Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)

The daughter of an Imperial scientist joins the Rebel Alliance in a risky move to steal the plans for the Death Star.

Director:

Gareth Edwards

Writers:

Chris Weitz (screenplay by), Tony Gilroy (screenplay by)

Stars:

Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Alan Tudyk

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 24 wins & 80 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Felicity Jones	...	Jyn Erso
Diego Luna	...	Cassian Andor
Alan Tudyk	...	K-2SO
Donnie Yen	...	Chirrut Îmwe
Wen Jiang	...	Baze Malbus
Ben Mendelsohn	...	Orson Krennic
Guy Henry	...	Governor Tarkin
Forest Whitaker	...	Saw Gerrera
Riz Ahmed	...	Bodhi Rook
Mads Mikkelsen	...	Galen Erso
Jimmy Smits	...	Bail Organa
Alistair Petrie	...	General Draven
Genevieve O'Reilly	...	Mon Mothma
Ben Daniels	...	General Merrick
Paul Kasey	...	Admiral Raddus

Storyline

All looks lost for the Rebellion against the Empire as they learn of the existence of a new super weapon, the Death Star. Once a possible weakness in its construction is uncovered, the Rebel Alliance must set out on a desperate mission to steal the plans for the Death Star. The future of the entire galaxy now rests upon its success.

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Plot Keywords:

star wars | loss of loved one | female criminal | female prisoner | hatred | 

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Taglines:

Save the Rebellion. Save the dream.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for extended sequences of sci-fi violence and action

Did You Know?

Trivia

Gareth Edwards and his creative team discovered some old film canisters while rummaging around the Lucasfilm warehouses. When he asked what they were, an employee said they were old Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) footage. The discovery led to the inclusion of unused Episode IV material featuring Red Leader and Gold Leader in this movie.

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Goofs

As the camera pans into the control centre of the data bank station for the first time, we see officers huddling around a couple of consoles. These consoles appear to be rugged and firmly planted to the deck. However, one of the furthermost consoles was visibly nudged out of position as the camera drew away (towards Krennic).

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Quotes

[first lines]
[an Imperial space shuttle flies towards a farm in Lah'mu and over a young Jyn running scared upon seeing it]
Young Jyn: [entering her house] Mama?
Lyra Erso: We know.
Galen Erso: Jyn, gather your things. It's time.

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Crazy Credits

Hidden in the credits is the title "Keeper of the Holocron." A Holocron is a cube-like artifact used by the Jedi to store information that were first mentioned in the Dark Horse comic book series 'Dark Empire. On the official Star Wars site Leland Chee was in charge of continuity and received the honorary title of 'Keeper of the Holocron'.

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Connections

Featured in Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2017 (2017)

User Reviews

Mindblown

I personally am a big Star Wars fan, hearing rumours throughout the year of the reshooting and worry within Disney had me cautious about this movie, hoping rather than expecting it to be a great one. I brought my pop (who tends to be very critical of movies) along this time who had never seen a Star Wars movie and never has wanted to watch one. I felt as if this was a great opportunity to bring him along because of it being a standalone movie that has a start and end. The director did an absolutely brilliant job, helped give us a good understanding of the characters whilst moving the story along the way at an appropriate pace to a massive climax, the actor behind the blind monk was the star of the film for me and I definitely think Felicity Jones did a great job as the lead actress of the film The acting cast did a great job to capture the emotion of the movie without overdoing it which was incredibly pleasing to see. For me, it sits just behind Empire Strikes Back as the best Star Wars film and as for pop, came out of the film not saying anything just grinning as much as I've ever seen him until he was dropped off home, where he got out with a wink and said 'Thanks for inviting me, loved every minute of it'

Details

Official Sites:

Official Site Official Site [France]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 December 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Filming Locations:

Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$200,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$155,081,681, 18 December 2016

Gross USA:

$532,177,324

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,056,057,720

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lucasfilm, Walt Disney Pictures, Allison Shearmur Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

133 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Dolby Atmos 12-Track Digital Sound (IMAX 12 track) DTS (DTS: X) Sonics-DDP IMAX 6-Track Dolby Surround 7.1 Auro 11.1

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1