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by **WyldeMan** 2/2/2015, 8:16 pm

New info has surfaced about one of the planned Star Wars spin off films. The Gareth Edwards film, which is slated to come out in 2016 will center on Boba Fett and Star Wars Rebel character Sabine Wren. Word has it that Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black) is set to play Wren.

by **WyldeMan** 2/2/2015, 8:18 pm

I hope this is true, if Orphan Black has proven anything its that she's probably the most talented actress out there. The way she juggles multiple characters so flawlessly is fantastic and I've been looking forward to her career blowing up more mainstream so this is definitely going to be a massive boost for her career if it does indeed turn out to be true.

by UltimateMarvel 2/2/2015, 9:05 pm

Another Star Wars? Too much Star Wars going on for my taste. Stop it!

by **WyldeMan** 2/2/2015, 10:49 pm

UltimateMarvel wrote:Another Star Wars? Too much Star Wars going on for my taste. Stop it!

Says the Marvel fanboy.

by Rusty 2/2/2015, 11:19 pm

UltimateMarvel wrote:Another Star Wars? Too much Star Wars going on for my taste. Stop it!

It's only too much if it's shit. If it's done properly, there's no reason they shouldn't build a universe.

George Lucas' fuckery is nowhere near this franchise anymore, so it can only get better.

by **WyldeMan** 2/3/2015, 6:39 pm

Looks like Felicity Jones is still in the mix for a leading role along with Tatiana. I am loving the way this movie is shaping up.

by UltimateMarvel 2/3/2015, 7:00 pm

Rusty Cunt wrote:George Lucas' fuckery is nowhere near this franchise anymore, so it can only get better.

Why didn't you just say so? That changes everything! Very Happy

by **WyldeMan** 2/3/2015, 7:09 pm

UltimateMarvel wrote:
Rusty Cunt wrote:George Lucas' fuckery is nowhere near this franchise anymore, so it can only get better.

Why didn't you just say so? That changes everything!

Disney bought the entire brand and all merchandising from Lucas Ltd for $4 BILLION. So you can expect them to make 10 of these movies. But really the world is big enough for it.

by **WyldeMan** 2/3/2015, 9:18 pm

Oh crap....looks like they may have cast Felicity instead of Tatiana and earlier reports that they where up for different roles appear to be false. Damn..........

by **WyldeMan** 3/12/2015, 1:28 pm

‘Star Wars 8′ Gets 2017 Release Date, Spinoff ‘Rogue One’

There are new Star Wars movies coming. Bob Iger just announced two more projects during Disney’s shareholder meeting today: Star Wars 8 will bow May 26, 2017 and be written and directed by Looper‘s Rian Johnson. And the first of the stand-alone spinoff movies based on Star Wars, Star Wars: Rogue One, begins shooting this summer with Felicity Jones officially starring.

Rogue One‘s storyline is by Industrial Light + Magic’s John Knoll and is one of the stand-alone spinoffs Disney and Lucasfilm have indicated will be part of the expanded Star Wars universe. Gareth Edwards is already aboard to direct, and Chris Weitz is handling the rewrite of Gary Whitta’s original script. A December 16, 2016 release date has been set aside.

Jones, who was nominated for a Best Actress Oscar for playing Stephen Hawking’s wife in The Theory Of Everything, was first tipped to be the frontrunner for the lead role in this last month.

by **WyldeMan** 8/15/2015, 9:07 pm

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At D23 today, Lucasfilm announced that Rogue One: A Star Wars Story has begun principal photography. Godzilla helmer Gareth Edwards is directing the movie which "tells the story of resistance fighters who have united to steal plans to the dreaded Death Star." The full cast has also been officially announced, and that consists of Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Donnie Yen, Jiang Wen, Forest Whitaker, Mads Mikkelsen, Alan Tudyk (as a motion capture character), and Riz Ahmed. We'd heard about some of those, but there are a couple of new additions listed above. Either way, that's one hell of a cast for this Star Wars movie.

"Rogue One takes place before the events of Star Wars: A New Hope and will be a departure from the saga films but have elements that are familiar to the Star Wars universe," says Kathleen Kennedy. "It goes into new territory, exploring the galactic struggle from a ground-war perspective while maintaining that essential Star Wars feel that fans have come to know. Gareth is such an innovative director and I’m so excited to be working with him and the extraordinary ensemble cast he’s selected for ‘Rogue One.'"

by **WyldeMan** 8/15/2015, 9:11 pm

Damn, didn't realize they'd already fully cast and began filming that's awesome. Solid director, a cast loaded with great character actors and a pretty bad ass premise. I'll definitely be keeping an eye on this project going forward.

by **WyldeMan** 1/15/2016, 4:19 pm

'Rogue One' Rumor: James Earl Jones to Return to Voice Darth Vader

Way back when in July of last year, we reported rumors of Darth Vader making his triumphant return in the first "Star Wars" spinoff film, "Rogue One." The film follows a band of Rebels in their mission to obtain the plans for the original Death Star, which eventually leads to its destruction.

