A Star Wars film that puts the emphasis on Wars, director Gareth Edwards (Monsters, Godzilla) helped wrap up events at Star Wars Celebration by giving a preview of what to expect from next year's first Star Wars stand-alone picture, Star Wars Anthology: Rogue One.
We'd heard that this initial non-trilogy outing might focus on events prior to A New Hope, which Edwards and team confirmed, announcing that Rogue One would show the original raid that allowed the Rebellion to gain possession of the plans to the Death Star.
Starring Felicity Jones (The Theory of Everything) as a rebel soldier, Rogue One will evidently be a sci-fi Where Eagles Dare, with Edwards citing Black Hawk Down and Saving Private Ryan as inspirations. Edwards went on to explain that the film's tone will exist in a gray area where villains aren't totally black and good guys do bad things - it's war, with both sides doing what's necessary to survive.
Rogue One won't involve the Jedi, but will instead focus on the soldiers - the boots on the ground. People without powers being heroes. This all sounds terrific, evoking a real Empire Strikes Back vibe. Zero Dark Thirty Director of Photography Greig Fraser has been recruited to give the film the necessary Seal Team atmosphere and feel.
I had my issues with Godzilla, but the HALO jump sequence was spectacular. If Edwards can bring that kind of juice to Rogue One, it should blow the doors off.
Anthology will be the brand given to all standalone/spin-off Star Wars films. Rogue One starts shooting this summer
for a December 2016 release.
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