The Star Wars Celebration specifically focused on the first two paragraphs during the introduction of the movie. Adaptation Expansion: This movie expands greatly upon the events described in the opening crawl of A New Hope.Actor Allusion: Before K-2SO, Alan Tudyk was 'Sonny'.Activation Sequence: From the words 'commence primary ignition,' we see the Death Star firing sequence in full.While the Death Star fires in the background. Action Film, Quiet Drama Scene: When Jyn views her father's message to her, she breaks down crying.We stand here amidst MY tropes, NOT YOURS! Its story is immediately followed by A New Hope, and the film is followed by The Last Jedi in production order, while the next film under the Star Wars Story label is Solo. Previews: Teaser, First Trailer, Second Trailer The film also stars Diego Luna as Captain Cassian Andor, Donnie Yen as Chirrut Îmwe, Alan Tudyk as the droid K-2SO, Forest Whitaker as Saw Gerrera, Jiang Wen as Baze Malbus, and Riz Ahmed as Bodhi Rook.Ī prequel television series titled Andor, with Diego Luna reprising his role as Cassian Andor, released on September 21st 2022 on Disney+. The film's end is set less than one hour before the beginning of A New Hope. With no guarantee of survival, Galen's daughter Jyn ( Felicity Jones) and her new-found allies must quickly learn to trust each other to overcome the armies of Director Orson Krennic ( Ben Mendelsohn), Grand Moff Tarkin ( Guy Henry, with CGI being used to grant him the late Peter Cushing's likeness) and Darth Vader (voiced by James Earl Jones). Fearful of what the galaxy's dictatorship will do with such power, the fractious Rebel Alliance assembles a small team to find the creator of the weapon, Galen Erso ( Mads Mikkelsen), for information on how to destroy the Death Star. Nineteen years after the events of Revenge of the Sith, word spreads throughout the galaxy of the Empire's Death Star, a weapon that can destroy entire planets. It is directed by Gareth Edwards, with a screenplay by Chris Weitz and Tony Gilroy, and a story by John Knoll and Gary Whitta ( The Book of Eli, The Walking Dead: The Game). Rogue One: A Star Wars Story note also marketed as Star Wars: Rogue One or simply Rogue One is a 2016 film and the first entry in the Star Wars anthology Spin-Off series.

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