Why Disney Should Let 'Rogue One' Rebel Against Star Wars Formula

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“This is a rebellion, isn’t it? I rebel.” Who would have thought that line, spoken by actress Felicity Jones’ character Jyn Erso in the Rogue One teaser trailer, would have such great significance for the actual film itself? According to several unconfirmed sources, Rogue One might’ve rebelled a tad too much. That’s the story that has been sweeping the internet this week with major rumors that the first film in the Star Wars Anthology series, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, will undergo significant reshoots after initial internal test screenings at Disney apparently failed to impress senior executives. Let’s examine why I think that might not bode well for the spin-off and why the film should rebel against the famous Star Wars formula. ›››