Last week, directorGareth Edwardsrevealed in a new interview that there are still severalRogue One Easter Eggsthat have not been found yet. With this blockbuster now available on Digital HD, Blu-ray and DVD, many of these references will likely be discovered soon. To help fans on their Easter Egg hunt, LucasFilm released two new videos that reveal several of these hidden references. If you still haven’t seenRogue Oneyet, there will be plenty of SPOILERS below, so read on at your own risk.
LucasFilmdebuted these two videos on their YouTube channel, which are entitledRogue One: A Star Wars StoryBinding the Galaxy, where a narrator explains several of theStar Wars moviereferences throughout this spin-off. First off, there is a droid that in the background of a scene involving Jyn Erso and Cassian Andor (Diego Luna), with the narrator revealing that it is the same robot who discovered the Rebel base on Hoth inEmpire Strikes Back. This video also points out that Dejarik makes its return inRogue One, the holographic chess-like game that C-3PO and Chewbacca play in the Millennium Falcon inEmpire Strikes Back, only inRogue One, it’s played with real character pieces.
There is also a scene at the Resistance base, where the name General Syndulla is called over the loudspeaker. This video confirms that Syndulla is none other than Hera Syndulla, the beloved character from the animated TV seriesStar Wars Rebels, although she is not seen in Rogue One. This video goes onto reveal that the voice of the Rebel flight control officer, who asks Bodhi Rook for his call sign, is none other than writerTony Gilroy, who was brought on to rewrite the script during the movie’s reshoots. The second video kicks off with new details that one of the mechanical droids seen in the film was actually a practical robot, who was controlled by the same team that controlled BB-8 inStar Wars: The Force Awakens.
We also see that the turbo tank was designed byJoe Johnston, which is first seen being used by the clone army inRevenge of the Sith, one of the rareStar Wars vehiclesthat actually has wheels. The video goes onto explain that the beloved robot K-2SO was originally designed as a black protocol droid. This video highlights the first appearance of the Tie Reaper, designed byDoug Chiang, who also served as the film’s production designer. These Easter Eggs are most likely just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the massive mount of Easter Eggs that have yet to be discovered inRogue One.
Speaking ofK-2SO, it was recently revealed that, despite this beloved droid “dying” along with the rest of these Rebel soldiers, there may be a way for this robot to find its way into moreStar Warsmovies. During a recent event for the home video release,Rogue OnestarAlan Tudykand Animation SupervisorHal Hickelteased a potential spin-off, which would reveal how K-2SO and Cassian Andor first met and became partners. It isn’t known if this project is actually being worked on, but with this franchise reportedly putting out a new movie every year, indefinitely, it may come to fruition. In the meantime, take a look at these newRogue One: A Star Wars Storyvideos below.
