Yavin 4 (or Yavin IV) is a natural satellite in the Star Wars fictional universe . Located in the Outer Rim, this moon orbits the gas giant Yavin .
153-520: It appears mainly in the films Rogue One and A New Hope , for which the exterior scenes are mostly shot on the Guatemalan site of Tikal . Yavin 4 can also be seen in the Rebels TV series, video games and comic books . It is also mentioned in the novelizations of the films in which it appears, and in other novels. The Star Wars universe is set in a galaxy that is the scene of clashes between
306-489: 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
459-607: A Mon Calamari flagship barely manage to escape the 501st Legion and Death Squadron with the stolen data plans. Right after the battle, the Tantive IV , an Alderaanian corvette carrying Princess Leia Organa is captured by Vader's flagship, Imperial I -class Star Destroyer Devastator , while attempting to deliver the plans to Bail Organa on Alderaan . All members of the Alderaanian Consular Security onboard are either killed or taken prisoner and Princess Leia Organa
612-556: A Rebel assault on an Imperial facility on the heavily-defended planet Scarif successfully manages to capture schematics of the Death Star. The Battle of Scarif was the first major engagement against the Empire, and ended in a pyrrhic victory; all members of Rogue One are killed in action, and the Rebel fleet was decimated. After successfully capturing the Death Star plans, Alderaanian soldiers aboard
765-472: 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
918-562: A certain Freedon Nadd came in 4,400 BC, found the temple and became Naga Sadow's apprentice. Exar Kun later arrived at Yavin 4. There, he kills Naga Sadow once and for all, then enslaves the Massassis, having them build enormous temples, focal points of great power. He gradually gained strength by absorbing the energy of Massassi children in particular. At the same time, he carried out genetic experiments to create fighting animals. Unable to repel
1071-410: A complement of expensive starfighters equipped with FTL hyperdrives and deflector shields that traveled alongside the fleet. This was in contrast to Imperial naval doctrine, whose TIE-series starfighters were lightly armored and lacked hyperdrives to lower unit cost and discourage pilot defection. The Alliance's focus on small light combat ships and on starfighters allowed them to effectively fight
1224-530: A decisive advantage over the Galactic Empire's "big powerful ships" doctrine. Anti-Imperial operations emphasized depredation and delayed actions, covertly relocating compromised bases to another secured system, interdiction in slowing down the Imperials' momentum, and inflicting maximum damage on the enemy without, in principle, becoming decisively engaged. The Alliance finds its strength almost entirely in
1377-735: A dynamic that allows the creation of very fast-flowing rivers. The planet has a high level of bio-diversity. Massassis trees, with their purple bark, surrounded by climbing ferns, pomegranate mushrooms and bio-luminescent orchids, are an important part of the local flora... Among the tree-dwelling animals, the most notable are woolamanders, frugivores, and stindaril rodents, carnivores that feed on golden muralbirds in particular. On land, there are runyips, herbivores, and swarms of piranha beetles. The marshes of this satellite are home to lizard crabs pursued by caparisoned eels. The waters are also home to aquatic gundarks, mucous salamanders, crystalline snakes and thyrsls. Finally, underground leviathan worms feed on
1530-506: A liability; described as "a ragtag force strategically ill-fed and cobbled together of incompatible ships and squadrons". The Alliance fleet shifted military doctrine ; the guerrilla warfare aspect of the grand strategy was de-emphasized, and conventional forces took over the primary prosecution of the war. Once the New Republic became powerful enough, the Alliance fleet was reorganized into
1683-507: A live environment. Others combine matte painting and live-action shooting. They were made at a Royal Air Force base in Bedfordshire , England . Actor Oscar Isaac , who plays Poe Dameron in the third trilogy , was born in Guatemala , where Yavin 4 was filmed. He asked that the character he plays be from Yavin 4 so that he would feel closer to him. The satellite was therefore chosen as
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#17328590772971836-480: 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
1989-572: A medal. Firstly, some fans believe that this means that the Rebel Alliance considers humans, including Han and Luke, to be superior to other species. Some fans speculate that since Chewbacca has been secretly working for the Rebels since Revenge of the Sith , there is no need to give him a medal. Others, from outside the saga universe, think that the film crew simply forgot. However, George Lucas claims that for
2142-439: 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
