In the wild beauty of Iceland, Gareth Edwards and his crew capture to celluloid the unwanted arrival of Orson Krennic and his Deathtroopers squad on the far-off realm of Lah'mu, in a memorable start to Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.
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Wednesday, 4 December 2019
ROGUE ONE: UNWANTED VISITORS!
In the wild beauty of Iceland, Gareth Edwards and his crew capture to celluloid the unwanted arrival of Orson Krennic and his Deathtroopers squad on the far-off realm of Lah'mu, in a memorable start to Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.
Saturday, 26 October 2019
ROGUE ONE: WHEN A MURDERER'S WORK IS NEVER DONE...
Emerging from the body and tech debris littered beach front of the war-torn Scarif, brutal Director Orson Krennic readies his trusty ancient blaster in order to efficiently do the job that those fools in the military couldn't - namely destroy the surviving Rebel Alliance operatives at work inside the Imperial base's communication dish facility, in a deleted scene from Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.
Tuesday, 14 November 2017
ROGUE ONE: KRENNIC'S ULTIMATE VICTORY?
Imperial Director Krennic takes aim at Jyn Erso, determined not to let any further security breaches or Rebel incursions stand in the way of his Death Star's destiny as the ultimate power of the Empire, in this scene from Rogue One, set during the finale action on Scarif.
Sunday, 19 March 2017
ROGUE ONE: DARTH VADER'S LOST SCENES...
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| The original force of STAR WARS evildom: Darth Vader, as seen in ROGUE ONE. |
It was always planned that the STAR WARS saga's most iconic and popular villain would appear in ROGUE ONE, but originally it was only to have been on the strategic periphery of the story telling, a shadowy but imposing third party in the battle of wills and power for control of the Death Star between Tarkin and Krennic. As in the finished film, Krennic, recognising Vader's power and his influence with the Empire, was eager to win over the Dark Lord's support, in scenes originally set on the space station in orbit around Scarif (its sanctuary moon and construction site) before being rewritten and transferred to the fan friendly environment of Vader's new home castle on Mustafar- a further welcome bridging between the Prequel and Classic trilogies, and incorporating the lead-in scene of Vader/Anakin Skywalker in the bacta tank. This was an environment originally likely to have been either within the Death Star or an Imperial Star Destroyer, before being relocated. Wearing prosthetics as Anakin was stuntman/actor Daniel Naprous, of which this scene must have been shot before the Summer 2016 reshoots, as it made the first teaser trailer for ROGUE ONE that debuted in April that year...
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| As seen in an early trailer, the reflection of Vader (Spencer Wilding) at the Death Star overview bridge. |
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| Looking at computer graphics, presumably of Scarif (the original secret construction homeworld to the Death Star) or Jedha prior to its destruction? |
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| Krennic has an audience with Vader (Spencer Wilding) at the location. |
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| TOPPS card Rebel Missions Briefing Comic Strip 1 art no doubt based on this deleted scene. |
The idea of a castle home for Vader had been conceived early on for ROGUE ONE (as recently confirmed by Art Director Doug Chiang), with an archive visitation of Ralph McQuarrie's original ideas for THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK plus other Mustafar designs from EPISODE III, before the concept was seemingly dropped then reappeared as a filming reality for the 2016 re-shoots, with Ben Mendelsohn back as Krennic and stuntman Daniel Naprous now inhabiting the costume for this and the later in the reshoot schedule epic Vader confrontation on the Blockade Runner- a genius idea from the film's co-editor Jabez Olssen to director Gareth Edwards, and quickly given the go order for three days filming by Kathleen Kennedy, recognising its potential to wow audiences- Vader was always to have given chase to the departing Death Star plan custodians at the end of the film but never in such a proactive and murderous way.
ROGUE ONE’s Final Darth Vader Scene Was a Reshoot | Nerdist
Darth Vader's Big Rogue One Scene Barely Made It Into the Film
Star Wars' Kiwi editor Jabez Olssen goes Rogue to secure memorable Darth moment | Stuff.co.nz
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| On a Star Destroyer, Krennic confers with Vader (Spencer Wilding). |
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| This might be from filming originally linked to Mustafar but the costume looks different to the one seen on film. Perhaps an alternate scene version or camera test of some kind. |
As to other areas of the film, Vader was originally present to watch the earlier destruction of Jedha, alongside Tarkin at one point - a classic image that we wish had made the final cut. A scene set between Krennic and Vader on both the Death Star and on a Star Destroyer bridge was clearly shot, as seen in another early trailer where the former talks about the immeasurable power of the Death Star, clearly using it to further acquire Vader's support. This could be where James Earl Jones unused ADR reply dialogue regarding "power", mentioned by Gareth Edwards at CELEBRATION EUROPE 2016, was to have been used. The idea and tone of this scene was presumably shifted over to the Mustafar location in re-shoots.
