You meant R? Having an R rated star wars film is impossible.
Ok, ok i guess it’s an European thing then, usually we have here 3+, 6/7+, 12+, 16+ and 18+ which is like R in the US.
Yeah, here in America we go from 12+ to 18+ (there’s no in-between, really).
13 to 17.
+18 is for porno movies i believer. i can’t remember movies (who are not about porn) being rated +18. Showgirls maybe ?
yeah. To be honest (I’m European too) many PG-13s are then rated 16 in europe. Inception for example.
He’s saying that it *should* exist, and that this is the kind of movie that the rating should be made for.
– Pomojema
Kinda wish we had that rating tho. There are numerous movies that are barely not clean enough for PG-13 that end up being R. And even then many PG-13 films would’ve been R if they hadn’t removed blood in a few shots or cut two swear lines out, because the MPAA rules are so touchy.
Agreed. We definately need a rating system with more granularity. Having PG-13 and R constantly vying with what content goes where and NC-17 being a financial death mark that makes studios push for R. Ideally we could have a rating just be an age range that the movie is geared for, similar to the U.K. Raitings but more finely tuned. This would be way too much to enforce though.
No surprise here, but it’s good to have a confirmation. Besides, I like that poster.
Such a grimdark poster…
Nice poster.
Poster shows Rogue One will still be a war film. And, duh, it was always gonna be rated PG-13.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platoon_(film)#/media/File:Platoon_posters_86.jpg
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Unsurprising.
yeah, its definitely PG-13 100%. There is no way Disney is ever going rated-R and they have already said its darker than the PG-13 rated Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
Actually, Disney has a ton of rated R films under their belt. Look it up.
Deadpool, to begin with
That was Fox.
i thought it was Marvel, and Marvel owns to disney no ?
It was Fox
Marvel licensed Deadpool (and the X-men) to Fox. They don’t get much say in those movies.
Yes, and the deal with both Fox and Sony at the time was “As long as you create movies with our characters that make a profit, you get to keep the license.”
This was at a time when Marvel was almost bankrupt. Horrible deals and they continue to sting to this day.
At least Sony is playing ball in sharing Spiderman with Marvel in return for some characters they will get to use in future films.
But Fox refuses to budge on the Fantastic Four and X-Men.
So what does Marvel do? Kill Wolverine and stop making new X-Men characters. Discontinue the Fantastic Four comic.
Pretty awesome, really.
while x-men probably was straight spite, i think the FF deal was that its a dying brand on and off the screen. marvel put thor on the shelf for a while back in the day for the same reason.
Why?
Why is it awesome? I’m impressed the Mouse is playing hard ball.
No, why is it a horrible deal?
Because an X-Men or Fantastic film could post a profit of ONE dollar and they keep the rights to the characters. Marvel basically sold those properties rather than license them away.
What more, if Marvel creates a new X-Men character? Boom, Fox gets the rights. Even now.
They had to do what they had to do at the time. It will all come back one day
That was Fox, not under the Disney banner.
Deadpool is still under FOX, certain Marvel characters are still under FOX and Sony. Like Spiderman is Sony’s while the X-Men is FOX’s.
This is the most up to date version that I could find.
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2f5-WHCPPlA/VNth3jxXsuI/AAAAAAAAyUM/WhTw9G5hSGU/s1600/marvel-rights-3-1200×960.png
Thx for the info
One thing to add to this is Disney Marvel worked out a deal with Sony to get Spider-Man in their movies now.
I think that’s why Spiderman overlaps with Marvel Studios in the infographic.
doesn’t universal still hold some rights regarding any future hulk solo pictures?
Yep. That’s why Marvel is turning Thor: Ragnarok into their Planet hulk.
It’s LFL, not disney.
People really need to take a look at all the films that Disney has distributed over the years some including R-rated ones
Most people are entirely ignorant of what kind of company Disney really is.
but if disney doesn’t like something lucasfilm is doing they can put the kibosh on it. its their IP.
Yes, they CAN. That doesn’t mean they do. It’s baseless and dumb to ASSume so.
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You think Disney, as the parent company, has no say in what LFL does? That would be rather naive if you did.
You think Disney, which allows Marvel and Pixar plenty of free rein, would suddenly be giving LFL all their marching orders? That would be rather naive if you did.
I didn’t say they had no say. But they bought them like they did Marvel and Pixar and they don’t really get involved in all the things you might think.
I didn’t say they controlled everything. Of course there is a certain level of autonomy, but the idea that Disney don’t have input, which let’s face it is the idea you’re trying to pretend is the case, is farcical. It’s a business for heaven’s sake.
Just as the idea that they have total control is also farcical. Which most people online pretend like they do.
NO ONE says “Disney” when they mean Marvel. But they do it with LFL all the time.
Nobody said “total control”. You’re putting words into peoples’ mouths.
But they are the parent company and the buck will ultimately stop with them. Therefore they will have influence and input, especially when it comes to anything involving the spending of or making of significant sums of money. That is the contention being advanced. No more, no less.
I not putting any words in anyone’s mouths. Go look at every comment people make and they always imply or outright say that any decision is coming directly from Disney. It’s not hard to see.
No one is arguing they have input.
As if anyone thought it would be PG or R.
Just watched tonight’s episode of Rebels on the watch Disney XD app. Holy shit we are going to get Obi Wan!
no spoilers, please.
There’s a separate story for that. Stay on target.
I posted it before there was a story for it. But still an amazing episode.
Stay on target.
Loosen up!
(Explodes)
I am plenty loose. But if you want to talk about whatever you want to talk about in any comment thread, start a blog. Pretty basic.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnP5iDKwuwk
The loosen up was from the movie not to you kind sir.
not a surprise at all for this “gritty war film”, but i would be shocked if we got a pg star wars film again.
Really cool poster. Love it.
Rogue One has a big budget so it has to make money, then pg 13 i guess is the easy way.
On the other hand we have minor movies with small budgets, like “Dredd”, that can be more risky in that way, and if they are really good, again like ” Dredd”, we can enjoy a good film for what it is, the idea of artists who have a vision and they can explain it without restrictions.
I supouse we can enjoy RO as always enjoySW, the ships, characters, robots, planets, troopers with probably great battle scenes.
The level of detail seems huge in RO so i guess we have to sit and enjoy it.
Nice!
Fills me with hope that there might be some really intense war sequences. I don’t want blood and guts, save that for a future Star Wars spin-off, but some private Ryan-style battles would be nice.
durrr!!!!!
This is my favorite poster for the movie so far, I just love the way it’s set up. I think it’s interesting how they’re doing a different poster for a lot of different countries. I don’t remember a ton of news about episode 7 doing the same but I might have just missed it.
In Soviet Russia… they can actually design a nice poster
In Russia, poster designs YOU!
we need the kremlin to hack lucasfilm and make this the new poster.
I dunno, I kinda like the beach one with the Death Star in the background.
the death star rising is cool, but at least for me this one feels more like a saving private ryan type film.
I sinceely hope this reprrsents the look and color of the beach stuff in the movie. It is more fitting with the war atmosphere and is very empire-esque.
I did a quick clean up of the image and put it in English https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/6109da90cbbee6d62c0ce431e2543d6ba5117b952afaa71e049b97edda0289c0.jpg
YAAASSSSS. ty
I LOVE IT!!
In Russia, helmets so tough THEY alone protect beach AND steal Death Star plans
Anyone know what the top phrase on the poster says in English?
Literal translation: “Rebellion with hope in your heart” (Мятеж с надеждой в сердце).
Love the Poster, Hate Russia ..