Speculation: Hot Toys Star Wars Rogue One Action Figures

[RandomHero]

Check out the Dark Forces game. Just a rip off of Kyle Katarn stealing the Death Star plans, but instead of a male lead, they took the Jan Ors character and put in Jyn Erso as the lead. Why not just use those characters? Weak Kathleen Kennedy, weak!

This is my problem with the movie. Kyle Katarn was my favorite Star Wars character ever. He was such a critical part of the Star Wars Universe....he stole the Death Star plans, he defeated the Dark Jedi Jerec, he learned to become a Jedi Master under Luke Skywalker, sat on the new Jedi Council and helped train the new generation of Jedi. I loved Katarn, and I was absolutely gutted Disney got rid of him. It's even further salt in the wound that they took Jan Ors and basically put her in the movie but changed her name.

I have no problems with females leading or whatever, but Katarn just kills me.

Ugh.

 

[OBIBIMUS-PRIME]

There is 2 aliens in the team, a monkey-like and a more reptilian with a big mouth

 

[davejames]

The title's a bit confusing - this seems to have nothing to do with Rogue Squadron. In that I presume "rogue one" would be Luke as rogue leader (and I think it was Zev who was rogue two) so it's doubly mystifying why they went with that title.

The characters/actors (none really stand out as "wow",) limited feeling story, kinda-seen-it-before action (e.g. battle of Hoth on the beach) and somewhat budgetary locations (tube station as Death Star or whatever it is) is what feels TV to me.

If this was a teaser for a new series, I'd be into it more (and forgive it more,) but as a movie it feels a bit lackluster. The Marvel "between/spin-off" movies really became major events in and of themselves - the more I see of this movie, the more it just feels like content filler between VII and VIII.

Yeah I'm definitely very curious to see it, but just not feeling nearly as pumped for it as I am for the new trilogy films (or the idea of seeing Luke in action again in Ep 8). And I agree the characters are all feeling a bit flat at the moment for some reason, and just aren't grabbing me the way Rey and Finn did early on.

There is a real artistry in the visuals though which I love, and of course I can't wait to see ANH Vader again, so it's definitely got that going for it.

 

[TheGDBatman]

I love the look of Rogue one. I'm a big fan of Edwards and his documentary style shooting. I think it could lend a real unique look to the franchise. I also have no attachment to previous expanded universe stuff so the characters all look fantastic to me. I can't wait.

 

[jkidd41011]

I love the look of Rogue one. I'm a big fan of Edwards and his documentary style shooting. I think it could lend a real unique look to the franchise. I also have no attachment to previous expanded universe stuff so the characters all look fantastic to me. I can't wait.

I'm of the same thought process as you. Never got into the EU much. I also think this movie looks like it will be awesome. I've heard people say they think this will be too dark or seem too much like a war film....fine by me.


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[Aprilshack]

I'm of the same thought process as you. Never got into the EU much. I also think this movie looks like it will be awesome. I've heard people say they think this will be too dark or seem too much like a war film....fine by me.


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It does seem to be that. I am liking that there seems so far to be less of a kiddie element to it, a more grown up SW film which is fine by me.

 

[jkidd41011]

It does seem to be that. I am liking that there seems so far to be less of a kiddie element to it, a more grown up SW film which is fine by me.

For the most part, Episode 4 was dark, as was 5 and ROTS. Ewoks, Pod Racing and Jar Jar are the kiddie elements.


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[Aprilshack]

For the most part, Episode 4 was dark, as was 5 and ROTS. Ewoks, Pod Racing and Jar Jar are the kiddie elements.


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Don't mention Jar jar!

 

[Wor-Gar]

For the most part, Episode 4 was dark...

It really is incredible to see perceptions change through the years and across generations.

When Star Wars first hit in 1977, it was a happy, feel-good movie as bright as any Disney film. That was its appeal at the time. Hard to believe it has become perceived as a "dark" episode by some.

 

[davejames]

Yeah it might have a few dark moments here and there, but I certainly wouldn't characterize it as a dark SW movie. It's much more of a lighthearted, swashbuckling adventure movie.

 

[TonTon]

In general it doesn't seem dark to me either. I think it has a few moments that depart from that that make it all the richer. Kenobi chopping off Walrus Man's arm, the number of pilots we see go down in flames over the death star (many more than in TFA which was obviously a darker film). Kenobi's death has an emotional impact but because he just vanishes it averts seeming dark.