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| Vader on the Star Destroyer bridge, most likely played here by Spencer Wilding. |
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| Gareth Edwards watches shooting of a deleted Vader scene on a Star Destroyer bridge, possibly linked to the film's original ending. |
The Vader suit, first worn in the original filming period by actor/stuntman Spencer Wilding, and later in the re-shoots by Naprous, was not from the Lucasfilm Archives but fan built- camera tested by Gareth Edwards and his crew on one of the Starkiller Base sets during production of THE FORCE AWAKENS. Original sculptor Brian Muir returned to create the old/new helmet that would replicate Vader's facial appearance in A New Hope, whilst the overall final appearance of the character was checked over by his original costume designer, John Mollo. For reasons unknown, however, it was decided that Vader's appearance in ROGUE ONE in its final iteration would not fully adhere to the 1977 film's continuity- his inner cloak wrappings not being displayed outside the shoulder armour.
Star Wars Director Reveals the Secrets Behind Rogue One's Final Vader Scene - YouTube
Rogue One Director Admits Filming Darth Vader's Scenes Was Scary
Rogue One almost had a bonus Vader scene
STAR WARS AFICIONADO WEBSITE: ROGUE ONE: KRENNIC'S LOST SCENES...
Thursday, 2 March 2017
ROGUE ONE: WHEN KRENNIC RULED THE WORLD!
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| Image: Ben A. Pruchnie/Getty Images for Walt Disney Studios. |
All of the STAR WARS CELEBRATION events have had their terrific moments for audiences and fans to savour and remember over the years, but surely last year's UK event and the entrance of Ben Mendelsohn dressed and in-character as the Empire's Director Krennic, with his sleek and dangerous Death Troopers in tow, was one of the all-time greats, adding further buzz to a terrific ROGUE ONE preview panel of stars and behind the scenes talent.
Top that, CELEBRATION US, this April!
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Wednesday, 18 January 2017
ROGUE ONE: KRENNIC'S LOST SCENES...
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| Director Krennic confidently walks into the Overbridge of the Death Star in this deleted moment from ROGUE ONE. |
One of the great story elements of ROGUE ONE was the chance to see and find out more about the upper echelons of Imperial power with the Death Star and the "court intrigue" between the ambitious characters of Ben Mendelsohn's Weapons Director Orson Krennic and Peter Cushing's Grand Moff Tarkin in wresting ultimate control of the space station. But Krennic had more scenes in the original filming/cut than what was eventually shown in cinemas, with a likely bigger involvement in the finale Battle of Scarif.
Scarif itself was the original sanctuary moon for the Death Star, in the same way that Endor was for the second space station- something hinted at with the first CELEBRATION convention teaser trailer for ROGUE ONE, created by John Knoll. This original scenario was confirmed in the official ROGUE ONE PROFILES AND POSTER BOOK from EGMONT UK, of which this info slipped through unrevised from Lucas Books:
"The Death Star is under construction on the planet Scarif, a tropical paradise prior to the military installation's presence. Huge tracts of land were excavated to build ships and supply the battle station, ruining Scarif's natural beauty. The planet is enveloped by impenetrable deflector shields and is heavily defended by the Imperial fleet."
In the end, Scarif became the communications/archive facility only, with scenes set of the Death Star on Scarif revised/refilmed/transferred to space or for the Jedha location, and the station's first weapons test. This change would also have resulted in new/revised scenes linked to both Krennic and Tarkin.
Rogue One: Ben Mendelsohn says 'vastly different' version of the film exists | The Independent
Deleted scene linked to Tarkin: STAR WARS AFICIONADO WEBSITE: ROGUE ONE: A RESURRECTION OF EVIL!
STAR WARS AFICIONADO WEBSITE: DIRECTOR ORSON KRENNIC
Ben Mendelsohn: 'Rogue One' is "toughest" Star Wars film | Larry King Now | Ora.TV - YouTube
Here's a Krennic overview taster from the various bits of footage/imagery revealed during 2016.
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| Followed by his Death Troopers, Krennic enters the corridor to the Death Star control room. |
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| Arriving for the test firing on Jedha. |
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| Unused angle of Krennic observing Jedha. |
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| Making a point to his Imperial comrades before Tarkin arrives. It has been rumoured that this scene had Krennic pointing his blaster at Tarkin after an angry confrontation, of which the newly arrived Vader removes it from his hand with the Force, but this has not been confirmed. |
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| On the bridge, and hand near his trusty ancient blaster, Krennic is in front of a main wall schematic of Scarif, as seen in ROGUE ONE's first teaser trailer. |
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| 'The power we are dealing with here is awesome.' A heated debate, presumably with Tarkin, in an alternate/ deleted scene on the Death Star. |
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| Conferring with Darth Vader on the power of the Death Star. Its likely that some of the dialogue from this scene, presumably linked to courting the Emperor's favour over Tarkin, was instead transferred to the Mustafar location in further re-shoots. |
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| Back in the Overbridge/control room as the Death Star orbits a world that is surely Scarif. Originally, Scarif was the sanctuary moon for the space station, the planet being mined for raw materials used in its construction. This was changed in re-shoots and post production. |
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| The verbal power struggle between Krennic and Tarkin continues. |
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| Amidst dead bodies and a crashed U-wing, Krennic walks the shore to the communications dish tower, which, from the film's teaser trailer, was at a separate location on the island during the original cut. |
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| Filming Krennic's Scarif beach scene on the Pinewood Studios backlot, about to draw his weapon on someone. |
Monday, 2 January 2017
ROGUE ONE: "I NEED YOU TO COME BACK..."
