108-513: Tarkin may refer to: Grand Moff Tarkin , a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise Star Wars: Tarkin , a 2014 novel about the character Tarkin, Scottish saint called also Talarican Tarkin (codec) , an Ogg video codec See also [ edit ] Takin Tarin (disambiguation) Tarquin (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
216-492: A cameo appearance overseeing the original Death Star's construction, standing beside Darth Vader ( Hayden Christensen ) and Emperor Palpatine ( Ian McDiarmid ). In the film Rogue One (which takes place just before the events in A New Hope ), Orson Krennic ( Ben Mendelsohn ), Director of Advanced Weapons Research for the Imperial Military, meets with Tarkin, who expresses his skepticism about Krennic's management of
324-460: A "Grand Moff" actually was, joking that it sounded like "something which infests a clothes closet" and characterizing Tarkin as a "deeply cross and unpleasant gentleman". In the 2005 prequel film Revenge of the Sith , Wayne Pygram was able to achieve the likeness of a young version of Tarkin through the use of prosthetic makeup. For his performance as Tarkin in the animated series The Clone Wars ,
432-489: A "a spirited but agonizingly safe attempt to ... to keep the wheels greased between proper installments". He lauded the opening scene and final act, saying the latter reminded him of Star Wars "as we remembered it", and praised the set design and visuals as "gorgeous." He also enjoyed how the film reconciled narrative elements between the original and newer Star Wars films, but felt the lack of interesting character development and requirement to adhere to pre-existing narratives
540-472: A bright blockbuster future for the franchise." On Metacritic , the film has a weighted average score 65 out of 100, based on 51 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale, while PostTrak reported film goers gave the film a 91% overall positive score. IGN reviewer Eric Goldman gave the film 9 out of 10, describing Rogue One 's storytelling being related to
648-500: A group of refugees led by Saw Gerrera , as a test of their loyalty. When the Bad Batch disobeys orders, Tarkin has them arrested, but separates Bad Batch member Crosshair from the others after noticing that he is more loyal to the Empire. Tarkin has Kaminoan scientist Nala Se intensify the programming of Crosshair's inhibitor chip, turning him against his teammates, who escape Kamino. Tarkin
756-477: A holy man from the planet Aquila, but was changed to an antagonist. As the Emperor would not appear until later in the original trilogy, Lucas used Tarkin's final version as the "main villain" of the first film, a personification of the Empire. According to a book created to help promote the original film to prospective theaters, he aspires to become the Emperor. Cushing admitted many years later to not knowing what
864-480: A location for a chase scene in an Imperial base; the location shoot took place overnight, when the station was closed to the public. Early reports put the production budget of the film at $ 200 million. After the film was released, according to reports based on tax filling in the United Kingdom, the film had spent an estimated total of $ 280.2 million and was eligible for UK film production tax breaks which brought
972-439: A member of Blue Squadron. Jordan Stephens appears as Rebel Alliance member Corporal Tonc. Nick Kellington plays Bistan, a door gunner on a U-wing during the battle on Scarif. Ian Whyte plays Moroff, a member of Saw Gerrera's Partisans. Daniel Mays appears as Tivik. Rian Johnson and Ram Bergman , director and producer of Star Wars: The Last Jedi , respectively, cameo as two Death Star technicians. In 2003, during
1080-667: A mixed response, with questions being raised about the morality of using a dead actor's likeness. Introduced in the first film in the original Star Wars trilogy , Governor Tarkin is the Grand Moff of the Galactic Empire and commander of the Death Star . After Emperor Palpatine dissolves the Imperial Senate, Tarkin and Darth Vader (portrayed by David Prowse , voiced by James Earl Jones ) are charged with pursuing and destroying
1188-536: A new Imperial Star Fighter, or it will be shut down in favor of diverting resources to Krennic's "Stardust project" - which would eventually become the Death Star. Tarkin (voiced again by Stanton) appears in the Disney+ series Star Wars: The Bad Batch , set between the events of The Clone Wars and Rebels . In the premiere episode, "Aftermath", Admiral Tarkin arrives on Kamino to discuss with Prime Minister Lama Su if
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#17328686422121296-508: A powerful superweapon called "The Tarkin" after the late Grand Moff. His protegee and lover, Natasi Daala, is later featured as a frequent antagonist in novels set after his death. West End Games ' roleplaying material describes the "Tarkin Doctrine", which emphasizes ruling "through the fear of force, rather than force itself", and has been mentioned various other times in the Star Wars canon. He
1404-485: A pretext to take control of the Death Star. Bodhi leads the group to Galen's Imperial research facility on the planet Eadu , where Cassian hesitates to kill Galen. Rebel bombers then attack the facility. Galen is wounded and dies in Jyn's arms before she escapes with her group on a stolen Imperial cargo shuttle. Krennic is summoned by Darth Vader to answer for the attack on Jedha City. Krennic seeks his support for an audience with
1512-522: A rescue team. Initially pessimistic about being in enemy territory, Tarkin puts himself at odds with Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker ( Matt Lanter ), but their respective opinions of each other improve when each realizes that both know Supreme Chancellor Palpatine ( Ian Abercrombie ). During a skirmish, Tarkin fights and attempts to execute Citadel Warden Osi Sobeck ( James Arnold Taylor ), but fails when Sobeck swiftly retaliates and nearly kills him. However, Tarkin