The story for this film is set to take place prior to "A New Hope," and as such, it wouldn't be completely out of place for everyone's favorite Sith Lord to make his way back into the franchise. What's better is that this would be Darth Vader in his evil prime, meaning that if he were to show up, then he'd be more dangerous than ever to our Rebel heroes. However, despite the plausibility of the rumor, we've received no official confirmation that he would, in fact, make an appearance in the picture.

But don't give up on this rumor just yet. There has been plenty to support the theory of him showing up, and In a recent post on Making Star Wars, the fan site claimed to have word of not only the Darth Vader outfit in the film, but the overall talent involved.

The site said the following:

"We have it on good authority that the Darth Vader costume as seen in 'Star Wars: A New Hope' has been meticulously recreated to match 'A New Hope' perfectly. By all accounts the costume is so close to the original everyone is very happy and very impressed with the work done by Brian Muir and his team."

"The coolest part is we’ve learned that James Earl Jones, the voice, the heart and soul of Darth Vader will return to speak Darth Vader’s lines in 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.' The Darth Vader we all know from the original Star Wars film is effectively back in look, voice, and spirit. There is still no word on if he has already recorded his lines or will in the post-production phase."

At this point, we don't have any word on what Darth Vader's role will be in the overall story of "Rogue One," though it's a given that he would be a huge antagonist of sorts. The site went on to recall that in the opening of "A New Hope," Vader is still searching for these plans, and as such, what happens in that film could potentially be an extension of what he ends up doing in "Rogue One."

by **WyldeMan** 4/6/2016, 4:25 pm

Here's a preview of a new stormtrooper in the trailer debuting tomorrow.

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by UltimateMarvel 4/6/2016, 6:33 pm

Darth Vader is going to be in this? When does this movie take place? This movie just got a whole lot better suddenly.

by **WyldeMan** 4/6/2016, 8:55 pm

UltimateMarvel wrote:Darth Vader is going to be in this? When does this movie take place? This movie just got a whole lot better suddenly.

It takes place between Episodes III & IV. They're trying to intercept the plans to the Death Star. It's the same time period that Star Wars Rebels on Disney XD takes place.

by UltimateMarvel 4/6/2016, 9:55 pm

WyldeMan wrote:It takes place between Episodes III & IV. They're trying to intercept the plans to the Death Star. It's the same time period that Star Wars Rebels on Disney XD takes place.

Cool! I think I might enjoy this more than I did The Force Awakens. I went to see Episode 3 in theaters and I remember leaving the theater loving it. TFA left me with wanting more, there was something missing and that fucking ending was terrible.

by **WyldeMan** 4/6/2016, 10:03 pm

UltimateMarvel wrote:
WyldeMan wrote:It takes place between Episodes III & IV. They're trying to intercept the plans to the Death Star. It's the same time period that Star Wars Rebels on Disney XD takes place.

Cool! I think I might enjoy this more than I did The Force Awakens. I went to see Episode 3 in theaters and I remember leaving the theater loving it. TFA left me with wanting more, there was something missing and that fucking ending was terrible.

The editing felt very off to me, like a lot was left on the cutting room floor. So I'm looking forward to checking out the first Fan Cut that adds all those scenes back into their proper order.

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by **WyldeMan** 5/31/2016, 8:56 am

Disney Reportedly Unhappy With ROGUE ONE; Major Reshoots Imminent

December is expected to be a Star Wars month for the next few years thanks to the new trilogy and several spinoff films. However, Disney's perceived dominance of the box office during the Holiday season might be in jeopardy this year according to Page Six (the same site that had Alden Ehrenreich slotted for Han Solo before the Hollywood trades). The site reports that this isn't your typical and generally anticipated amount of reshoots and the Rogue One is in "crisis" and that the reshoots will be "expensive". One source tells the site that the film simply falls short of the "high bar set by The Force Awakens" and that Disney isn't taking a back seat to the director's artistic vision.

by **WyldeMan** 6/7/2016, 3:44 pm

'ROGUE ONE' Is Reshooting Nearly Half Of The Movie

In the last few weeks, there's been a ton of chatter about ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY. The standalone film, which is being directed by Gareth Edwards (GODZILLA), has been said to be undergoing extensive reshoots. Depending on who you speak to, it's either run-of-the-mill tweaks and pick-ups, or a major overhaul of practically the entire film. The rumor stems from the idea that the suits over at LucasFilm/Disney saw a rough cut of the film and were none too pleased with the direction Edwards took things in.

