Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (12/16/16) *SPOILERS*

[Khev]

I'm ok with RO beating out CW for VE, RO didn't disappoint in that department.

Agreed. It's just no guarantee that a SW movie will even get nominated in such a category anymore as we saw with ROTS and even BOTFA.

 

[Bo Shrek]

Was there an explanation of why the Star Destroyers were so “plastic white”? Personally I thought it looked very cool!

 

[Khev]

Was there an explanation of why the Star Destroyers were so “plastic white”?

Yep, John Knoll said they did that to match the lighting of the practical Star Destroyer models from 1977.

 

[Wor-Gar]

Such a great supporting character you don't even know his name.

That's ok only Wor-Gar knows.

It's Benthic. Duh...

Yep, John Knoll said they did that to match the lighting of the practical Star Destroyer models from 1977.

I love that.

'77 is still rocking after 40 years.

 

[a-dev]

Yep, John Knoll said they did that to match the lighting of the practical Star Destroyer models from 1977.

Oh, I didn't realise that was a thing. Pretty cool.

 

[jye4ever]

It was immediately noticeable and it was immediately appreciated.

 

[Khev]

It was immediately noticeable and it was immediately appreciated.

Yep, the CG Rogue One Destroyers matched the coloring and lighting of the 1977 models with the addition of all the lights that were on the ESB models. Pretty brilliant and so evocative of the OT.

 

[jye4ever]

WHY WEDGE WASN'T INCLUDED IN ROGUE ONE

There wasn't enough original footage of the character.



BY ALEX GILYADOV There are specific reasons why Wedge Antilles, the beloved starfighter pilot for the Rebel Alliance in the original Star Wars trilogy, wasn't included in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.

15 Jan
Jack Lawrence @JarackLawrence

@pablohidalgo any reason we only see Gold/Red Leader (no wedge, etc)? No permission from actor/estate? Distract from film? Lacking footage?

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Pablo Hidalgo @pablohidalgo

@JarackLawrence Wedge wouldn't be there. And amount of footage was a factor too. George did not "overshoot" SW, as evidenced by the edit.

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Despite both Red and Gold Leader making a surprise appearance in the film during the Battle of Scarif, Wedge was nowhere to be seen. Lucasfilm Story Group's Pablo Hidalgo explained on Twitterthat Wedge wouldn't actually be there in the battle, as the starfighter pilot had never seen the Death Star before A New Hope. Wedge famously says "Look at the size of that thing!" when he first sees the Death Star in Episode IV, and that was the line Hidalgo and Lucasfilm were trying to preserve.

The second major reason for the character's absence is because there just wasn't enough footage of him that Lucasfilm could use. Red and God Leader, on the other hand, had plenty of unused material from the original trilogy that Rogue One director Gareth Edwards decided to include.


However, Skywalker Sound's Mathew Wood did reveal that Wedge can still be heard (with David Ankrum voicing the character) in Rogue One guiding the Rebel Pilots to their starships, though he stays on Yavin.

 

[Wor-Gar]

Look at the size of that font.

 

[jye4ever]

 

[Centurion]

Large font. I thought someone set my PC to the old man setting.

 

[matticus]

Um, did anyone from the fleet actually see it? It shot far from the Scarif base and I doubt you would get a good sense of scale from that distance. Plus, the fleet was worried about the Star Destroyers in the immediate vicinity.

 

[TaliBane]

Um, did anyone from the fleet actually see it? It shot far from the Scarif base and I doubt you would get a good sense of scale from that distance. Plus, the fleet was worried about the Star Destroyers in the immediate vicinity.

Yeah, it's never addressed from a fleet perspective. And Wedge's exclamation in ANH seems more in response to being so CLOSE to the DS, not seeing it for the first time. He could have seen it from a distance in RO and still said what he says in ANH.

 

[jye4ever]

Large font. I thought someone set my PC to the old man setting.

 

[Khev]

Watched Split last night (jye you need to see this) then as I walked out saw that Rogue One was about to start in another auditorium. I thought oh what the heck I'll catch the opening prologue before heading home. So I did but then the opening title came up after the prologue and the trading post scene began with Cassian and the informant. I thought oh I like this scene I'll just watch it and then go. Then Bodhi on Jedha, then Jyn getting rescued. Then the Alliance on Yavin. Suddenly they're already on Jedha. Well I can't leave in the middle of THAT. Then the DS blows up the city, the heroes head to Eadu, then Vader's castle, back to Yavin, and then next thing I know I'm watching 40 minutes of bliss on Scarif. **** I did not plan to spend hour hours in the theater last night.

Rogue One is completely interchangeable with SW and ESB to me.

RO 10/10
SW 10/10
ESB 10/10

Deal with it.

 

[meanstreak]

I still have ESB at the top, followed by ANH, RO, TFA, ROTJ, ROTS, AOTC and TPM.

 

[Khev]

I still have ESB at the top, followed by ANH, RO, TFA, ROTJ

If I had to rank them sequentially I'd choose that order as well but in my mind the Top 3 are all perfect 10 SW films. Bravo Edwards and your crack team of 50 editors. Bravo.

 

[mrdbios]

I've only seen RO twice in theaters, but have been playing it in my mind and it solicits the same reactions as ESB for me. I'd have to agree Khev, the top three of RO, ANH, and ESB really are of equally good quality in my mind.

 

[Khev]

it solicits the same reactions as ESB for me.

Yep.

In other news Rogue One surpassed Finding Dory's global box office this weekend to become the second highest grossing film of the year where it will undoubtedly remain:

1. Captain America: Civil War ($1.153 billion)
2. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story ($1.033 billion)
3. Finding Dory ($1.028 billion)
4. Zootopia ($1.023 billion)
5. The Jungle Book ($966 million)

Next milestone: Earning another $13 million domestic to pass TDK for the #6 all time spot in the US.

And I'm really getting sick of that GotG2 trailer.

 

[jye4ever]

If I had to rank them sequentially I'd choose that order as well but in my mind the Top 3 are all perfect 10 SW films. Bravo Edwards and your crack team of 50 editors. Bravo.