 

[Travis Baumann]

Add to that crispy relatives left clawing their way across the desert, Jawas slain by the dozens and being heaped on funeral pyres, weird cyclopean tentacle monsters hiding in trash compactors, entire worlds being destroyed in the blink of an eye, people repeatedly being choked to death or near by a giant cyborg guy, insane spherical torture droids with lots of jabbing bits coming out of them, barking humanoids with metal tubes coming out of their cloth wrapped heads bashing stuff up, bars filled with creatures who only stop drinking long enough to see who died this time and then resume their festivities...

You guys who think that was day-glow Disney see the same film I did? If you reduce it down to its essence in terms of the story arc of Luke Skywalker, sure it follows a swashbuckling adventure story template but all the goodness in between is what made it stand out and persevere to remain in our consciousness so long after.

 

[jkidd41011]

A New Hope is lightened up by many great Han Solo lines and Luke beginning to fulfill his destiny. But in addition to what others have mentioned, you have Princess Leia getting tortured, Capt Antilles gets strangled and most of the ships security force wiped out, and Alderaan gets blow to bits. That's my point.


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[davejames]

Add to that crispy relatives left clawing their way across the desert, Jawas slain by the dozens and being heaped on funeral pyres, weird cyclopean tentacle monsters hiding in trash compactors, entire worlds being destroyed in the blink of an eye, people repeatedly being choked to death or near by a giant cyborg guy, insane spherical torture droids with lots of jabbing bits coming out of them, barking humanoids with metal tubes coming out of their cloth wrapped heads bashing stuff up, bars filled with creatures who only stop drinking long enough to see who died this time and then resume their festivities...

You guys who think that was day-glow Disney see the same film I did? If you reduce it down to its essence in terms of the story arc of Luke Skywalker, sure it follows a swashbuckling adventure story template but all the goodness in between is what made it stand out and persevere to remain in our consciousness so long after.

Yeah but immediately after those scenes, the characters go right back to making wisecracks and bantering with each other like nothing happened, so I don't get the sense we were supposed to take those moments that seriously.

It's the equivalent of someone getting killed in a Buck Rogers serial or something (just on a much bigger budget and scale).

 

[TonTon]

Forgot to add the crispy aunt and uncle. Have to say the Jawa scene doesn't come across as very dark to me. They're all casually talking about the blast points and then a couple scenes later 3PO calls them disgusting creatures.

 

[Tom Day]

The trailer didn't make me think RO would be good or bad - it just made me think, wow, this Christmas I'll be able to spend two hours in the Star Wars universe. And as long as it isn't awful I don't care how good it is - it's not like it's part of the main saga.

 

[BallisticCow]

I'm still looking forward to something completely removed from Skywalker-land.

I'm getting a little sick of Skywalkers and Obi-Wan spin-offs and Han Solo, the early years, etc.


And I hope all the heroes die in RO... so I don't have to worry about Jyn or whomever coming back as an old woman in TFA 2.

*Snerk* amen to that.

I'd love to see something which stands alone from the OT to, as much as I love it.

I'm really getting bored of the - small band of rag tag rebels taking on big bad empire story. It was great to begin with but holy cow have they rung it dry. I was really hopping TFA would offer up some new, interesting galactic dynamic, but no, just small band of rebels vs empire 2.0. And then there's Rouge One, the Rebels tv series and it goes on and on…and now I am beginning to fear that disney is going to reduce the star wars franchise to this single premise and not let it evolve or expand into the galaxy of possible conflicts and stories that it could be. The Eu may have ended up a complete mess but at least there were some authors, artists, and game designers trying to bring something different to the franchise.

The up side to all this though is the resurgence of awesome merchandise. Silver lining to every cloud I guess.

 

[Hoody999]

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I imagine we'll get these three and perhaps variations if there exists any obvious ones.

Oh yeah, I've had this image in my head since it was leaked. My plan is to get these 3 on my shelf in 1/6 scale. Hot Toys please be ones to bring these out ! They all look so retro and weathered. Perfect match to OT figures I think.
I'll see about the other characters. The best thing about troopers is you don't need to worry about the face/head sculpt !

 

[Hoody999]

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[TaliBane]

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It's some kind of glitch in the site's coding. It happens maybe 1/3 of the time.