Keep in mind that Disney bought Lucasfilm again in 2012, and instantly introduced a grand plan for “Star Wars” that will flood {the marketplace}. Beginning in 2015, there was to be a brand new “Star Wars” movie yearly. The odd-numbered years would characteristic a correct “Star Wars” “Episode” with a Roman numeral, and the even-numbered years would characteristic spin-off films about ancillary characters or occasions from the “Star Wars” universe. This plan labored for 5 years earlier than it was deserted in 2019.
“Rogue One” was the primary of the spin-off films, happening in between “Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith” and the unique “Star Wars.” One can solely think about the bustle at Lucasfilm as a number of productions went underway on the identical time. It is doubtless Edwards and Johnson bumped into one another in a hallway as they every ready their respective films. Edwards, a fan of Johnson’s, needed to pitch his “Rogue One” concept to a peer. He remembers:
“Yeah, we had been very fortunate once we had been creating the movie. Rian Johnson was hanging round quite a bit engaged on his film, and so I grew to become very pleasant with Rian. And he was truly the primary individual we ever instructed the story to. I keep in mind … Gary [Whitta and I] acquired him to return right down to our workplace and we pitched him the entire film very early on. […] However his response inspired us and he gave us some ideas, [saying] ‘Okay, that did not come throughout.’ And that was actually, actually helpful.”
Johnson had a cameo in “Rogue One” as a Demise Star technician, and Edwards appeared in “The Final Jedi” as a Insurgent fighter.