2295-524: A pivotal role in coordinating these splinter cells into a legitimate threat capable of challenging Imperial rule. Funded primarily by the Royal House of Alderaan, the alliance began to allocate resources towards a united front against Imperial rule. The Spectres and Phoenix Squadron were later integrated into the Massassi Group based on Yavin 4 , which by Rogue One (1 BBY) and A New Hope (0 BBY)
2448-502: A planet but a satellite, it is also part of the collection under number 9677 "X-wing Starfighter & Yavin 4 ". It is sold with an X-Wing and its pilot. In addition, figurines of the characters in their Yavin appearance were put on sale. From 1 November 2021, Funko marketed the Pop figure under number 459 "Princess Leia (Yavin Ceremony)" Note 5. It depicts Leia Organa holding a medal, which in
2601-485: 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
2754-558: A rendezvous point above Dantooine to unite and form the "Alliance to Restore the Republic". The Alliance Military and its activities were overseen by Alliance High Command, who managed the logistical and strategic matters of the Rebellion's efforts against the dominant Galactic Empire. Alliance Intelligence was headed by Spymaster Bail Organa and Spymaster Ahsoka Tano , which proved essential for maintaining communications, finding missions for
2907-560: 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
3060-462: 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
3213-487: 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
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#17328590772973366-482: 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
3519-805: 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
3672-583: 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
3825-572: Is Before the Battle of Yavin ; ABY is After the Battle of Yavin. Significant dates in the uprising are: The earliest possible origins of the Alliance to Restore the Republic are told during the events of Revenge of the Sith . In deleted scene 2 called "A Stirring in the Senate", a group of six Senators including Padmé Amidala , Mon Mothma and Bail Organa meet in the latter's office to discuss ways to counter
3978-429: 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
4131-517: Is captured by the Rebel Alliance 31. The appearance of Yavin 4 is one of the elements that link this episode to the first Star Wars . In this film, the introductory scene is similar to that of the first scene on Yavin 4, in A New Hope. A Rebel soldier standing sentry watches a fighter in the sky. Scenes from Rogue One taking place on Yavin 4 were shot on a set approximately 107 metres (351 ft) long and 61 metres (200 ft) wide, rather than in
4284-480: 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
4437-440: Is exactly what the mastermind of this heist Luthen Rael wanted. The Rebels episode, "Zero Hour", demonstrates the Imperials' absolute naval supremacy when they successfully entrapped the "Phoenix Fleet" during the Battle of Atollon , and forced them in engaging on equal footing; resulting a decisive victory for the Imperials and the total decimation of the Rebel fleet. During the events of Rogue One and A New Hope ,
4590-457: Is held hostage for a time by Darth Vader . In order to punish both her and her home planet government's central involvement in the Rebel Alliance, Leia is forced to witness Alderaan 's destruction by the Death Star . The Princess is subsequently rescued by Luke Skywalker , Han Solo , Chewbacca , and Obi-Wan Kenobi , who then deliver the station schematics to the Alliance. Subsequent analysis of
4743-455: 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
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4896-638: Is located in the Gordian Expanse sector of the Outer Rim. The star of this system is also called Yavin, as is the third and final planet from the centre. This planet, a gas giant, has 26 natural satellites. The fourth is Yavin 4. The land above Yavin 4 is covered by forest, marshes and jungle . Pyramidal temples built by the Massassis stand within this environment. The largest of these, the Great Temple, became
5049-517: Is portrayed as far too limited in both manpower and resources to justify putting so much of both into a giant target. The Galactic Empire , on the other hand, is portrayed as capable of always fielding greater numbers and greater firepower. Being able to hit high-valued targets and get out is therefore depicted as being much more important to the Empire. While the Empire labels all dissenters and rebels as extremists and terrorists in Imperial propaganda ,
5202-493: 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
5355-454: 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
5508-623: Is the main protagonistic faction of the original Star Wars trilogy . In the Star Wars universe, the Rebel insurgency conducts covert operations on Imperial garrison worlds, utilizing a stateless strategy in conjunction with wolfpack - guerrilla warfare against the Imperial fleet throughout the galaxy. Capital ships are portrayed as having no place in the Rebellion, as they are described as expensive to build, maintain, and to keep fully crewed. The Rebellion