Confusing peace with terror, Orson Krennic has searched the galaxy for the self-exiled scientist Galen Erso- a man of unique vision beyond anything his competitors can rival or achieve. Now Krennic has found Galen, living a simple existence with his family on the isolated rural world of Lah' mu, and nothing is going to stop him from getting his once colleague returned to work to bring his dreams of power and ambition to ultimate fruition, during the great opening to ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY.
Wednesday, 21 December 2016
ROGUE ONE: IN THE SHADOW OF VADER!
SPOILER ALERT! Newly arrived at the fiery hell planet of Mustafar, Director Krennic, on the cusp of greatness with the Death Star operational, seeks the audience and support of the indomitable Darth Vader within the Dark Lord's castle enclave, in a fine moment from ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY.
Rogue One’s Darth Vader is the most melodramatic we’ve seen yet - Polygon
Friday, 9 December 2016
ROGUE ONE: LATEST NEWS & FOOTAGE (DECEMBER - PART 4)
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| "It's beautiful..." Krennic is impressed with the first test of the Death Star, in ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY. |
New trailer: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story IMAX® TV Spot - YouTube
Star Wars: Made GREAT in Britain – Gareth Edwards - YouTube
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story TV Spot 34 - YouTube
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story TV Spot 35 - YouTube
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story TV Spot 36 - YouTube
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story "Scoring Highlights" - YouTube
Rogue One Cast Shares Their Excitement About the Movie - YouTube
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| Bistan is ready to slay Walkers! |
Other material/online articles:
Director Gareth Edwards on Rogue One: A Star Wars Story - YouTube
Ben Mendelsohn’s Secret Star Wars Role - YouTube
Sunday, 4 December 2016
ROGUE ONE: THE BATTLE OF EADU!
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| Wet war! Jyn and her team begin a retrieval mission on Eadu, in ROGUE ONE. All imagery: LUCASFILM/DISNEY. |
SPOILER ALERT! The rain-lashed world of Eadu. Its likely the last new planet to be revealed in ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY, playing host to a major skirmish between Empire and Rebels over the ultimate fate of scientist Galen Erso, the man so key to the development of the Death Star super weapon that could enslave the galaxy. It will be the highest personal stakes battle for Jyn Erso too, desperate to save her father and free him from the grasp of cruel Imperial Director Orson Krennic. What will be the consequences of this spectacular battle? We'll find out from December 15th, 2016, only in UK cinemas.
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| Krennic's shuttle docks at the Eadu facility. |
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| Krennic seems unhappy. |
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| Galen Erso comes to the fore. These three shots may be from a different part of the film. |
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| Cassian targets the scene. |
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| Charging forward as Chirrut and Baze provide nearby cover. |
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| The X-wings play their part. |
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| The mountain range is ablaze! |
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| The Imperial facility is in chaos. |
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| A key and highly-charged moment for Jyn. |
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| Publicity image of Jyn in weather gear and goggles used for TOPPS CARDS. |
Behind the scenes filming shots at Pinewood Studios in 2015...
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| Felicity Jones' stunt double makes a leap! |
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| Explosion on set! |
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| A drenched Gareth Edwards and crew film an equally drenched Felicity Jones. |
Discover more about the prior relationship between Galen Erso and Krennic, and the path to the power of the Death Star super weapon, with James Luceno's best selling CATALYST: A ROGUE ONE NOVEL, out now from CENTURY.
Get it here: Star Wars: Catalyst: A Rogue One Novel: Amazon.co.uk: James Luceno: 9781780893679: Books
Monday, 31 October 2016
ROGUE ONE: LATEST IMAGES...
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| A dangerous time for Jyn and K-2SO on Jedha. Images: DISNEY UK/LUCASFILM. |
A few more shots of ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY have appeared, after prior exclusively debuting on various American sites. Here they are...
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| On the far off world of Lah'mu, a young Krennic (Ben Mendelsohn) and his Death Troopers are on their way to collect on a debt. |
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| Director Gareth Edwards has fun at the UK's Cardington facility, used as the Massassi Temple Rebel base. |
Monday, 10 October 2016
ROGUE ONE: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (AGAIN!)
Director Krennic and his opposition-destroying elite Death Troopers are the focus of the next batch of recently released publicity artwork for ROGUE ONE, getting us all ready like hopping rabbits for the final movie trailer, expected this month. Art by Brian Rood.
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