1620-560: A revenue of $ 81.1 million with nearly 4 million units sold, making it the third best-selling title of 2017 behind Moana and Beauty and the Beast . It was also released on Ultra HD Blu-ray on March 31, 2020, whilst also being reissued on Blu-ray and DVD. To promote the release of Andor , Disney re-released Rogue One into over 150 IMAX theaters across the United States and Canada on August 26, 2022, featuring an exclusive preview of
1728-462: A unspecified role, while Riz Ahmed was in negotiations to join the film. In May, Mendelsohn, Ahmed, and Diego Luna were added to the cast in lead roles of the film. Forest Whitaker was cast in June 2015. In July 2015, Jonathan Aris was chosen to play Senator Jebel. Genevieve O'Reilly was cast as Mon Mothma, reprising her role from Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith . James Earl Jones
1836-487: A vocal cameo. Ian McElhinney , Michael Smiley , Andy de la Tour , and Tim Beckmann play General Jan Dodonna , Dr. Evazan , General Hurst Romodi, and Captain Raymus Antilles , respectively. Warwick Davis plays Weeteef Cyubee, a member of Saw Gerrera's Partisans. Dave Filoni reprises his role as C1-10P from Star Wars Rebels . Stephen Stanton voices Admiral Raddus , while Paul Kasey appears in costume as
1944-545: A week before the events of Star Wars: A New Hope, 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 . Omitting the customary opening crawl and transitional screen wipes from the traditional Star Wars films,
2052-805: 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 Grand Moff Tarkin and Princess Leia . It grossed over $ 1 billion worldwide, finishing its theatrical run as second-highest-grossing film of 2016 . It received two Academy Award nominations for Best Sound Mixing and Best Visual Effects . A prequel television series, titled Andor , premiered on
2160-583: Is 200,000 views short of what the first teaser trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens was receiving in November 2014. In June 2016, Rogue One was promoted at the Star Wars Celebration Europe III event in London. During the event, a new official poster was unveiled, which depicts a battle taking place on the tropical planet Scarif, with the Death Star looming large in a blue sky, above which
2268-429: Is a wonderful musical language that John put together for the original films. I wanted to honor that vernacular but still do something new with it, something that was still me in a way. —Michael Giacchino, on balancing the musical traditions of Star Wars with his original music for Rogue One . In March 2015, it was reported that Alexandre Desplat who had worked with Edwards on Godzilla (2014), would compose
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#17328686422122376-578: Is also mentioned during the New Jedi Order novel series as having been present on Zonama Sekot with Anakin Skywalker. In the comics series Darth Vader and the Lost Command , Tarkin is seen telling Vader of a missing convoy of Imperial craft and adds that his own son was in command of the convoy and is also missing. Rogue One Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is a 2016 American epic space opera film directed by Gareth Edwards . The screenplay
2484-480: Is covertly ordered to aid Jyn but to kill Galen rather than extract him. Jyn, Cassian, and reprogrammed former Imperial droid K-2SO travel to Jedha, where the Empire loots kyber crystals to power the Death Star. In Jedha City, Saw and his partisans are engaged in an armed insurgency against the Empire and Jyn and Cassian get caught in the crossfire. Aided by blind spiritual warrior Chirrut Îmwe and his mercenary friend Baze Malbus , Jyn makes contact with Saw, who
2592-510: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Grand Moff Tarkin Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise. He was introduced in the original 1977 Star Wars film as the commander of the Death Star , a gigantic space station built by the Galactic Empire . Tarkin is portrayed by Peter Cushing in Star Wars . Tarkin also appears in
2700-455: Is holding Bodhi. Saw shows her the message in which Galen reveals he has secretly built a vulnerability into the Death Star. The schematics are located in an Imperial data vault on the planet Scarif . Onboard the Death Star, Krennic orders a test fire, which destroys Jedha City. Jyn and her group take Bodhi and flee the moon, but Saw remains there to die. Imperial governor Grand Moff Tarkin congratulates Krennic before using Bodhi's defection as
2808-514: Is informed of a Rebel attack on Scarif, the planet where the plans to the Death Star are kept. He orders the jump to hyperspace to the planet, where an ongoing battle between the Empire and the Rebel Alliance rages. Tarkin has the Death Star target and destroy the Scarif base, killing Krennic, Jyn Erso ( Felicity Jones ), Cassian Andor ( Diego Luna ), and any other survivor of the ground battle. In
2916-434: Is later promoted to Governor, and in the episode "Replacements", he puts Crosshair in charge of an "elite squad" of recruited soldiers, who are then sent to finish the mission the Bad Batch had abandoned. After the mission is successful, Tarkin sees potential for conscripts. In the episode "Return to Kamino", after most Imperial personnel are evacuated from Kamino, Tarkin orders Vice Admiral Rampart to destroy all settlements on
3024-493: Is printed the tagline "A Rebellion Built on Hope". A second teaser trailer was screened exclusively at the event, and it was reviewed favorably by critics; The Daily Telegraph noted that the trailer revealed new locations such as the planets Jedha and Scarif, and that its most significant revelation came in the final seconds of the teaser, with the appearance of Darth Vader, reflected in a computer screen and accompanied by his classic breathing sound effect. Variety also hailed