5661-452: Is the only one to appear in Rogue One and the only one, along with Mos Eisley , to come from A New Hope . Yavin 4 also features in the 2020 Star Wars: Squadrons game. It is one of the locations in which the player can take part in a battle aboard a fighter. In 2012, Lego produced spherical figurines of a number of Star Wars planets, separable into two hemispheres. Although Yavin 4 is not
5814-544: The Millennium Falcon with the smuggler Han Solo . The Death Star pursues the ship to the Yavin system. While the Imperial ships are on their way, General Dodonna prepares the defence of the Rebel Alliance . The Rebels launch several squadrons of fighters in the hope of taking advantage of a weakness in the Death Star's design to destroy it. The torpedo sent by a new recruit to the "Red" squadron, Luke Skywalker , destroyed
5967-572: The Alliance to Restore the Republic ) is an organization that features in the fictional world of the Star Wars franchise . The Alliance is portrayed as a stateless coalition of rebel dissidents and defectors who oppose the Galactic Empire and its authoritarian rule. Its stated goal is to restore the liberal governance of the previous Galactic Republic , which had been dissolved after its leader Palpatine seized absolute power and declared himself emperor . It
6120-677: The Battle of Scarif under Cassian Andor , and spearheaded the ground assault during the Battle of Endor . The Alliance military largely consisted of mothballed , improvised, repurposed , or stolen civilian ships from dozens of manufacturers; they lacked the means, resources or shipyards to build, maintain and crew thousands of military-grade capital ships . The Alliance constantly had to change bases and their carrier ships routinely had to escape into hyperspace before recovering their fighter complement. The biggest and most powerful warship they had available were several MC80 star cruisers supplied to
6273-532: The Death Star and two starships. Among the qualities of the natural satellite, the site mainly mentions the medal ceremony room and the outward appearance of the Rebel base. However, it points out that the film does not dwell much on this important location. The duel between Asajj Ventress and Anakin Skywalker on Yavin 4 in particular is one of the most popular moments in the Clone Wars animated series, mainly for
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6426-414: The Death Star , as opposed to the verdant Yavin 4. The lush jungle of this planet contrasts with the artificial, black and white habitat of evil 49. Like several other Star Wars stars, Yavin 4 has been studied using a scientific approach to determine whether the concept seems realistic enough. First of all, the gas giant of the natural satellite in question would have to be well placed in its system, within
6579-518: 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
6732-706: The Jedi Knights and the Dark Lords of the Sith , characters who are sensitive to the Force , a mysterious energy field that gives them psychic powers. The Jedi master the Light Side of the Force, a beneficial and defensive power, to maintain peace in the galaxy. The Sith use the Dark Side, a harmful and destructive power, for their own purposes and to dominate the galaxy. The Yavin system
6885-683: 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
7038-670: The Sith Lord Darth Vader during the battle. Leia Organa presented them with a medal at Yavin 4, during a ceremony to celebrate this military victory. After retiring, pilot Shara Bey and sergeant Kes Dameron, two former rebels, settled on Yavin 4 to live. There they planted a fragment of a Force-sensitive tree given to them by Luke Skywalker. Following the takeover of Lucasfilm by The Walt Disney Company , all elements narrated in derivative products dating prior to 26 April 2014 were declared to be outside of canon and were then grouped together as " Star Wars Legends ". Around 5000 BC,
7191-552: The Sith and its appearance due to the temples used as starship hangars by the rebels. The Comic Book Resources website ranked Yavin 4 fourth, behind Naboo , Bespin and the forest moon of Endor . It emphasises its perfect topography but points out that it lacks natural mineral resources. In its ranking of the best locations in A New Hope , the Screen Rant website puts Yavin 4 in tenth place, ahead of five locations on Tatooine , two on
7344-412: The Alliance by Alderaan . The Imperial leadership considered collateral damage as " acceptable margins " in rooting out insurgents; this contrasted against the Alliance's surgical precision to avoid civilian casualties . To minimize losses, the Alliance military leadership heavily favored carrier battle groups supporting starfighter strike crafts for fast-attack style of warfare, thereby leveraging
7497-614: The Alliance by Mon Calamari , but the Alliance Fleet kept these in reserve and never risked deploying them, even when strategically-critical bases in Atollon , Yavin , and Hoth came under siege. The Alliance fleet is geared towards fabian strategy , space superiority , wolfpack operations , hit-and-run tactics , secret missions, subterfuge , and general elements of a stateless military grand strategy . They used gunships and corvettes to screen Imperial starfighters. Their warships carried
