Rogue One (2016) [SW Anthology Series)
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That description sounds like it has a lot of potential, if it's legit. The above discussion about the different Anthology movies and the mention of Rebels, made a thought pop into my head. Do you think there is any chance we could get an animated Anthology movie? I know the Clone Wars movie was a disaster, but I think the CW series and Rebels show there is interest in animated Star Wars. Now they could potentially have access to Disney Animation Studios, and the talent behind movies like Frozen, Big Hero 6, and Wreck It Ralph. Disney even owns Pixar, so if they really wanted they could even work with them on it.
It's a nice thought, but honestly I doubt it. If that logic tracked then you'd thing the Marvel animated movies & TV shows would be of a much higher quality.
It seems Disney is still stuck in the headspace of "cartoons are strictly for kids". You can sort of see this approach all over the Rebels show--and that the creators seem to be trying to push back against it, to get back to the more balanced tone they had in TCW.
There was some speculation back when the cast photo was first released that the guy with the moustache might be Biggs. If so, that would suggest they didn't all die stealing the Death Star plans, thus creating some ambiguity regarding the fates of the others.
The only thing we know that might imply their fate is Darth Vader talking about what happened. He tracked several transmissions to Leia's ship and she was now his only link to finding the Rebel's hidden base. If the Rebels had gotten away, wouldn't they have had a copy of the plans on them? Maybe they managed to ditch the evidence and escape, but this is Lord Vader we are talking about. If they were captured, they likely died keeping the Rebel base secret, making Leia the only way he can find out were the Rebels are hiding.
You know, I've always wondered about the EU's interpretation at the 'Bothans' line from Jedi. The way she said it had a lot more weight to it than you'd expect based on how the EU portrayed it.
I wonder if instead of a few shiploads of people, the Empire obliterated a whole city or colony from orbit, just to get at the one or two spies they knew had the location of the Endor shield generator and/or the Emperor's travelling plans. Of course the Emperor wanted them to have it, so the mass murder would have just been to convince the Alliance what they had was legit.
Well, we know a *little* bit just based on the opening crawl and a few lines of dialogue.
We know that Rebel spaceships, striking from a hidden base, won their first victory against the Empire and that during the battle, Rebel spies managed to steal Death Star plans. Which were then subsequently beamed to Leia's ship. But that's about it.
But yeah, the fact that Vader says Leia is his only link to the Rebel base certainly implies that the infiltration team probably didn't make it out.
There might be a Starfighter element as well as a ground forces element to the plan. The Starfighters will likely make it out, but the ground team? Probably not. Rogue One, for the most part, is seen as a pilot designation that Luke would later have on Hoth (though he would be called Rogue Leader)
Perhaps the significance is that 'Rogue One' was the callsign for the ground team leader (Felicity Jones's character, presumably?) and at some point between Yavin & Hoth, Luke and/or Wedge named Rogue Group in their honour? That would make sense if they all died as their sacrifice would be what allows what was left of Red & Gold Squadrons to take out the Death Star.
I think "competent voice actor" would be a more apt description. "Solid" implies an established reputation and a respectable range. Going by his IMDB page he's done almost nothing else, screen-wise. Not saying he couldn't do it, just that we have no reason to believe he could beyond the voice.
Also remember that even veteran actors often baulk at playing characters who spend most of the time behind a mask/helmet. The core of most performances take place between the nose and eyebrows and not many are confident in their abilities if that's taken away. It takes some serious talent and experience to be able to pull off what Gwendoline Christie did with Phasma or what Hugo Weaving did with V.
And before anyone cites Fett or even Vader in the OT, remember that there's a *world* of difference between playing a supporting role/glorified extra and the central charter in an action drama.
Also remember that even veteran actors often baulk at playing characters who spend most of the time behind a mask/helmet. The core of most performances take place between the nose and eyebrows and not many are confident in their abilities if that's taken away. It takes some serious talent and experience to be able to pull off what Gwendoline Christie did with Phasma or what Hugo Weaving did with V.
And before anyone cites Fett or even Vader in the OT, remember that there's a *world* of difference between playing a supporting role/glorified extra and the central charter in an action drama.
Perhaps more will be done with Phasma in later installments, but I don't think what little we saw from Phasma in TFA really required significant talent or experience.