![]() In a time of conflict, a group of unlikely heroes band together on a mission to steal the plans to the Death Star, the Empire’s ultimate weapon of destruction. From Lucasfilm comes the first of the Star Wars stand-alone films Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, an epic adventure. After all, shouldn’t he be psyched this guy is delivering the ultimate power in the universe to him? Well, no, not if it isn’t truly the ultimate power. Purchase Rogue One: A Star Wars Story on digital and stream instantly or download offline. ![]() This jibes with Vader’s lack of respect for Krennick in Rogue One. He also cautions the assembled group that the Death Star is insignificant next to the power of The Force. ![]() Vader has a grand old time Force choking Admiral Motti, just as he relishes doing it to Krennic in Rogue One. Lucasfilm exec Pablo Hidalgo encouraged fans to watch this scene before seeing Rogue One, and there are a few possible reasons why. But not with Rogue One and the Death Star.Ī New Hope, Vader isn’t that in to the Death Star Usually when the good guys eliminate a threat, that’s the end of things. After the Rogue One heroes sacrificed themselves, it’s even more disturbing that the Death Star goes on to be used to destroy an entire planet, rather than a city. The destruction of Alderaan is even more tragic when taken alongside the events of Rogue One. It lends a whole new level of urgency to the first minutes of the 1977 film, with the audience now knowing the sacrifice of those until-now unnamed Rebels. No other prequel in film history has flowed so seamlessly into its next installment, with the final moments of Rogue One ending right before A New Hope begins. ![]() Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, opening sequence
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