3132-633: Is rescued just in time by Anakin's Padawan Ahsoka Tano ( Ashley Eckstein ). In the fifth season, Tarkin, now an admiral, suspects Ahsoka of masterminding a terrorist attack on the Jedi Temple, and attempts to have the Padawan arrested. After Ahsoka is recaptured, Tarkin requests that the Jedi Order expel her and turn her over to the Republic so she can receive more "impartial" judgement. The Jedi concede and Ahsoka
3240-502: Is shot and wounded by Cassian. Jyn transmits the schematics to the Rebel command ship moments before the Death Star arrives above Scarif, commanded by Tarkin. He orders the Death Star to destroy the citadel, killing everyone, including Krennic, Cassian, and Jyn. The Rebel fleet prepares to jump to hyperspace , but many ships are intercepted by Darth Vader's Star Destroyer. Vader boards the Rebel command ship and kills many troops trying to regain
3348-400: Is subsequently killed by Luke Skywalker ( Mark Hamill ), who succeeds in destroying the Death Star by firing torpedoes into the exhaust port. Tarkin is last seen deep in thought seconds before the Death Star explodes. At the end of Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith , the final film in the Star Wars prequel trilogy , a younger version of Tarkin, played by Wayne Pygram , makes
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3456-448: Is tried before a jury of senators, with Tarkin heading the prosecution while Padmé Amidala ( Catherine Taber ) heads the defense. Despite Padmé's impressive defense, Tarkin casts doubt by mentioning that Ahsoka had been seen with Dark Jedi Asajj Ventress ( Nika Futterman ). After Tarkin and Padmé's arguments conclude and the jury reaches a verdict that Palpatine is about to read, Anakin arrives with Barriss Offee ( Meredith Salenger ),
3564-518: The Emperor , but Vader instead force-chokes him and orders him to ensure no further problems occur. Jyn proposes a mission to steal the Death Star schematics, but the Alliance Council feels there is no chance of victory. Frustrated at their inaction, Jyn's group leads a small squad of volunteers, which Bodhi dubs "Rogue One," to raid the vault. Using the stolen Imperial shuttle, they gain access through
3672-683: The Laamu Atoll in the Maldives, as well as the former RAF Bovingdon airfield, were used to represent Scarif. Wadi Rum in Jordan and the fortification of Masada was used to represent Jedha. Pymmes Park in Edmonton, London was also used for location filming, and scenes set on Yavin 4 were filmed at Cardington Airfield . Gareth Edwards selected the London Underground 's Canary Wharf station as
3780-469: The Rebel Alliance . He threatens Princess Leia Organa ( Carrie Fisher ) with the destruction of her home planet, Alderaan , if Leia does not reveal the location of the Rebel main base of operations. When Leia names the planet Dantooine as the base's location, he destroys Alderaan regardless, hoping to make an example out of the planet's support of the Rebellion. Upon learning that Leia's coerced information
3888-453: The Death Star project. Tarkin oversees the Death Star's first attack on the Rebellion when it is used to destroy the Holy City of the planet Jedha. Impressed, he congratulates Krennic before announcing that he is going to take command of the Death Star from that point on, pointing out security breaches that had occurred under Krennic's command (much to Krennic's chagrin). Later in the film, Tarkin
3996-620: The Disney+ series ahead of its three-episode premiere on September 21, 2022. Rogue One grossed $ 534.9 million in the United States and Canada, and $ 523.9 million in other countries, for a worldwide total of $ 1.059 billion. Deadline Hollywood calculated the film's net profit as $ 319.6 million, accounting for production budgets, marketing, talent participation, and other costs; box office grosses and home media revenues placed it third on their list of 2016's "Most Valuable Blockbusters". In late November 2016, box office projections for
4104-404: The Empire should continue to produce clone troopers , noting that conscripted soldiers would be less expensive. He later evaluates Clone Force 99, a group of genetically enhanced clone troopers also known as the Bad Batch, through a battle simulation. While impressed by their extraordinary skills, he also notices disobedience in them. He then dispatches them to the planet of Onderon to eliminate
4212-567: The Empire, taking a holographic message from Galen to Saw on the moon Jedha . Rebel Alliance intelligence officer Cassian Andor learns of the Death Star and Bodhi's defection from an informant. Jyn is freed from an Imperial labor camp on Wobani and is brought to the Rebels' base on Yavin IV , where Rebel leader Mon Mothma convinces her to find Galen so the Alliance can learn more about the superweapon. Cassian
4320-457: The Inquisitor for their repeated failures to stop the planet's Rebel cell . Tarkin has the Inquisitor execute Commandant Aresko and Taskmaster Grint (both David Shaughnessy ) for their inability to deal with the cell's leader, Jedi Knight Kanan Jarrus ( Freddie Prinze Jr. ). Later, Tarkin sets a trap for the Rebels and manages to capture Kanan during their mission to send a message through one of
4428-545: The Lothal Rebels. He subsequently grants her request for use of the Seventh Fleet, commanded by Grand Admiral Thrawn ( Lars Mikkelsen ). Tarkin appears via hologram in the season three finale, being briefed on Thrawn's imminent attack on Atollon to stymie a coordinated Rebel attack on Lothal. Towards the end of season four, he warns Thrawn that he must prove the worth of his TIE Defender program, Thrawn's prototype design of