7650-547: The Alliance is depicted and portrayed in various Star Wars media as a group of resilient freedom fighters , based on tolerance, self-empowerment, and hope for a better future using insurgency weapons and tactics. The Rebel Alliance was first featured as the main protagonistic faction in the films A New Hope (1977), The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Return of the Jedi (1983). The faction's origins were alluded to in Revenge of
7803-500: The Alliance learns of the construction of the ' Death Star ', an enormous superweapon capable of obliterating entire planets, intended to cement the Empire's rule of terror. Intelligence gathered reveals that a Death Star engineer antipathetic to the causes of the Empire had intentionally included a design flaw that, if exploited, could bring down the entire station. With the help of the Rogue One squad led by Jyn Erso and Cassian Andor ,
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#17328590772977956-477: The Alliance. The New Republic found itself with no shortage of recruits and resources: the declining popularity of the Empire pushed many long time Imperial loyalists to the Rebel cause, including those of Inferno Squadron, who after Operation Cinder, which saw the destruction of countless Imperial worlds, opened the eyes of many to the atrocities of the Empire. Even the most dedicated Imperials such as Inferno Squadron commander Iden Versio were moved to defect after
8109-510: The Death Star in a last-ditch attempt to exploit the vulnerability before it could fire upon the Rebel base. Despite fighters sustaining heavy losses, one pilot—the Force-sensitive Luke Skywalker —successfully guides torpedoes down the exhaust port. The Death Star is obliterated in a catastrophic explosion, and the battle ends in a decisive Rebel victory. In the Star Wars comics, the Rebellion wins numerous victories against
8262-561: The Death Star. Despite the Corps' high-maintenance costs and being chronically understaffed, with starfighter logistics, aerospace engineers and veteran pilots being limited in numbers, the Alliance doctrine—raiding targets before they could mount a defense, then leaving—proved flawless in singling out vulnerable targets and attacking only when they had strength, and only when the results were spectacular. Seventy percent of sorties were reconnaissance missions: finding targets for starfighter raids became
8415-620: 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
8568-471: The Empire after the destruction of the Death Star, destroying its major weapons factory on Cymoon 1, breaking an Imperial blockade around the Rebel world of Tureen VII by stealing the Imperial I -class Star Destroyer Harbinger and recruiting the Mon Calamari trading fleet to be refitted as an assault fleet. Such firepower would finally allow the Alliance to attack the Empire on a larger scale. However, one of
8721-510: The Empire in one form or another) that banded together aboard a freighter starship called Ghost . They called themselves the Spectres and were led by Hera Syndulla. By the end of the first season, it is revealed that there were various clandestine cell systems that were resisting the Empire, such as Jun Sato 's Phoenix Squadron . Senator Bail Organa (along with his wife, queen Breha Organa) of Alderaan and former Jedi Ahsoka Tano both play
8874-529: The Empire when and how they could. Not until the Battle of Endor would the whole force of the Rebellion be once again united in a single place. In The Empire Strikes Back , the Alliance suffers a crushing defeat on Hoth when one of their main command centers, Echo Base , is overrun by the Darth Vader's elite personal Imperial armed forces, the Death Squadron and the 501st Legion . The remaining forces of
9027-476: The Empire's policy towards its citizens and therefore changed its relationship with its citizens. In 5 BBY, on the relatively unremarkable planet of Aldhani, a small Rebel team managed to infiltrate the local Imperial depository, stealing a decent portion of the sector payroll. This created a massive Imperial overreaction, increasing their security spending and draconian law enforcement policies, making all future rebellious activity even more costly and difficult, which
9180-467: 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
9333-418: The Empire. Generally speaking, the quality of Alliance infantry varied greatly by unit . Due to the highly decentralized structure of the Alliance, these units often operated independently with little oversight, and were frequently lacking in discipline, equipment, intelligence and combat skills. They often consisted of convicts, street thugs, pirates, outlaws, and anyone whose profession placed them at odds with
