![]() ![]() Crazy fascist visionary Orson Krennic (Ben Mendolsohn) has a dream of a giant moon-resembling space station with star destroying capacity but he can’t build it without the help of scientist and engineer Galen Urso (Mads Mikkelsen). The Empire’s hold on the galaxy appears absolute apart from a small rebel alliance struggling to have much of an impact – an insurgency rather than a full-flown rebellion. The story takes place in the immediate lead-up to the original Star Wars, now known as A New Hope. You don’t really know anybody – except embarrassing Uncle Vader – but you’ll go because there might be somebody cute to pash later on. ![]() If The Force Awakens was like a beloved family reunion – long-awaited and sentimental – then Rogue One is more like a distant cousin’s wedding. But they can only churn these massive projects out so fast, and Disney is desperate never to cede December to another studio, so in the off years we now get films like Rogue One – supposedly stand-alone stories that flesh-out the Star Wars universe. Last year, The Force Awakens restarted the original saga to considerable fan satisfaction – I know one young fellow who saw it three times in a week. Felicity Jones as Jyn in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Photo: DisneyĪnother December, another Star Wars. ![]()
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