New ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’ Clips, A Possible Episode VIII Connection & More
The clipsare starting to pour in forGareth Edwards’Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. After plenty of welcomed secrecy, just two short weeks before the movie finally comes out, we’re seeing more and more footage. Yesterday brought usa clipin which Stormtroopers have yet to master the art of simply aiming, while today brings us a new clip showing Jyn Erso (Felicity Jones) and Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) trying to get on the same page and another with a character you’ll remember from the prequels.
Below, watch theRogue Oneclips.
Rogue One: A Star Wars Storyoccurs before the events of the originalStar Warsand follows a crew led by Jyn Erso that attempts to steal the Empire’s Death Star plans. Joining the rebel in her fight are Captain Cassian Andor, droid K-2SO (Alan Tudyk), Chirrut Îmwe (Donnie Yen), Baze Malbus (Jiang Wen), Saw Gerrera (Forest Whitaker), and Bodhi Rook (Riz Ahmed). They’ll go up against the posh Orson Krennic (Ben Mendelsohn), Darth Vader, and the rest of the Empire.
The clip, titled “Jyn’s Blaster,” gives an idea of K-2SO’s wit and how Andor and Erso’s relationship begins:
Alan Tudyk bringing some good laughs to theStar Warsuniverse? No surprise there. He played K-2SO via motion-capture, which Tudyk, who we recently heard voice a chicken inMoana, has previous experience with, thanks toI, Robot. Here’s another clip that surfaced today as well, featuringJimmy Smitsas Bail Organa:
In otherRogue One-related news, a graphic fromEntertainment Weeklysuggests Edwards' film shares a connection withRian Johnson’sStar Wars: Episode VIII. The outlet unveiled a graphic that reminds us the film takes place beforeA New Hope, but a red line connects Edwards' film withEpisode VIII. Whether there’s any real substantial connection, we’ll know soon enough.
Still hungry for more information onRogue One: A Star Wars Story? Then this 30 minute Facebook Q & A with Edwards and the cast should do the trick:
Right now,Rogue One: A Star Wars Storyisestimated to make$130 million its opening weekend, which would make for an excellent start for Lucasfilm and Disney’s standaloneStar Warsfilms. If for some reason you still want to see more fromRogue One, check out somenew pics, anextended TV spot, anda featurette. you’re able to also find out where you can see the film in 70mm IMAXright here.
Here’s the official synopsis:
From Lucasfilm comes the first of the Star Wars standalone films, “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” an all-new epic adventure. In a time of conflict, a group of unlikely heroes band together on a mission to steal the plans to the Death Star, the Empire’s ultimate weapon of destruction. This key event in the Star Wars timeline brings together ordinary people who choose to do extraordinary things, and in doing so, become part of something greater than themselves.
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" is directed by Gareth Edwards and stars Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Donnie Yen, Mads Mikkelsen, Alan Tudyk, Riz Ahmed, with Jiang Wen and Forest Whitaker. Kathleen Kennedy, Allison Shearmur and Simon Emanuel are producing, with John Knoll and Jason McGatlin serving as executive producers.
