Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (Pre-release)

[DaddyfromNaboo]

Re: Star Wars Standalone Film (Dir: Gareth Edwards)

When was it actually established in the movies that Boba Fett was the best bounty hunter? He´s mentioned just once, IIRC, in the movies, so what?

 

[Treadwell]

Re: Star Wars Standalone Film (Dir: Gareth Edwards)

No, only in the Holiday Special.

 

[Sluis Van Shipyards]

Re: Star Wars Standalone Film (Dir: Gareth Edwards)

When was it actually established in the movies that Boba Fett was the best bounty hunter? He´s mentioned just once, IIRC, in the movies, so what?

Well what you don't understand is that in the SW universe, whoever comes dressed the best is by default the best bounty hunter. As a kid I, for some reason, figured that none of the other bounty hunters had ships. Boba had a ship so he was able to take off and track the Falcon. :lol I guess I was thinking the rest were sitting there waiting for a space taxi or something.

 

[DaddyfromNaboo]

Re: Star Wars Standalone Film (Dir: Gareth Edwards)

... I guess I was thinking the rest were sitting there waiting for a space taxi or something.

:lol EDIT: Dang, can´t figure out how to post this video with a predefined starting point in its time line, so please go to 3:10 for the core joke (sorry that it´s not available in English)

 

[JLeezy23]

Re: Star Wars Standalone Film (Dir: Gareth Edwards)

I assumed he was the best, because we only seen him actually put in work :lol popular vote says he's the coolest lookin guy in the bounty hunting community, therefore the best worker, by popular belief of course

 

[Bryancd]

Re: Star Wars Standalone Film (Dir: Gareth Edwards)

Title is Rogue One coming in Dec. 2016!

 

[JD]

Re: Star Wars Standalone Film (Dir: Gareth Edwards)

The press release:

http://www.starwars.com/news/rogue-...direct-star-wars-episode-viii?linkId=12857855

ROGUE ONE IS THE FIRST STAR WARS STAND-ALONE FILM, RIAN JOHNSON TO WRITE AND DIRECT STAR WARS: EPISODE VIII

THE TITLE FOR DIRECTOR GARETH EDWARDS' STAND-ALONE MOVIE, FEATURING ACTRESS FELICITY JONES, IS REVEALED, AND RIAN JOHNSON IS CONFIRMED FOR STAR WARS: EPISODE VIII -- COMING TO THEATERS MAY 26, 2017.

“Always in motion is the future,” Yoda said. The future of the Star Warscinematic galaxy, however, is taking shape.

This morning at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco, across the street from Lucasfilm, Disney chairman and CEO Bob Iger hosted a shareholder meeting where he announced news regarding the first Star Wars stand-alone movie as well as Star Wars: Episode VIII.

Rogue One is the title for the first film in a unique series of big-screen adventures that explores the characters and events beyond the core Star Wars saga. Rogue One will be directed by Gareth Edwards (Monsters, Godzilla) and written by Oscar nominee Chris Weitz (Cinderella, About a Boy, Antz). The first actress cast is Felicity Jones, who garnered an Academy Award nomination and critical acclaim for her performance in The Theory of Everything. The idea for the story of Rogue One came from John Knoll, an Academy Award-winning visual effects supervisor and chief creative officer at Industrial Light & Magic. He will executive produce along with Simon Emanuel (The Dark Knight Rises, Fast & Furious 6) and Jason McGatlin (Tintin, War of the Worlds). Kathleen Kennedy and Tony To (Band of Brothers, The Pacific) are on board to produce and John Swartz (Star Wars: The Force Awakens) will co-produce. The film starts shooting this summer in London and is due for release on December 16, 2016.

In addition, Iger confirmed that Rian Johnson will write and direct Star Wars: Episode VIII. The film, which continues the saga after the events of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, is set for release on May 26, 2017 — forty years and a day after the release of Star Wars: A New Hope in 1977. Johnson is widely considered one of cinema’s most gifted young filmmakers, having directed the modern sci-fi classic, Looper, as well as Brick and The Brothers Bloom. He was also behind the camera for three episodes of the critically-acclaimed TV series Breaking Bad, including “Ozymandias,” which series creator Vince Gilligan named as the best installment of the show. Kathleen Kennedy and Ram Bergman, producer of Looper, Don Jon, Brick, and The Brothers Bloom, are on board to produce.

StarWars.com. All Star Wars, all the time.

 

[Paul Andrew]

Re: Star Wars Standalone Film (Dir: Gareth Edwards)

With that title... is this an xwing movie?

:thumbsup

 

[cayman shen]

Re: Star Wars Standalone Film (Dir: Gareth Edwards)

Oh man, the X-wing books and comics have been some of the best of the EU by far. If this movie captures their spirit, we're in for a treat.

 

[glunark]

Re: Star Wars: Rogue One

Unless its about a certainly scruffy looking nerf herder, he was a bit of a rogue.

 

[Vacformedhero]

Re: Star Wars Standalone Film (Dir: Gareth Edwards)

The one-word argument against a Yoda background story: Midichlorians. How happy did knowing that make everyone?

Yoda used to be 6'2" and blonde but 500 years ago caught a wicked case of Toydarian clap in an alley and six months later he was green, shrunken, and talking backwards! Mystery solved. Move along.

Absolutely brilliant .....laughing still........would love to see Lucas response to this version hilarious

 

[Inquisitor Peregrinus]

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[...]the modern sci-fi classic, Looper[...]

Wait... Looper's a modern sci-fi classic? When did this happen?

--Jonah

 

[joshvanrad]

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Wait... Looper's a modern sci-fi classic? When did this happen?

--Jonah
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Good question. I guess when 75% of your staff's previous work is Looper, you have to pretend like it was a mind blowing movie. Spoiler alert: it wasn't that good of a movie.

 

[Inquisitor Peregrinus]

Re: Star Wars: Rogue One

It was okay for turn-your-brain-off entertainment. But definitely no classic of the genre.

--Jonah

 

[Bryancd]

Re: Star Wars: Rogue One

I think there is a good chance "Star Wars" won't appear as part of the tittle.

 

[JD]

Re: Star Wars: Rogue One

Obviously Disney got the rights back to the X-Men and handed it off to Lucasfilm.

 

[Goonie]

Re: Star Wars Standalone Film (Dir: Gareth Edwards)

ROGUE ONE IS THE FIRST STAR WARS STAND-ALONE FILM,

Baloney! Doesn't anyone remember the Ewok movies? So technically this would be the fourth stand-alone Star Wars flick after the two Ewok movies and the Clone Wars. 5th if you count the one that's got "Holiday" in the title.

 

[joshvanrad]

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Baloney! Doesn't anyone remember the Ewok movies? So technically this would be the fourth stand-alone Star Wars flick after the two Ewok movies and the Clone Wars. 5th if you count the one that's got "Holiday" in the title.

The Boba standalone will be a continuation of the Holiday Special.

 

[Vacformedhero]

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The Boba standalone will be a continuation of the Holiday Special.

Jez don't bring those up .......

 

[Laspector]

Re: Star Wars: Rogue One

It would be nice to see something Star Wars that still deals with the rebellion and the Empire that does not involve Jedi and Sith. Just pure war movie.