Rogue One, which was released in theaters last December and on Blu-Ray this past Tuesday, was Disney and Lucasfilm's first attempt at a Star Wars stand-alone movie. But where did the inspiration for the film come from? According to visual effects supervisor John Knoll, it came from an idea for a live action Star Wars television show that was pitched about ten years ago.
“I had heard that Lucasfilm was developing stories for a potential live action TV series, and they were active in story development at the time. I started thinking about, ‘What would be a fun thing to do as a one-hour episode as a live action ‘Star Wars’ TV show?’ One thought was, ‘What about a Mission Impossible-style break-in into the most secure facility in the Empire to steal the Death Star plans? There could be a lot of tension of potentially being discovered and overcoming security measures. That could be a lot of fun!’”
So when it was announced that Lucasfilm was interested in hearing ideas for a stand-alone movie that took place in the Star Wars universe, but was not part of the "Skywalker Saga," Knoll's friends convinced him to pitch his old idea to Kathleen Kennedy, the head of Lucasfilm. Knoll said that at first he didn't think that they were interested in his idea, but then a week later he got a response from Kennedy and Kiri Hart telling him that they wanted to use his idea for the movie. The rest, as the say, is history.
I picked up my copy of Rogue One earlier this week, and I'm going to make it a Star Wars movie marathon weekend. You can look through my older posts to find out what I think is the correct order to watch the movies in. Should be fun!
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