Considering that it has grossed over $1 billion at the box office and that it currently sits as the seventh highest grossing film of all time, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is probably looking at a pretty long shelf life. More
“Rogue One” is the best “Star Wars” film made in my lifetime. “Rogue One” is gorgeous and thrilling. More
Enlarge ImageIn the climactic battle scene in “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” basically everyone has a gun: the rebels dodging enemy blaster beams along the sand, the storm troopers emerging from the water in their shiny white armor, the long-legged armored walkers knocking down palm trees. More
“Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” and “Sing” loomed large at the multiplexes over the New Year’s holiday, racking up the biggest grosses and ringing out 2016 on a high note. More
Warning: This article contains spoilers about “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.”
Making a new “Star Wars” movie can be like gaining access to a toy collection that has been amassed over four decades. For the creators of “Rogue One,” a film designed as a narrative lead-in to the original “Star Wars,” it was a chance to play with characters, vehicles and locations sacred to this series. More
SPOILERS FOR ROGUE ONE FOLLOW
Rogue One, the recently released Star Wars prequel, has tons of ties to the original films in the form of returning characters. More
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Ben Mendelsohn understands the aesthetic benefits of having an evil entourage. More
“Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” is the king of the U.S. holiday box office with a projected $160 million plus over the six-day Dec. 21-26 period, according to Friday estimates. More
Would this have changed your experience of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story?
Rogue One was the first live-action Star Wars film not to feature an opening crawl, with the filmmakers noting that the movie itself draws inspiration from the crawl to the original 1977 Star Wars.
But after viewing Rogue One, one fan felt inspired to create his own, spending about an hour after his Thursday night screening to craft the words and then using an online tool to put it all together. Here’s the text (and you can watch the finished product above):
The Jedi are all but extinct, the Republic has fallen and in their wake, the Galactic Empire has engulfed the far reaches of the galaxy in fear. Persecuted members of the Old Republic have been thrust into hiding. Only members of…