Rogue One Cast/Plot announced

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**djones520**

http://www.starwars.com/news/rogue-one-the-daring-mission-has-begun-cast-and-crew-announced?linkId=16333991

Lucasfilm announced today that their first film in the new standalone Star Wars stories series, Rogue One, has begun principal photography. Gareth Edwards (Godzilla, Monsters) is directing Rogue One, which tells the story of resistance fighters who have united to steal plans to the dreaded Death Star. The film is produced by Kathleen Kennedy and is slated for a December 16, 2016 release.

Much more at link.

I am super excited about this!

**Ensis Ferrae**

djones520 wrote:
http://www.starwars.com/news/rogue-one-the-daring-mission-has-begun-cast-and-crew-announced?linkId=16333991

Lucasfilm announced today that their first film in the new standalone Star Wars stories series, Rogue One, has begun principal photography. Gareth Edwards (Godzilla, Monsters) is directing Rogue One, which tells the story of resistance fighters who have united to steal plans to the dreaded Death Star. The film is produced by Kathleen Kennedy and is slated for a December 16, 2016 release.

Much more at link.

I am super excited about this!

Honeslty, the ONLY real problem that I have with this, is that we should never know exactly how many Bothans equal "many"

**djones520**

Ensis Ferrae wrote:
djones520 wrote:
http://www.starwars.com/news/rogue-one-the-daring-mission-has-begun-cast-and-crew-announced?linkId=16333991

Lucasfilm announced today that their first film in the new standalone Star Wars stories series, Rogue One, has begun principal photography. Gareth Edwards (Godzilla, Monsters) is directing Rogue One, which tells the story of resistance fighters who have united to steal plans to the dreaded Death Star. The film is produced by Kathleen Kennedy and is slated for a December 16, 2016 release.

Much more at link.

I am super excited about this!

Honeslty, the ONLY real problem that I have with this, is that we should never know exactly how many Bothans equal "many"

You're mixing movies up. The Bothan's got the plans to the 2nd Death Star. This is about the 1st Death Star.

**BobtheInquisitor**

Another Star Wars prequel is exactly what the world wanted.

**Orlanth**

Ensis Ferrae wrote:

Honeslty, the ONLY real problem that I have with this, is that we should never know exactly how many Bothans equal "many"

All of those involved. As the plans were leaked some Bothans were intended to survive long enough to get the plans out. Those survivors would then be hunted.
Very few would have got away.

**LordofHats**

Anyone taking bets on how many Bothan spies are gonna die?

**ScootyPuffJunior**

This along with the announcement of Star Wars Land at the Disney parks is making me quite excited...

**insaniak**

BobtheInquisitor wrote:
Another Star Wars prequel is exactly what the world wanted.

I don't know about the rest of the world, but I'm pretty happy about it.

**chaos0xomega**

Stop with the Bothans already, its the wrong death star for that.

**insaniak**

LordofHats wrote:
Anyone taking bets on how many Bothan spies are gonna die?

Probably none. See the posts immediately above yours.

**Paradigm**

insaniak wrote:
BobtheInquisitor wrote:
Another Star Wars prequel is exactly what the world wanted.
I don't know about the rest of the world, but I'm pretty happy about it.

Agreed! There's no inherent rule that makes anything set before EP IV bad, and this has all the makings of being great. The genre-movie-in-a-setting has worked brilliantly for them with Marvel, so applying the same method here and doing an ouyt-and-out War movie in the SW setting will hopefully do just as well!

**Gitzbitah**

Plus it has Wash in it! He floated his way into Star Wars! I hope he's not a heroic, doomed pilot.

**Crazy_Carnifex**

Gitzbitah wrote:
Plus it has Wash in it! He floated his way into Star Wars! I hope he's not a heroic, doomed pilot.

Well, it would be pretty funny if he was.

**Grey Templar**

chaos0xomega wrote:
Stop with the Bothans already, its the wrong death star for that.

Are yopu saying these aren't the plans we're looking for?

**Hordini**

Grey Templar wrote:
chaos0xomega wrote:
Stop with the Bothans already, its the wrong death star for that.

Are yopu saying these aren't the plans we're looking for?

You can go about your business.

Move along. Move along.

**BobtheInquisitor**

Paradigm wrote:
insaniak wrote:
BobtheInquisitor wrote:
Another Star Wars prequel is exactly what the world wanted.
I don't know about the rest of the world, but I'm pretty happy about it.

Agreed! There's no inherent rule that makes anything set before EP IV bad, and this has all the makings of being great. The genre-movie-in-a-setting has worked brilliantly for them with Marvel, so applying the same method here and doing an ouyt-and-out War movie in the SW setting will hopefully do just as well!

That's fine. Young Han Solo probably won't be. Dedicating an entire movie to something that didn't even need dialog to cover...it's just unnecessary in a galaxy full of story potential.