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4536-405: The Rebel fleet, and Baze is killed shortly afterward. Bodhi is killed by a grenade after informing the Rebel fleet that it must deactivate the planetary shield to allow the transmission of the plans. Rebel Admiral Raddus uses a Rebel ship to crash two Imperial Star Destroyers into each other; the wreckage destroys the shield generator. Jyn obtains the schematics but is ambushed by Krennic, who
4644-497: The United States and Canada had the film grossing $ 100–150 million during its opening weekend. Disney chairman Bob Iger noted that Disney and Lucasfilm did not expect Rogue One to match The Force Awakens ' total gross of $ 2.1 billion, nor its $ 248 million opening. Pre-sale tickets for the film went on sale at 12:01 am EST on November 28, 2016. Within 10 minutes, ticket sale sites such as Fandango crashed, much like they had in advance of The Force Awakens
4752-470: The Vader reveal, and noted that the emphasis of the production was much more on the kinetic depiction of large battle sequences and full-on warfare, comparing it to Francis Ford Coppola 's 1979 Vietnam War epic Apocalypse Now . A showreel was also shown during the event, which featured footage from the film, cut with behind-the-scenes shots and interviews with the director and cast members. The second trailer
4860-426: The alien character on-screen. Duncan Pow plays Ruescott Melshi , a sergeant in the Rebel Alliance. Additionally, Alistair Petrie plays General Davits Draven, Ben Daniels plays General Antoc Merrick, and Valene Kane plays Lyra Erso, Jyn's mother. Jonathan Aris , Fares Fares , and Sharon Duncan-Brewster appear as Senators Nower Jebel, Vasp Vaspar, and Tynnra Pamlo, respectively. Simon Farnaby plays
4968-596: The animated television series Star Wars: The Clone Wars , set during the events of the prequel trilogy, a younger Tarkin (voiced by Stephen Stanton ) is depicted as a Captain and later an Admiral in the Galactic Republic Navy. In the third season, Captain Tarkin and Jedi Master Even Piell (Blair Bess) are ambushed and attacked by Separatist forces. Prisoners to the Citadel, Tarkin and Piell are freed from captivity by
5076-444: The body of actor Guy Henry . Lucasfilm secured permission from the late actor's estate to include him in the film. The team searched through archival footage of Cushing footage in order to find suitable reference material, and Henry provided the motion capture and voice work. A digital model of Cushing was mapped over Henry's performance like a digital body mask. Cushing's mannerisms, including his manner of speaking, were studied by
5184-401: The creative team and applied to the digital Tarkin model. Cushing's estate was heavily involved with the creation and had input right down to "small, subtle adjustments." A similar process was used in the portrayal of Princess Leia; Carrie Fisher's appearance as Leia in the first film was superimposed over the face of Norwegian actress Ingvild Deila and archival audio of Fisher saying "hope"
5292-409: The depiction of the Death Star. He also offered general praise for cast performances, including that of Mikkelsen, Mendelsohn, Jones, Tudyk, Yen, and Luna, but felt the film did not "go rogue at any stage" and considered it to be released during the cultural zeitgeist of Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015). In another 4 star review for The Guardian , Mark Kermode further praised the cast, enjoying
5400-487: The diversity and positively compared Jynn's character to that of Ellen Ripley from the film Aliens (1986). He also praised the cinematography of the battle scenes, which he described as being evocative of the Normandy landings and Vietnam War , and felt the standalone nature of the film allowed it to raise the dramatic stakes during the third act. In a more critical review, The Washington Post ' s Ann Hornaday regarded
5508-507: The ending. In August, Gilroy was given screenplay credit alongside Weitz and was paid $ 5 million for his work on the film. Additionally, Christopher McQuarrie , Scott Z. Burns , and Michael Arndt all contributed to the script at various stages in development. In July 2016, discussing whether the film would feature an opening crawl , Kathleen Kennedy said, "we're in the midst of talking about it, but I don't think these [anthology] films will have an opening crawl." Edwards explained that
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#17328686422125616-425: The ensemble cast from criticism by contending it highlighted the film's anti-fascist themes. Chang also speculated that the film had faster pacing due to wanting to avoid criticisms of slow pacing from the prequel trilogy. Peter Bradshaw , a film critic of The Guardian giving a 4 star rating , enjoyed the film for providing "muscular and adroit "variations on familiar Star Wars elements and themes in addition to
5724-687: The events of A New Hope , after capturing Leia Organa , but before his armour was stolen by Luke Skywalker in order to rescue Organa. With the 2012 acquisition of Lucasfilm by The Walt Disney Company , most of the licensed Star Wars Expanded Universe material produced since the originating 1977 film Star Wars was rebranded as Star Wars Legends and declared non-canon to the franchise in April 2014. In Legends , Tarkin appears in several novels, including Death Star , Cloak of Deception , Rogue Planet and Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader . The original Marvel Star Wars comic series features
5832-571: The events of A New Hope . The novel was one of the first four canon novels to be released in 2014 and 2015. Tarkin's Star Destroyer, the Executrix , is introduced; it later appears in Rogue One . In the novel, he advocates for the Tarkin Doctrine , a military system based on "the threat of force, rather than force itself". His philosophy becomes central to Imperial policy and earns him the position as