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#17328590772979486-424: The Empire. These infantry were tolerated by Alliance Command, both for their willingness to mount an insurgency against the Empire, and for them being expendable. Mission critical operations were carried out by few standardized special forces units, dubbed "pathfinders", who had previous military training for infiltration, asymmetrical warfare, and were capable of operating without resupply. Pathfinders volunteered in
9639-471: The Galactic Empire has willfully and malignantly usurped the rights of the free beings of the Galaxy and therefore, it is our unalienable right to abolish it from the Galaxy. We, the Rebel Alliance, do therefore in the name—and by the authority—of the free beings of the Galaxy, solemnly publish and declare our intentions: To these ends, we pledge our property, our honor, and our lives. Many Rebel ships arrive at
9792-488: The Galactic Empire's well-funded and well-armed military. The Alliance Starfleet almost never become decisively engaged or placed their ships at risk; they avoided pitched battles , frontal assaults , wars of attrition and conventional , symmetric engagements with the Imperials at all costs. Instead of engaging the Imperials in open firefights, the Rebel Alliance largely embraced flexible non-committal attack tactics utilizing mainly fast attack CR90 corvettes supplied to
9945-560: The Ghorman Massacre and speaking out against the Emperor (2 BBY). She called out to the various rebel cells and insurgency factions to unite into a unified coalition: We, the beings of the Rebel Alliance, do this day send forth this Declaration to His Majesty, the Emperor, and to all sentient beings in the Galaxy, to make clear to all the Purposes and Goals of this Rebellion. We believe that
10098-600: The Jedi's victory over him, he found a way to survive for several millennia by transferring his spirit to a temple in the natural satellite. Much later, during the Clone Wars, the Jedi Anakin Skywalker confronts the separatist Asajj Ventress. Their duel takes place in the Great Massassian Temple. During the battle, Anakin seems to move particularly close to the Dark Side, in the run-up to his total overthrow in
10251-605: The Massassis species were living on Yavin 4 when the Sith Lord Naga Sadow fled Korriban after losing the Great Hyperspace War. Naga Sadow left his mark on Yavin 4 with his temples. The Massassis built the Great Temple in homage to Naga Sadow, despite the persecution he suffered 20. Faced with his defeat at the hands of the Jedi , Naga Sadow partially resisted death by plunging into a century-long sleep on Yavin 4. Finally,
10404-597: The New Republic Military, charged with the defense of the New Republic. About a year after the Battle of Endor, the Rebellion defeated Imperial forces during the Battle of Jakku , formally established the New Republic government, and suspends offensive operations. Thus, the Galactic Civil War came to a close. Three decades later, by the time of The Force Awakens , the New Republic backed the Resistance army,
10557-405: 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
10710-407: The Rebel ships were destroyed in the battle before Leia found a way around the sabotage and allowed the remaining ships to escape. However, Generals Jan Dodonna and Davits Draven, as well as several other high-ranking Rebel officers, were killed during the battle and the remaining Rebel ships were separated in their flight. Mon Mothma instructed all Rebel cells to regroup in time while striking out at
10863-492: The Rebellion are forced to stay mobile, using Admiral Ackbar 's flagship, Home One , as their headquarters. By Return of the Jedi , the Alliance has regrouped and learned that a second, more powerful Death Star is being constructed, and will be completed under Emperor Palpatine's personal supervision. Mon Mothma has Admiral Ackbar and Lando Calrissian command the Alliance fleet and dispatches Han Solo and Princess Leia in leading Alliance's elite special forces to disable
11016-458: The Rebellion's allies, Queen Trios of Shu-Torun (whose world's technology had been fitted into the ships of the new Rebel fleet), revealed herself as an undercover Imperial agent sent by Darth Vader to sabotage their efforts. With their ships unexpectedly paralyzed by the Shu-Torun technology, the gathered Rebel fleet could do little as they were targeted for destruction by Vader's Imperial fleet. Half
11169-491: The Rebels had to retrieve the Death Star plans from Scarif, several Rebel leaders, including General Syndulla, were called away from Yavin 4. The Tantive IV , with Princess Leia Organa aboard, leaves Yavin 4 to witness the battle. Captured by the Empire , Leia Organa refused to divulge the location of the Rebel base. To gain time, she gave the location of an abandoned site on the planet Dantooine . She then managed to escape aboard
11322-475: The Resistance, heir to the Rebel Alliance, set up its command base there. A scene set on Yavin 4 in particular continues to leave its mark on fans of the saga and the specialist press several decades after its presence in A New Hope : The Last, with the medal ceremony. Indeed, of the three heroes of the battle present at the time, only two were awarded medals, Han Solo and Luke Skywalker . Fans are looking for several explanations as to why Chewbacca doesn't get
