Why show that sequence to begin with, then? If you took that scene out, Andor would risk being a bit of a blank slate. This is presumably intended to show us he's a man who'll do drastic things to get the job done and keep the Rebel Alliance safe, but he doesn't really do anything this dark again for the rest of the movie, save for briefly considering pulling the sniper trigger on Jyn's father.

When we meet Diego Luna's Cassian Andor at the start of the film, the Rebel officer murders his own contact because he lacks the ability to escape the surrounding stormtroopers. You don't feel like you truly get to know Jyn in Rogue One, or what she's about.Īnd that lack of attention to characterization extends to the movie's co-lead, too. Her eventual commitment to the Rebel cause comes out of nowhere, barring her father's death, which is at least partly caused by a Rebel Alliance bombing raid. She's someone we're told has a criminal past, who hasn't seen her father since he was taken by the Empire, but the film doesn't sell you on the sense of a journey. 16.Considering Felicity Jones' Jyn Erso leads the assault on the Empire at the end of the film, she's otherwise a pretty unassertive presence in Rogue One. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story hits theaters Dec. Rogue One, directed by Gareth Edwards ( Godzilla), is the first Star Wars anthology film from Lucasfilm, with the second - a buddy movie focusing on the origin story of Han Solo - set to be released in 2018. The trailer was an exclusive treat for those in attendance and, besides a small behind-the-scenes featurette that Lucasfilm posted on its YouTube page, the footage from that con was not released to the general public until now. The trailer was originally shown off during Lucasfilm and Disney's annual Star Wars Celebration, which took place July 15 to 17 in London, England.

The movie will feature Darth Vader, with James Earl Jones set to reprise his role as the voice of the character. In the movie, Erso and her team of Rebel fighters must find the plans to the Death Star that the Empire is building and steal them before construction is complete. The film stars Felicity Jones as criminal-turned-Rebel fighter Jyn Erso alongside Diego Luna, Forest Whitaker, Donnie Yen and Ben Mendelsohn. The new trailer for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story premiered during NBC's live coverage of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio.

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