5940-421: The film "progressive," while noting its painstaking faithfulness to the production design style of the original Star Wars trilogy . The Hollywood Reporter also noted the visual nods to the original trilogy, and examined the film's possible narrative direction, considering that the outcome is to some extent already revealed in the opening crawl of A New Hope . The Atlantic writer David Sims stated that
6048-421: The film and that Gary Whitta would write the script. In October of the same year, cinematographer Greig Fraser revealed that he was hired to work on the film. In January 2015, it was revealed that Whitta had completed his work on the script, and would no longer be involved with the project. Simon Kinberg was considered as a replacement. Later that month, it was announced Chris Weitz had signed to continue
6156-555: The film as being reminiscent of the original trilogy, and enjoyed Edward's direction and the pacing. He especially enjoyed Jones' performance and the action sequences in the third act, although he felt the film's exposition slightly undermined character interactions. Travers went on to give the film 4 stars. /Film rated Rogue One an 8 out of 10, with writer Peter Sciretta enjoying the darker tone, action sequences, Giacchino's score, and felt it retroactively improved Star Wars by providing additional context and backstory. Sciretta wished
6264-452: The film as being simplistic and a "placeholder", comparing its imagery to Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) and Arrival (2016). She positively regarded the visual aesthetic, Giacchino's score, and darker tone, but thought the plot was unoriginal and lacked the tone of previous Star Wars films. That said, she regarded the film as superior to the prequel trilogy. Similarly, giving a C+ grade, IndieWire 's David Ehrlich similarly regarded it as
6372-550: The film focused on further characterization, which he felt was neglected due to the ensemble cast and runtime. Justin Chang , writing for the Los Angeles Times , praised Fraser's cinematography and also enjoyed the action sequences, feeling its storytelling would "immediately ascend to classic status" and justified its existence. He particularly emphasized the cast, and commended the performances of Yen, Luna, and Jones; he defended
6480-400: The film was "supposed to be different than the saga films," and that "This film is born out of a crawl. ... There's this feeling that if we did a crawl, then it'll create another movie." In November 2016, Kennedy confirmed the film would not feature an opening crawl, instead beginning in "a way that is traditional, with just the title." At the 2016 Star Wars Celebration , Edwards said that
6588-557: The film was intended to be different in tone and style and shot more like a war film. Principal photography on the film began at Pinewood Studios , Buckinghamshire , in early August 2015 and wrapped in February 2016. The film then went through extensive reshoots in mid-2016 . 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 $ 200–280.2 million, it
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#17328686422126696-761: The film were also included in the mobile games Star Wars: Force Arena , Star Wars Commander , and Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes . Rogue One premiered at the Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles on December 10, 2016. The film was released in certain European countries on December 14, 2016, in North America on December 16, and in China on January 6, 2017. Rogue One was released on Digital HD on March 24, 2017, and by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment on Blu-ray , Blu-ray 3D , and DVD on April 4. The film made
6804-404: The film's lead. In February 2015, it was announced that Jones was in final talks to star in the film, while Aaron Paul and Édgar Ramírez were being eyed for the male lead role. In March 2015, Jones was officially cast as Jyn Erso. In March 2015, it was rumored that Ben Mendelsohn was being considered for a lead role. The next month, it was reported that Sam Claflin was being looked at for
6912-475: The film's title had three underlying meanings: "a military sign," referring to the Red Squadron from A New Hope ; "the 'rogue' one" of the franchise, given it is the first film to not be part of the main saga; and a description of Jyn Erso's personality. In January 2015, The Hollywood Reporter stated numerous actresses, including Tatiana Maslany , Rooney Mara , and Felicity Jones were being assessed for
7020-410: The film, including new game modes, a map based on the planet Scarif, and Jyn Erso and Orson Krennic as playable characters. A free virtual reality mission for PlayStation 4 was also released alongside the expansion. A free update for Star Wars Battlefront II (2017) was released in April 2020, adding a different Scarif map and other Rogue One -inspired content. Several characters and concepts from
7128-491: The film. Months after the film was released, Marvel Comics adapted the film into a six-part comic book miniseries, which adds extra content. In August 2017, IDW Publishing announced that it would make a one-shot graphic novel adaptation of the film, which was released one day after the Marvel miniseries' collection was released. Unlike the Marvel miniseries, this graphic novel will have slightly more cartoonish visuals. In
7236-415: The films Revenge of the Sith and Rogue One , and in the animated series The Clone Wars , Rebels , and The Bad Batch . He is featured in the 2014 novel Tarkin , which details his backstory and his rise to power within the Empire. In 2006, the entertainment website IGN called Tarkin "one of the most formidable villains" in Star Wars history. Tarkin's character was originally conceived as
7344-410: The final net cost down to $ 232.4 million. On February 11, 2016, Disney executives stated the film was "virtually completed." Several weeks of pre-scheduled reshoots began in June 2016. Tony Gilroy, who was an uncredited writer on the film at the time, was hired to direct the reshoots and rework aspects of the film, earning him a screenwriting credit. In 2023, Edwards disputed the reports that he