11475-604: The Sith (2005), and their early activities are featured in the Disney XD television series Rebels , the anthology film Rogue One (2016), and the Disney+ series Andor . Note : All dates in this article are in the BBY/ABY format. This is a fictional in-universe dating system centred on the Battle of Yavin in Episode IV: A New Hope in which the first Death Star is destroyed. BBY
11628-497: 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
11781-470: 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
11934-463: The Wookiees, Chewbacca's species, a medal is not of symbolic importance and that Chewbacca has already been honoured by a Wookiee ceremony, after the Battle of Yavin. Peter Mayhew , Chewbacca's actor, offers a more pragmatic explanation. According to him, the production of A New Hope lacked the money to make this first film and had to make savings on certain elements. For example, buying a third medal for
12087-426: 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
12240-546: The already unjustified extraordinary powers of Supreme Chancellor Palpatine "subverting the Constitution" as the Clone Wars were waning, with Mothma stating their goal was "preserving democracy within the Republic". Amidala was initially skeptical of Palpatine's evil intentions because he had supported her during the Trade Federation's occupation of Naboo ( The Phantom Menace , 32 BBY), but Organa and Mon Mothma announced
12393-625: The ancient Mayan city of Tikal , in Guatemala. Two years after filming, the site was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The idea of using these ruins as a film location came to George Lucas when, in England , he noticed the pre-Columbian site on a travel agency poster. Yavin 4 and the Rebel base appeared again in Rogue One , the first film in the Star Wars Story spin-off series . Jyn Erso
12546-420: The battle station, giving the Alliance a major victory over the Empire. Shortly after celebrating this victory with a ceremony, the Rebels abandoned Yavin 4, fearing a counter-attack. Once the Death Star is destroyed, two Rebels in particular are rewarded for their significant part in the battle. They were Luke Skywalker, who shot the rift that allowed the battle station to explode, and Han Solo, who saved it from
12699-473: The birthplace of Poe Dameron in the Star Wars universe. This information was revealed even before the release of the film The Force Awakens, in which Poe appears for the first time. Yavin 4 appears in Star Wars: The Old Republic , released in 2011. The planet is home to Sith spirits such as Naga Sadow . In 2017, Star Wars: Battlefront II has 11 different playgrounds, including Yavin 4. It
12852-444: 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
13005-401: 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"
13158-409: 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
13311-487: 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
13464-418: The end of Imperial rule over the galaxy. Following their victory at the Battle of Endor, a provisional New Republic was officially formed by Alliance members. This, combined with the Imperial power vacuum , political infighting, and Operation Cinder —Palpatine's scorched earth contingency plan—encouraged thousands of inhabited planets to either declare independence from the collapsing Empire or defect to
13617-507: 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
13770-425: 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
13923-421: 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
14076-421: 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
14229-555: 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
14382-452: 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
14535-550: 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
14688-538: The film she gives to Luke Skywalker or Han Solo . A few months later, in the spring of 2022, Hasbro released a similar figure in its Black Series for Lucasfilm 's 50th anniversary under the name "Princess Leia Organa (Yavin 4)". This is Leia in ceremonial dress with the film's medal. Yavin 4 regularly appears in the Star Wars saga star charts. The Vulture website puts it in tenth place. It explains that this natural satellite has two main qualities: its history linked to
14841-400: 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
14994-761: 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
15147-404: 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
15300-475: 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
15453-458: 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
15606-491: 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
15759-670: The final moments of the Clone Wars. After the rise of the New Republic against the Galactic Empire , Luke Skywalker chose the moon as the place to found the New Jedi Order, and took Mara Jade with him. The planet was ravaged by the Yuuzhan Vong during the Vong invasion of the Galaxy. The Jedi Order moved to Ossus. Scenes from A New Hope set on Yavin 4 were filmed near the ruins of
