Anghus Houvouras on the final shots of Rogue One and The Force Awakens… – I wrote this column a few days before Carrie Fisher passed away. Like everyone else I was saddened to hear of her passing. I’m sure there are many that will find new appreciation for the final shot in Rogue One given […]
Gareth Edwards discusses Darth Vader’s introduction in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
After months and months of speculation, we finally found out who was in the bacta tank last month with the release of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, with the sequence serving as the film’s introduction to Darth Vader as we see the former Anakin Skywalker sans suit as he attempts to repair his injuries […]
Disney becomes first studio to gross over $3 billion domestically in a single year
2016 was certainly a great year for The Walt Disney Company, with the studio setting a record at the worldwide box office, having pulled in $7.6 billion in total between January 1st and December 31st. Well, Disney has also set a record on the homefront too, with Rogue One: A Star Wars Story helping push its […]
Rogue One originally had the traditional Star Wars opening crawl
One aspect that sets Rogue One: A Star Wars Story apart from the other films in the franchise was the absence of some traditional elements found in the saga films, such as the opening crawl and the transition wipes. Speaking with Empire, director Gareth Edwards has now revealed that at one point in production the standalone film […]
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story editors discuss how the reshoots changed the film
While much has been made of the extensive reshoots on Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, it seems unlikely we’ll ever find out the full story behind the additional photography, or how much it altered the final film. However, speaking to Yahoo!, editors John Gilroy and Colin Goudie have given us some insight into what was […]
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story now passes the $800 million mark worldwide
Though its slowing down some, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is still pulling in a lot of money at the box office. Yesterday it earned another $27 million in total, bringing its North American gross to $440.9 million and $361 million internationally for a combined worldwide total of $801.9 million. Rogue One already became the second-highest grossing […]
The Week in Star Wars – Carrie Fisher obituary, Rogue One passes $700 million, original ending revealed and more
On December 23rd, Carrie Fisher boarded an aeroplane from London to Los Angeles and suffered from a heart attack. She had just completed the European tour of her book. Four days later, she passed away at the age of 60. Fisher was raised into the Hollywood industry. Her mother, Debbie Reynolds, was the star of screen having […]
Lucasfilm’s Doug Chiang on Darth Vader’s castle from Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Darth Vader’s castle is a concept that can be traced back to the late 1970s, when Ralph McQuarrie was producing concept artwork for 1980’s The Empire Strikes Back, and we finally got to see it on screen last month in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story courtesy of director Gareth Edwards, who took us back […]
2016 sets a new domestic box office record with $11.36 billion
Hollywood is celebrating a record year at the North American box office, with THR reporting that 2016’s releases grossed $11.36 billion combined, up 2.1% from 2015’s previous record of $11.14 billion. Disney led the way with the three biggest releases of the year in Finding Dory ($486 million), Rogue One: A Star Wars Story ($430 […]
Spencer Wilding says playing Darth Vader is “every actor’s dream”
Although James Earl Jones is the voice of the most iconic villain in the galaxy Darth Vader, it took two other actors to physically reprise the prestigious role in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Welsh actor Spencer Wilding (who we exclusively revealed as playing Vader back in April) took part in an interview conducted […]
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