7452-451: The first Grand Moff in the Empire. (In the Galactic Empire, a "Moff" is the governor of a Sector, or subdivision of the Empire; a "Grand Moff" is the governor of an Oversector, a grouping of several Sectors.) In Glen Weldon 's short story "Of MSE-6 and Men", featured in the anthology From a Certain Point of View , Tarkin is revealed to have been sleeping with the stormtrooper TK-421 during
7560-515: The lead role in British TV show Young Sherlock , but insisted on a screen test as he was not comfortable that his vocal imitation was accurate, stating he sounded more " Peter O'Toole than Peter Cushing". The ILM team searched through hours of footage to find suitable material of Cushing to build from. The footage from A New Hope was lit very differently to the lighting used in Rogue One and had to be digitally changed. The more they manipulated
7668-445: The lighting to match the other actors in the scenes the less like Cushing the character model looked, which meant creating a balancing act between "a digital figure" and "one who looked precisely like Cushing". The owners of Cushing's estate were heavily involved with the creation and had input right down to small and subtle adjustments. The result, which has been called "one of the most complex and costly CGI re-creations ever", received
7776-496: The loss of his Star Destroyer personally, Tarkin orders that Maketh Tua be brought before him for her failure to find the Lothal rebels. Knowing the true meaning behind the summoning after the deaths of Aresko and Grint, Tua attempts to defect to the rebellion, but she is killed by Vader and Kallus before she can leave Lothal. Tarkin later appears in the season three premiere where he meets with Governor Pryce (Mary Elizabeth Glynn) regarding
7884-848: The newly revealed footage looked like "a trailer to a different movie than the one advertised earlier," remarking that Jyn Erso appeared to be portrayed as a more vulnerable character, and highlighting the appearance of Galen Erso as a protective father figure. Vanity Fair also commented on the emphasis given to Jyn's relationship with her father, suggesting that Rogue One was drawing on "the Star Wars franchise's greatest natural resource: daddy issues." The film's publicity tour began in Mexico on November 23, 2016. In Asia, Disney focused marketing efforts on Donnie Yen , with his individual poster being used for marketing in territories including Japan, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Hong Kong , China, Vietnam, and Malaysia. The official Star Wars Facebook page of
7992-418: The next day, securing a total of $ 155.1 million in its opening weekend, the third-biggest debut of 2016. It topped the box office once again in its second weekend, grossing $ 64 million (down 58.7%) over the three day weekend, and $ 96.1 million over the four day weekend. On Christmas Day, it grossed $ 25.9 million. It finished first at the box office again in its third weekend, grossing $ 49.6 million (−22.5%) over
8100-443: The original version of the script. However, the producers opted for a more tragic ending and never filmed the original version. In May 2016, reports emerged the film would undergo five weeks of reshoots with Tony Gilroy writing additional scenes, as well as acting as a second-unit director under Edwards. With input from Edwards, Gilroy oversaw the edit and additional photography of the film which tackled several issues, including
8208-475: The planet's communication towers. The Rebels' message gets sent out, but Tarkin then orders the tower to be destroyed. Kanan is tortured by the Inquisitor and transported to the Mustafar system aboard Tarkin's Star Destroyer . During Kanan's rescue by Rebel forces, Tarkin's Star Destroyer is destroyed, and the Inquisitor is killed. On Lothal, Tarkin introduces Agent Kallus to Darth Vader ( James Earl Jones ). Taking
8316-535: The planet's shield. Jyn, Cassian, and K-2SO infiltrate the base while the others attack the Imperial garrison as a diversion. The Alliance learns of the raid from intercepted Imperial communications and deploys their fleet in support, leading to a space battle against the Imperial fleet. K-2SO sacrifices himself so Jyn and Cassian can retrieve the data. Chirrut is killed after activating the switch to allow communication with
8424-671: The planet, wiping out most of the Kaminoan race. In the series finale episode "The Cavalry Has Arrived", he went with Captain Bragg and the stormtroopers to find Dr. Royce Hemlock's base destroyed. Tarkin appears in Catalyst: A Rogue One Novel , the prequel novel to Rogue One , where Tarkin forms a rivalry with Advanced Weapons Director Orson Krennic. Star Wars: Tarkin explores the title character's origins, and chronicles how he meets and aligns himself with Emperor Palpatine and Darth Vader prior to
8532-476: The plot of Star Wars (1977) as a "tricky gambit", but praised it for being clear and connected. He also enjoyed the visual aesthetic, which he opined helped establish its own identity, and praised the performances of Jones, Luna, and Tudyk. He disliked the film's connection to other Star Wars films, disliking the use of digital effects to recreate a character from the original trilogy, deeming it as " uncanny valley ." Peter Travers of Rolling Stone affirmed
8640-554: The production of Episode III in Sydney, John Knoll , the visual effects supervisor for all three prequels, pitched an episode for the unproduced series Star Wars: Underworld . At the time, he had written a short treatment called "Destroyer of Worlds". After the Disney acquisition he felt as though he had to pitch it again or forever wonder "what might've happened if I had." In May 2014, Disney announced that Gareth Edwards would direct