It's like the old EU all over again.

**Grey Templar**

Meh, as long as "young" means in his 20s I think it would be fine.

I'd like to see the story of him leaving the Imperial Academy, meeting Chewie, and getting the Falcon from Lando.

**chaos0xomega**

^In the new continuity there is nothing to indicate he was ever at the Imperial Academy.

**Grey Templar**

True, but I wouldn't be surprised if they kept that bit. It would explain why the Rebellion gave him a command position. You don't make a smuggler a General unless he's got some credentials. And just being a good pilot isn't enough.

**BlaxicanX**

I imagine it is- they made Lando general as well. The Rebellion seems to take what it can get.

**EmpNortonII**

WTF?!?!?! A show called "Rogue One" won't be about Rogue fething squadron?

**WarAngel**

Looks like the story has already been set but I'd like to see some of the EU brought back and used. The could have Kyle Katarn mentioned in connection with stealing the Death Star plans.

**Grey Templar**

BlaxicanX wrote:
I imagine it is- they made Lando general as well. The Rebellion seems to take what it can get.

Except Lando has credentials too. He did basically run an entire planet and mining operation for years.

**Kanluwen**

EmpNortonII wrote:
WTF?!?!?! A show called "Rogue One" won't be about Rogue fething squadron?

Rogue Squadron, originally dubbed Rogue Flight, and also known as the Rogues, was an elite Rebel Alliance starfighter squadron founded by Commander Arhul Narra, Luke Skywalker, and Wedge Antilles shortly after the Battle of Yavin out of Red Squadron.

"Rogue One" takes place pre-Yavin...so yeah, it won't be "about Rogue fething Squadron" unless they revamp the original canon that had Rogue Squadron being established from the surviving pilots from the Death Star attack.

In any regards, a group of Rebels referring to themselves with a callsign of "Rogue" wouldn't exactly be too far fetched.

**WarAngel**

Kanluwen wrote:
EmpNortonII wrote:
WTF?!?!?! A show called "Rogue One" won't be about Rogue fething squadron?

Rogue Squadron, originally dubbed Rogue Flight, and also known as the Rogues, was an elite Rebel Alliance starfighter squadron founded by Commander Arhul Narra, Luke Skywalker, and Wedge Antilles shortly after the Battle of Yavin out of Red Squadron.

"Rogue One" takes place pre-Yavin...so yeah, it won't be "about Rogue fething Squadron" unless they revamp the original canon that had Rogue Squadron being established from the surviving pilots from the Death Star attack.

In any regards, a group of Rebels referring to themselves with a callsign of "Rogue" wouldn't exactly be too far fetched.

Maybe the surviving members go on to be the pilots who eventually form Rouge Squadron.

**Anpu42**

So no Red Fox, Simply Red or Red October?

**Kanluwen**

WarAngel wrote:
Kanluwen wrote:
EmpNortonII wrote:
WTF?!?!?! A show called "Rogue One" won't be about Rogue fething squadron?

Rogue Squadron, originally dubbed Rogue Flight, and also known as the Rogues, was an elite Rebel Alliance starfighter squadron founded by Commander Arhul Narra, Luke Skywalker, and Wedge Antilles shortly after the Battle of Yavin out of Red Squadron.

"Rogue One" takes place pre-Yavin...so yeah, it won't be "about Rogue fething Squadron" unless they revamp the original canon that had Rogue Squadron being established from the surviving pilots from the Death Star attack.

In any regards, a group of Rebels referring to themselves with a callsign of "Rogue" wouldn't exactly be too far fetched.

Maybe the surviving members go on to be the pilots who eventually form Rouge Squadron.

We know, as of right now barring any changes, what pilots formed Rogue Squadron.

Luke Skywalker, Wedge Antilles, and Arhul Narra. None of them were groundpounders--which looks like it'll be a big part of "Rogue One".

**chaos0xomega**

Well, Luke wasn't exactly *not* a groundpounder...

Personally, I think they should have named the film "Wraith One", it would fit better with the Wraith Squadron concept of a unit of crack fighter pilot commandos.

**BlaxicanX**

Grey Templar wrote:
BlaxicanX wrote:
I imagine it is- they made Lando general as well. The Rebellion seems to take what it can get.

Except Lando has credentials too. He did basically run an entire planet and mining operation for years.

lol, wut. Being a business administrator is not a credential for being a general in a war.

Either way, your point that Han would have to have been in the Military for the Rebellion to make him a general is wrong.

**Kanluwen**

chaos0xomega wrote:
Well, Luke wasn't exactly *not* a groundpounder...

Personally, I think they should have named the film "Wraith One", it would fit better with the Wraith Squadron concept of a unit of crack fighter pilot commandos.

Wraiths are New Republic era--this is pre-"A New Hope".