15912-410: 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
16065-627: The formation of an anti-Palpatine 'organization'; the six Senators agreed to a pact of silence. In deleted scene 3 titled "Seeds of Rebellion" (in Amidala's apartment with two new Senators joining the group), it is explained that the Delegation of 2000 disgruntled Senators will present a petition to the Chancellor. Amidala was more willing to oppose Palpatine now, but wanted to involve the Jedi, at least Anakin Skywalker . However, aside from one Senator agreeing,
16218-464: The heroes of the Battle of Yavin in A New Hope. It may also be a way for J. J. Abrams to satisfy the fans who have been complaining about this lack of recognition for over 40 years . Rogue One Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is a 2016 American epic space opera film directed by Gareth Edwards . The screenplay was written by Chris Weitz and Tony Gilroy inspired by a story idea from John Knoll and developed by Gary Whitta . The film
16371-409: The main base of the Rebel Alliance . This natural satellite is covered by oceans over a third of its surface. The remaining two-thirds are shared between four continents. On Yavin 4, there is no continental drift . The tectonic plates do not move in relation to each other. No ocean is isolated from the others. There are mountain ranges and volcanoes on this moon. These volcanoes are at the origin of
16524-848: 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
16677-418: 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
16830-443: 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
16983-503: The others doubted whether the Jedi Council would be loyal to the Republic or the Chancellor, and opted to wait. Amidala died in premature childbirth not long after her last-ditch attempt to prevent Anakin's fall . In The Imperial Handbook , Grand Moff Tarkin related that most members of the Delegation of 2000 were arrested; Mothma and Organa retained their Senatorship by remaining outwardly obedient to Palpatine, while secretly leading
17136-434: 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
17289-491: The plot and thematic content, which he believed to be underdeveloped. Meanwhile, Brody, who went on to call it "lobotomized and depersonalized," felt Edwards overlooked many aspects of Star Wars lore. Brody positively regarded Fraser's cinematography, and considered it his favorite element of the film, but was not affected by the death of major characters as he was not emotionally invested in their story. Rebel Alliance The Rebel Alliance (known formally in-universe as
17442-454: 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, the film was intended to be different in tone and style and shot more like
17595-476: 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
17748-554: 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
17901-508: 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
18054-596: 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
18207-402: 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 ,
18360-487: The roots of massive trees. During the Galactic Civil War, military leader Jan Dodonna founded a rebel cell on Yavin 4. He called it the Massassi Group, in reference to the intelligent species that inhabited the planet. This rebel group became one of the largest in the Galaxy, taking part in the battles of Scarif and Yavin . As a result, Yavin 4 is the main base of the Rebel Alliance . Galen Erso's daughter, Jyn ,
18513-532: 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
18666-464: The schematics reveals the critical vulnerability to be an exhaust port leading directly to the station's reactor core. The Empire discovers the location of the primary Alliance headquarters on a moon of the planet Yavin through a tracking device covertly planted on Han Solo 's vessel, and deploys the Death Star to destroy the base and crush the insurgency once and for all. During the ensuing battle of Yavin , Rebel starfighter squadrons lead an assault on
18819-480: 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
18972-695: 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
19125-460: 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
19278-425: 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
19431-470: The shoot would have been too expensive. Finally, Chewbacca receives a medal, in the episode The Rise of Skywalker , from the hands of Maz Kanata . This scene seems to provide a conclusion to the Yavin 4 ceremony scene. The scene's symbolism can also be explained by the fact that, in Skywalker Ascending, after the deaths of Han Solo, Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa, Chewbacca is the only survivor among
19584-440: The starfighter arena, offering some of the most effective and versatile small strike craft within Star Wars canon. The Alliance was plagued by lack of resources: it was low on fighters, manpower, real estate. Jan Dodonna believed unsupported hyperspace-capable starfighters could undermine the Empire's control of space and demonstrated this to the galaxy by winning high-profile victories: Star Destroyers , shipyards, local fleets and
