One of the most striking aspects of yesterday’s Rogue One: A Star Wars Story trailer was how effectively the prequel appears to be recreating aspects of the original Star Wars trilogy. In particular, sets like the Yavin base, costumes such as those old white-helmeted Rebel troopers, TIE Pilot uniforms, Death Star imagery, and even (Gonk!) droids from A New Hope have clearly been painstakingly reconstructed by director Gareth Edwards and his team.
Perhaps the most buzzed-about restoration in the trailer is Mon Mothma, the Rebel leader first glimpsed in Return of the Jedi (where she was played by Caroline Blakiston). While actress Genevieve O’Reilly appeared as a younger version of the Rebel leader in a few (mostly deleted) scenes in Revenge of the Sith, the actress has returned for Rogue One in -- judging by the trailer -- a spot-on recreation of the ROTJ version of Mothma.
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Perhaps the most buzzed-about restoration in the trailer is Mon Mothma, the Rebel leader first glimpsed in Return of the Jedi (where she was played by Caroline Blakiston). While actress Genevieve O’Reilly appeared as a younger version of the Rebel leader in a few (mostly deleted) scenes in Revenge of the Sith, the actress has returned for Rogue One in -- judging by the trailer -- a spot-on recreation of the ROTJ version of Mothma.
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