Well, there's been a lot of spin in both directions. Entertainment Weekly even came out to try and help calm the anxiety fans have been feeling about the reshoots- which are said to be lengthy, costly, and involve a shifting of the film's tone and the development of its characters.

We reached out to a reliable source of ours, who works at the very Pinewood Studios stages where these reshoots are taking place, to see if they could separate facts from spin. Our source has been plenty reliable in the past, since they work at Pinewood- which is the epicenter of so many the industry's blockbusters. So they're right there in the thick of it.

"I've just asked my mate who has been doing work on Rogue One, and that rumour about them reshooting almost half of the movie is true, apparently."

To be clear, our source is stating that ROGUE ONE, which opens in six months, is currently undergoing a reshoot that covers nearly half of the movie.

This is not par for the course. This is not run of the mill. This is huge, and it means that LucasFilm wants some drastic changes.

If you'll recall, GODZILLA got an interesting reception. The film was lauded for its visuals, and for the fleeting moments when the anticipated monster mayhem took place, but was raked over the coals for the somewhat boring, flat depiction of its characters- which actually ate up the bulk of the film's running time. Could ROGUE ONE have turned out the same way? The whispers claim that the film's action sequences aren't being touched or tweaked, which leads one to believe that the issues with the ROGUE ONE mirror the issues from GODZILLA: Strong visuals, great action, solid look and feel, but characters and dramatic beats that don't exactly hit the right notes.

With so much riding on ROGUE ONE, which will be the first ever live-action cinematic expansion of the STAR WARS universe, coming off of the insane success of STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS, it makes sense that the studio would be worried about the characters. Let's face it, without endearing characters the STAR WARS films would fall flat like so many sci-fi sagas before and after A NEW HOPE came out in 1977. Even the Prequel Trilogy was plagued by the complaint that the characters were one-dimensional and that the drama was uninspiring and uninteresting. THE FORCE AWAKENS changed all that, and LucasFilm will be damned if ROGUE ONE brings us back there.

Which brings us back to the news at hand: ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY is, indeed, undergoing a massive reshoot meant to reshape nearly half of the movie. Will it turn out like WORLD WAR Z, which surprised everyone when it came out of a tortured production and was actually good? Or will it be another FANTASTIC FOUR, which had this kind of on-the-spot extensive reworking, and came out an abominable turd? We'll see when ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY comes out on December 16.

by Rusty 7/15/2016, 11:08 pm

by UltimateMarvel 7/16/2016, 4:14 pm

Reshooting half the movie? When did that shit happen? Damn! Personally, I'm just not that excited about another Star Wars movie. I didn't love Force Awakens and if this one doesn't have any Jedis then I probably won't like this one too, give me some real Jedis.

by **WyldeMan** 7/17/2016, 7:45 am

UltimateMarvel wrote:Reshooting half the movie? When did that shit happen? Damn! Personally, I'm just not that excited about another Star Wars movie. I didn't love Force Awakens and if this one doesn't have any Jedis then I probably won't like this one too, give me some real Jedis.

TFA was about the origins of the next-gen Jedi, you kids today lack patience.

by UltimateMarvel 7/17/2016, 10:06 am

WyldeMan wrote:TFA was about the origins of the next-gen Jedi, you kids today lack patience.

That don't mean shit if you can't give me some good saber action. The prequels is where it's at.

by **WyldeMan** 7/17/2016, 3:04 pm

UltimateMarvel wrote:That don't mean shit if you can't give me some good saber action. The prequels is where it's at.

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by UltimateMarvel 7/17/2016, 3:15 pm

lol! I know, I know. But at least the action was solid.

by **WyldeMan** 7/17/2016, 3:18 pm

UltimateMarvel wrote:lol! I know, I know. But at least the action was solid.

Revenge of the Sith was the only prequel I didn't flat out hate and that's just cause Anakin finally went darkside and killed those whiney ass Jedis. Twisted Evil

Order 66 really showed you what a bunch of stupid ass punk bitches they really were, no wonder they got played every step of the way.

by UltimateMarvel 7/17/2016, 6:32 pm

WyldeMan wrote:
UltimateMarvel wrote:lol! I know, I know. But at least the action was solid.

