Disney and LucasFilm’s firstStar Warsspin-offRogue Onehits theaters in less than a month, and while we’ll certainly see more footage in the form of clips and TV spots between now and then, there are still likely plenty of secrets left to be revealed. Today we have even more plot details that shed some light on the relationship between the iconic villain Darth Vader, and another Imperial leader, Director Orson Krennic. Despite fighting for the same cause, it appears there is no love lost between these characters.
Entertainment Weekly caught up with LucasFilm’sKiri Hart, who is part of the company’s all-important story group, which crafts ideas for the entire franchise. Krennic is the director of Advanced Weapons Research for the Imperial military, who becomes obsessed with the completion of theDeath Starproject. While some would think that Krennic would have a lot in common with Darth Vader,Kiri Hartrevealed toEntertainment Weeklythat it’s just the opposite. Here’s what she had to say below.
“Here is the thing about Krennic: his perspective obviously is that of a person who doesn’t understand the Force. And Darth Vader comes at everything from the perspective of understanding the Force. So that I think is the thing that you see sort of separatingDarth Vaderfrom other characters with regards to a super weapon like this.”
DirectorGareth Edwardshas previously teased that Krennic is more “working class” than other villains inStar Warslore, such as Vader or Gran Moff Tarkin. Krennic is said to have succeeded through his “sheer force of personality and ideas,” although he has advanced about as far as he can in the Empire. This is most likely because, unlike Tarkin and Vader, he does not believe in or understand The Force.
The director also teased thatRogue One: A Star Wars Storytakes the franchise in a “dark direction,” and there have already been other indications that this spin-off will be much different than theStar Warsmovies that have come before. LucasFilm presidentKathleen Kennedyteased that this spin-off will not have anopening crawl, which she believes should be saved for only the main saga films. It remains to be seen how different the Han Solo spin-off will be from the original movies as well.