19737-459: The station's defenses while Luke distracts Darth Vader. The Alliance subsequently wins the Battle of Endor , in which Emperor Palpatine , Darth Vader , the Death Squadron -Imperial armada, and much of the Imperial hierarchy are killed in action. The loss of the second Death Star and other invaluable Imperial naval assets, along with the deaths of Imperial leaders aboard, marked the beginning of
19890-520: 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
20043-473: 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
20196-458: The system's habitability zone . The diversity of ecosystems on Yavin 4 also seems more likely than a natural satellite covered entirely in forest like the forest moon of Endor , if only because the polar regions are colder than the tropical regions. The planet D'Qar in the third trilogy of the saga is sometimes seen as a replay of Yavin 4: these planets are covered in jungle and uninhabited due to their isolation from hyperspace routes. In addition,
20349-449: 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
20502-425: 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
20655-662: The top priority of Alliance intelligence. The introduction of the A-wing , B-wing and X-wing , along with the former Imperial officers who piloted them, only improved upon that advantage. The fall of the Old Republic and the birth of the Empire, as depicted in Revenge of the Sith , marked the beginning of the bloody Galactic Civil War . As portrayed in the live-action series Andor , one single moment in Galactic history completely changed
20808-400: 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
20961-548: The unification of disparate bands of insurgents into what they termed the Rebel Alliance. The Disney series Rebels depicts the development of the rebellion against the Galactic Empire beginning five years before A New Hope (5 BBY) and fourteen years after the fall of the Galactic Republic and the Jedi Order in Revenge of the Sith (19 BBY). The show focuses on a motley group of rebels (all of whom have been affected by
21114-533: The various Alliance Cells, and coordinating the Alliance's highly decentralized structure. At the time of the Battle of Endor , its chief commanders were: Gial Ackbar serving as Admiral of the Alliance Starfleet ; Jan Dodonna serving as General of the Alliance Grand Army ; Crix Madine serving as General of Alliance Pathfinders . The Alliance military could never decisively win a "land war" with
21267-427: The visual effect. The choice of Yavin 4, a jungle world, as the base for the rebels, the heroes of A New Hope, can be explained by the fact that the worlds in the saga that are home to the characters from the side of good are wild, natural and verdant, such as the saga's other notable satellite, the forest moon of Endor , and the planets Naboo and Kashyyyk . The characters in the evil camp live in an artificial base,
21420-463: 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
21573-459: 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
21726-438: 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
21879-460: The witnessing the destruction of her homeworld Vardos . Finally realizing the Empire's propaganda had deceived them, many Imperials began to feel shame over their actions, in particular over the destruction of Alderaan . Despite fact that the New Republic was now winning the war, had a lot more resources than before—and a lot more recruits—the New Republic was suffering from logistic nightmares. The decentralized structure that served them well became
22032-565: 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
22185-439: 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
22338-404: Was brought there by the Rebels. The leader of the Alliance, Mon Mothma , explains to her that her father developed a planet-destroying battle station, the Death Star , and that she is best placed to find her father, Galen, and the plans for this Imperial superweapon that the Rebels want to destroy. Cassian Andor , who is accompanying Jyn Erso, has been given a secret mission: to kill Galen. When
22491-573: Was commanded by General Jan Dodonna . One last important rebel cell that later became part of the Rebel Alliance was the Mon Calamari Exodus Fleet , commanded by Admiral Raddus and Admiral Ackbar , formed out of civilian spacecraft during the Imperial occupation of Mon Cala in 18 BBY (1 year into the Empire, 18 years prior to the Battle of Yavin ). Near the end of the third season of Rebels , in "Secret Cargo", Alliance co-founder Senator Mon Mothma , escaped assassination for condemning
22644-436: 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
22797-432: 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 a week before the events of Star Wars: A New Hope,
22950-500: 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
23103-408: 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
23256-410: 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
23409-430: 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
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