8748-508: The public mind. Disney agreed to embargo promotion on Rogue One until after mid-2015, with the exception of a very short teaser which was screened at Star Wars Celebration in Anaheim that year. A teaser trailer for Rogue One , released by Lucasfilm on April 7, 2016, was praised by reviewers for its portrayal of strong female characters. The Daily Telegraph described Jyn Erso 's character as "a roguish, Han Solo -style heroine," calling
8856-452: The real mastermind of the attack. In the television series Star Wars Rebels , Tarkin (voiced once again by Stanton) starts off as Governor of the Outer Rim territories, including Lothal , but eventually receives his Grand Moff title. He visits the planet Lothal to deal with its growing Rebel activity, and reprimands Minister Maketh Tua ( Kath Soucie ), Agent Kallus ( David Oyelowo ), and
8964-596: The release of the film Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation in July 2015, because the titles were deemed too similar. Paramount Pictures registered and cleared the title with the Motion Picture Association of America in January 2015, well before Disney announced the title of its forthcoming Star Wars spinoff. Disney and Lucasfilm had to reach an agreement with Paramount over promotion in order to avoid any confusion in
9072-402: The respective Asian countries also featured clips and videos of Donnie Yen speaking various languages, greeting fans and telling them to support the film. Disney also released various versions of international trailers with more footage of Yen. A tie-in novel to the film, Catalyst: A Rogue One Novel , was released on November 15, 2016. Written by veteran Star Wars novelist James Luceno ,
9180-532: The same month, Marvel Comics released the Star Wars: Rogue One – Cassian & K-2SO Special , a 40-page one-shot comic focusing on the first meeting between Cassian Andor and K-2SO. The comic was written by Duane Swierczynski and pencilled by Fernando Blanco. A downloadable expansion pack for Star Wars Battlefront (2015), titled Rogue One: Scarif , was released in December 2016, and added content based on
9288-409: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Tarkin . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tarkin&oldid=1164355441 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
9396-480: The schematics, but a smaller ship escapes with the plans. Aboard the fleeing ship as it enters hyperspace, Princess Leia Organa declares that the schematics will provide hope for the Rebellion. Jimmy Smits , Genevieve O'Reilly , Anthony Daniels , and Jimmy Vee reprise their roles from previous films as Bail Organa , Mon Mothma , C-3PO , and R2-D2 , respectively; Vee is uncredited for his role. James Earl Jones also reprises his role from previous films as
9504-695: The score for Rogue One , and had confirmed it in an April 2016 interview. As the film's reshooting affected the post-production process, Desplat opted out from the project due to his commitments for scoring Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017), and was replaced by Michael Giacchino in September 2016. Giacchino only had four and a half weeks to compose the music for the film, beginning almost immediately after finishing scoring Doctor Strange . In addition to composing original themes, Giacchino incorporated some of John Williams' themes from previous films into
9612-460: The score. The official soundtrack was released by Walt Disney Records on December 16, 2016. An extended version of the soundtrack was released on February 11, 2022, which includes additional demos composed for the film score, and cues that were not included in the album, or being un-edited. A vinyl edition was further released by Mondo in March 2022. Promotion of Rogue One was initially delayed by
9720-425: The script's development for the film. In March 2015, the title Rogue One was officially revealed. Edwards stated the style of the film would be similar to that of a war film , stating, "It's the reality of war. Good guys are bad. Bad guys are good. It's complicated, layered; a very rich scenario in which to set a movie." Assuming Disney would not allow a dark ending, Edwards had the main characters surviving in
9828-520: The story is set some years before the events of Rogue One , and provides a backstory to the 2016 film. The novelization of the film was written by Alexander Freed, and released on December 16, 2016. Months after the film was released, Lucasfilm Press published two further novels, titled Star Wars: Rebel Rising and Star Wars: Guardians of the Whills on May 2, 2017. Rebel Rising was written by Beth Revis , and explains what happened to Jyn Erso between
9936-473: The streaming service Disney+ on September 21, 2022. Research scientist Galen Erso and his family hide on the planet Lah'mu when Imperial weapons developer Orson Krennic arrives to press him into completing the Death Star , a superweapon capable of destroying planets. Galen's wife Lyra is killed in the confrontation while their daughter Jyn escapes and is rescued by rebel extremist Saw Gerrera . Fifteen years later, cargo pilot Bodhi Rook defects from
10044-449: The three-day weekend and $ 65.5 million over the four-day weekend. In its fourth weekend, Sunday projections had the film grossing $ 22 million, besting newcomer Hidden Figures ' $ 21.8 million. However, final figures the following day revealed the film tallied a weekend total of $ 21.9 million, falling to second place behind Hidden Figures ' $ 22.8 million. The IMAX re-release of the film on August 26, 2022, made $ 1.1 million over
10152-425: The time her mother died and the day when Rebel agents freed her from an Imperial labor camp, a time period that the film skips over in its opening minutes. Guardians of the Whills was written by novelist and comic writer Greg Rucka , and focuses on the characters Chirrut and Baze, telling their backstories as well as giving more context to the events that happened on Jedha prior to the Imperial occupation depicted in
