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| Directed by | Gareth Edwards |
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| Based on | Characters by George Lucas |
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| Cinematography | Greig Fraser |
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| Music by | Michael Giacchino |
Production company | Lucasfilm Ltd. |
| Distributed by | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
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Running time | 134 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $200–265 million[2][3] |
| Box office | $1.058 billion[4] |
Rogue One (or Rogue One: A Star Wars Story) is a 2016 American epic space opera film directed by Gareth Edwards. The screenplay by Chris Weitz and Tony Gilroy is from a story by John Knoll and Gary Whitta. It was produced by Lucasfilm and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It is the first installment of the Star Wars anthology series, and an immediate prequel to Star Wars (1977).[a] The main cast consists of Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Donnie Yen, Mads Mikkelsen, Alan Tudyk, Riz Ahmed, Jiang Wen, and Forest Whitaker. Set a week before the events of Star Wars, the plot follows a group of rebels who band together to steal plans of the Death Star, the ultimate weapon of the Galactic Empire. It details the Rebel Alliance's first effective victory against the Empire, first referenced in Star Wars' opening crawl.[5]
Based on an idea first pitched by Knoll ten years before it entered development, the film was made to be different in tone and style from the traditional Star Wars films, omitting the customary opening crawl and transitional screen wipes. Principal photography on the film began at Pinewood Studios,[6] Buckinghamshire, in early August 2015 and wrapped in February 2016. The film then went through extensive reshoots in mid-2016.[7] The film's score was composed by Michael Giacchino, rather than John Williams, who composed the score of all prior Skywalker Saga films up to that point. With an estimated production budget of at least $200-265 million, it is one of the most expensive films ever made.
Rogue One premiered in Los Angeles on December 10, 2016, and was theatrically released in the United States on December 16. The film received positive reviews from critics, with praise for its acting, story, visuals, musical score, cinematography, and the darker and more serious tone compared to previous Star Wars films, but criticism for its pacing, characters, and digital recreations of Peter Cushing and Carrie Fisher. It grossed over $1 billion worldwide, making it the 20th-highest-grossing film of all time and the second-highest-grossing film of 2016 during its theatrical run. It received two Academy Award nominations for Best Sound Mixing and Best Visual Effects.
A spin-off television series Andor, debuted on Disney+ on September 21, 2022, with Luna returning as the title character.
- ^ "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on November 13, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
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- ^ Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (June 17, 2019). "Star Wars and Rogue One". Archived from the original on August 4, 2020. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
- ^ "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story". Pinewood Studios. Archived from the original on October 20, 2019. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
- ^ Leadbeater, Alex (December 16, 2016). "How Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Changed During Reshoots". ScreenRant. Archived from the original on November 11, 2019. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
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