Revenge of the Sith was the only prequel I didn't flat out hate and that's just cause Anakin finally went darkside and killed those whiney ass Jedis.

Order 66 really showed you what a bunch of stupid ass punk bitches they really were, no wonder they got played every step of the way.

That's because nobody anticipated the betrayal. Razz

Anyway, I don't think we'll see a good fight as good as Revenge of the Sith.

by **WyldeMan** 7/17/2016, 8:55 pm

UltimateMarvel wrote:
WyldeMan wrote:
UltimateMarvel wrote:lol! I know, I know. But at least the action was solid.

Revenge of the Sith was the only prequel I didn't flat out hate and that's just cause Anakin finally went darkside and killed those whiney ass Jedis.

Order 66 really showed you what a bunch of stupid ass punk bitches they really were, no wonder they got played every step of the way.

That's because nobody anticipated the betrayal. Anyway, I don't think we'll see a good fight as good as Revenge of the Sith.

I feel think that if your specialty is being able to sense when evil is near from galaxies away, maybe one of the "masters" might have picked up on the fact that they were around talking to and hanging out with the gods damned Evil Emperor for years and were the entire reason he was given power. The Sith were allowed to stomp the arrogant Jedi into near annihilation because the Jedi allowed themselves to be beaten, Yoda's apparently so fucking special and he still got corn holed by the Emporer AND his star student. Razz

by kernel_thai 7/17/2016, 8:56 pm

UltimateMarvel wrote:Reshooting half the movie? When did that shit happen? Damn! Personally, I'm just not that excited about another Star Wars movie. I didn't love Force Awakens and if this one doesn't have any Jedis then I probably won't like this one too, give me some real Jedis.

Sorry to disappoint but the only Jedi about during Rogue One was Obiwan hiding out on Tatooine and Yoda creeping around the swamp on Degoba. If more Jedis show up in Rogue One Im filing a complaint!

by Rusty 7/17/2016, 9:19 pm

kernel_thai wrote:
UltimateMarvel wrote:Reshooting half the movie? When did that shit happen? Damn! Personally, I'm just not that excited about another Star Wars movie. I didn't love Force Awakens and if this one doesn't have any Jedis then I probably won't like this one too, give me some real Jedis.

Sorry to disappoint but the only Jedi about during Rogue One was Obiwan hiding out on Tatooine and Yoda creeping around the swamp on Degoba. If more Jedis show up in Rogue One Im filing a complaint!

I agree. I don't want Jedi's anywhere near this.

by UltimateMarvel 7/17/2016, 10:46 pm

I don't know about a Stat Wars movie with no Jedi's. If they say this is better than TFA then I might go see it.

by **WyldeMan** 7/18/2016, 6:16 am

UltimateMarvel wrote:I don't know about a Stat Wars movie with no Jedi's. If they say this is better than TFA then I might go see it.

Rogue takes place after Order 66 so don't expect Jedi's to be having sword fights everywhere.

by UltimateMarvel 7/18/2016, 9:52 am

I know. A Star Wars movie without Jedi's though, I don't know guys. That's always been the appeal for me. I don't care if it's just one Jedi alive, that would be enough for me.

by **WyldeMan** 7/18/2016, 1:54 pm

UltimateMarvel wrote:I know. A Star Wars movie without Jedi's though, I don't know guys. That's always been the appeal for me. I don't care if it's just one Jedi alive, that would be enough for me.

Watching Jedi die is the appeal for me. Twisted Evil

The only time I've ever liked the Jedi have been in the CGI shows like Clone Wars and Rebels where you get bad ass characters like Asako Tano or the version of Anakin Skywalker that the prequels didn't really deliver on.

Also Abe, this movie does have Vader as he was officially confirmed and it's not just him cause James Earl Jones has returned for Rogue too.

by **WyldeMan** 8/12/2016, 8:24 am

by Rusty 8/12/2016, 6:16 pm

Nice trailer. This is looking really good.

I had my doubts about this when it was announced, but they seem to be doing good things.

by UltimateMarvel 8/12/2016, 8:42 pm

Seeing Vader was exciting. Not sure about this movie but I hope it turns out great.

by Tyger 8/12/2016, 8:47 pm

If nothing else, it looks awesome

by **WyldeMan** 8/13/2016, 6:44 am

Tyger wrote:If nothing else, it looks awesome

I feel like Rogue One is going to give answers as to Rey's lineage with Madds' Galen Erso being her grandfather and Felicity Jones' Jyn Erson being her mother. It will probably tie into the scene from TFA where Rey was dropped off and left as a child.

Also, yes this looks awesome.... Twisted Evil

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