Ben Mendelsohn isn’t trying to best the biggest bad guy of all, but he may be getting close with his new turn in “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.” In the Gareth Edwards feature, the Australian actor stars as Director Orson Krennic, an Imperial bigwig who seems all too happy to carry out the whims of the Empire. But that doesn’t mean he expects to in any way overstep his boundaries, especially when it comes to Darth Vader.
“Well, I think it’s hard to go past Vader,” Mendelsohn recently told IndieWire when asked about where his new character fits in the hierarchy of “Star Wars” villains. “I mean, it’s pretty hard to go past him. It’s hard to think of anyone that tops it, the big guy itself.”
The first standalone film in the ever-expanding “Star Wars” universe follows a group of loosely assembled rebels — including Felicity Jones,...
“Well, I think it’s hard to go past Vader,” Mendelsohn recently told IndieWire when asked about where his new character fits in the hierarchy of “Star Wars” villains. “I mean, it’s pretty hard to go past him. It’s hard to think of anyone that tops it, the big guy itself.”
The first standalone film in the ever-expanding “Star Wars” universe follows a group of loosely assembled rebels — including Felicity Jones,...
- 12/12/2016
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
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