10260-400: The trailer brought "back some memorable pieces of architecture, from the lumbering AT-AT walkers to the Death Star itself, not to mention the glorious 70s costuming of Star Wars ." He added that the trailer has "the look," blending the old with the new. The trailer was viewed close to 30 million times in its first 29 hours, at a rate of 800,000 views per hour, from Facebook and YouTube, which
10368-508: The voice actor Stephen Stanton researched Cushing's performances and then tried to imitate what Cushing might have sounded like in his mid-thirties and soften his voice to portray a level of humanity. In the 2016 film Rogue One , archival footage and a digital scan of Peter Cushing's life mask made for the 1984 film Top Secret! were used to create a 3D CGI mask which was augmented and mapped to actor Guy Henry's face. Henry had studied Cushing's mannerisms many years previously for
10476-463: The voice for Tarkin, while archival audio of Fisher is used for Leia's dialogue. Angus MacInnes and Drewe Henley are featured as Gold Leader Dutch Vander and Red Leader Garven Dreis respectively, via unused footage from A New Hope ; MacInnes returned to record new dialogue for Vander, while new dialogue for the deceased Henley was assembled from archival material. David Ankrum, who voiced Wedge Antilles in A New Hope , reprises his role in
10584-459: The voice of Darth Vader , who is physically portrayed by Spencer Wilding during the meeting with Krennic and aboard the Star Destroyer, and by Daniel Naprous at the end of the movie. Grand Moff Tarkin and Princess Leia Organa are played by Guy Henry and Ingvild Deila respectively, with the digital likenesses of Peter Cushing and Carrie Fisher superimposed. Henry also provides
10692-438: The weekend, bringing its running IMAX total to $ 105 million, 10th all-time. The film has received generally favourable reviews, praising its aesthetics and narrative. On Rotten Tomatoes , the film has an approval rating of 84% based on 463 reviews, with an average rating of 7.5/10. The site's critical consensus reads, " Rogue One draws deep on Star Wars mythology while breaking new narrative and aesthetic ground and suggesting
10800-565: The world. In Iceland, the crew shot in Reynisfjara, and around the mountains of Hjörleifshöfði and Hafursey at Mýrdalssandur , which were used to represent the Erso homestead on Lah'mu and the Imperial research facility on Eadu respectively. Also used as filming locations were the Krafla area with its volcanic crater and around Lake Mývatn 's rock formations. The islands of Gan and Baresdhoo of
10908-439: The year prior. In its first 24 hours, the film had the second-highest number of pre-sale tickets ever sold, behind only The Force Awakens . Worldwide, the film was expected to gross $ 280–350 million in its opening weekend. In the United States, the film made $ 29 million from its Thursday night previews, making it the highest-grossing Thursday opening of 2016. On Friday, the film grossed $ 71.1 million, and $ 46.3 million
11016-436: Was confirmed to return as the voice of Darth Vader in June 2016. Principal photography on the film began at Pinewood Studios , Buckinghamshire , on August 8, 2015, where huge sets were built to complement scenes that were to be filmed elsewhere in the world. The movie was shot using Ultra Panavision 70 lenses with Arri Alexa 65 large format digital 6K cameras. Filming also took place in various locations around
11124-473: Was false, Tarkin orders Leia's execution. He allows the Rebels to escape the Death Star with Leia after placing a tracking beacon on the Millennium Falcon in order to find the Rebel base. He orders the Death Star to destroy the Rebel base on Yavin 4 . In the film's climax, Tarkin refuses to believe that the Death Star is in danger from the Rebel starfighter attack; as a result, he refuses to evacuate. He
11232-500: Was shown publicly during a broadcast of the 2016 Summer Olympics and received positive responses; Wired stated that the trailer was "littered with nostalgic throwbacks to the original trilogy," while Rolling Stone described the CGI landscape shots seen in the footage as "eye-poppingly gorgeous." A further trailer released in October 2016 prompted The Hollywood Reporter to comment that
11340-408: Was sidelined during the reshoots, saying that he remained heavily involved during the reshoots and worked with Gilroy. The very last scene to be shot was Darth Vader attacking the Rebels. It was created by solely using digital tools. Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) produced the film's visual effects. ILM used CGI and digitally altered archive footage to insert Peter Cushing 's likeness over
11448-410: Was to its detriment. A. O. Scott and Richard Brody , writing for The New York Times and The New Yorker respectively, more heavily scrutinized the film and gave negative reviews. Both felt that it did not expand upon the Star Wars mythos, criticized the script, and considered the film to ultimately not justify its existence. Scott regarded the film as being "mediocre" and primarily critiqued
11556-430: Was used to voice the character. Post-production of the film wrapped on November 28, 2016. It does borrow from traditions that both John Williams and George Lucas borrowed from when they made the original Star Wars , you know. George was looking at Flash Gordon , the old serials, and John was looking at Gustav Holst and different composers along the way to get a baseline for what he wanted to communicate. There
11664-511: Was written by Chris Weitz and Tony Gilroy inspired by a story idea from John Knoll and developed by Gary Whitta . The film 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). 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
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