History Trivia / RogueOne

** Grand Moff Tarkin in the Spaniard dub was voiced by Jordi Ribes as Tarkin's original voice actor, José Luis Sansalvador, passed away in the late 2000's. However, for [[spoiler:Leia's only quote]] at the end of the film, [[spoiler:María Luisa Solá]] did not reprise and was replaced by a younger actress (Nerea Alfonso) too.

* NetworkToTheRescue: The film was originally an idea proposed by Creator/IndustrialLightAndMagic effects supervisor John Knoll to Creator/GeorgeLucas, who approved of it prior to selling Lucasfilm to Creator/{{Disney}}. Once Kathleen Kennedy replaced Lucas as CEO of Lucasfilm and learned about the project, she greenlit the movie.

** Gareth Edwards revealed in a podcast that he was going to do an alternate ending with [[spoiler:the main characters surviving as he believed Disney and Lucasfilms wouldn't approve the original ending with the entire cast being killed by the end of film. To his surprise and relief, Kathy Kennedy, the President of Lucasfilms and Disney weren't bothered with the ending where the main characters died and allowed him to film it]].
* WordOfSaintPaul: In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=843mH3FlRWs an interview for the Vanity Fair YouTube channel]], Creator/DiegoLuna claims that Cassian Andor is a great cook whose specialty is chilaquiles[[note]]a dish of fried strips of corn tortillas cooked in salsa and topped with cheese that is specific to Luna's native Mexico[[/note]]. (Supposedly, Luna himself is a bit of a hobbyist cook and makes a mean chilaquiles himself.) This tidbit has zero bearing on the movie, but fans have naturally latched onto it, and many depictions of Cassian in fanfic will at least mention him cooking.

** Another joking example with Ben Mendelsohn being dispointed he wasn't allowed to keep Krennic's blaster.

** The first draft of the script had the heroes survive the final battle, as Gareth Edwards believed that there was no way the studio would let him kill off all the main characters in a ''Star Wars'' movie. (This is why Creator/FelicityJones was contracted for two movies despite her character dying at the end.) To his great surprise, both Disney and Kathleen Kennedy gave him permission to pull a KillEmAll in the final act, reasoning that there was really no other way to end a direct prequel featuring characters who had never been seen in any of the other movies. More specifically, the original ending would have had Jyn and Cassian managing to escape Scarif on a ship and rendezvous with the ''Tantive IV'' right as Darth Vader's fleet arrives. They only have enough time to transmit the plans to Leia's ship before their ship is destroyed, but an escape pod can be seen leaving the wreckage implying that they both survived.

** Spencer Wilding replaces Creator/HaydenChristensen inside Darth Vader's iconic suit (Creator/JamesEarlJones still voices him however). Probably for the best as Christensen was a bit too short (6'1" compared with 6'6" Creator/DavidProwse) to fit comfortably in the costume, and also justified in the sense that he only donned the suit for ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' because Anakin was just shown being fitted with the life-support system, despairing over the death of his wife, and then watching the construction of the Death Star -- not seeing much action, in short. It also goes without saying that Creator/DavidProwse, in his 80s at the time of filming, was too old and in not good enough shape to play the character at this point. Stuntman Daniel Naprous donned the costume for the action sequence Vader appears in.

* ExecutiveMeddling: Creator/{{Paramount}} requested Lucasfilm change the title of the movie out of fear that audiences would confuse Lucasfilm's movie for their own movie, [[SimilarlyNamedWorks by the similarly-named]] ''Film/MissionImpossibleRogueNation'', even though both films were set for release over a year apart from one another. Instead, the two studios came to an agreement that the movie could keep its name so long as information about the movie was not revealed until after ''Rogue Nation'' was released, save for bits of information discussed at major private events. [[ShaggyDogStory This was ultimately a pointless effort]], given that all of Lucasfilm's marketing focus in 2015 went toward ''Film/TheForceAwakens''.

* NetworkToTheRescue: The film was originally an idea proposed by Industrial Light & Magic effects supervisor John Knoll to Creator/GeorgeLucas, who approved of it prior to selling Lucasfilm to Disney. Once Kathleen Kennedy replaced Lucas as CEO of Lucasfilm and learned about the project, she greenlit the movie.

* v Lyra Erso was originally going to be a former Jedi who had survived Order 66, but this plot point was dropped, as the creative team thought it'd be better to examine what life in the ''Star Wars'' universe was like for normal people after the fall of the Jedi Order. Elements of the idea can still be seen in the final film, such as the Kyber crystal necklace she gives to Jyn in the opening scene, and the fact that her clothes resembled Jedi attire.

* SpoiledByTheMerchandise: Averted. When Hot Toys unveiled their Darth Vader figure for the film, it was noticed that the figure did not come with an ignited lightsaber, prompting speculation that Vader's role in the film would only be a mere cameo. [[spoiler: Turns out this was deliberately done to avoid spoiling Vader's action scene. Hot Toys had previously done the same thing with their Rey figure from ''Film/TheForceAwakens'' to avoid spoiling that she ends up wielding Anakin's lightsaber during the third act.]]

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Enough for [[WhatCouldHaveBeen/StarWars its own page]].

** Creator/AlanTudyk has implied that K-2's signature slouch was added during filming when it was realized that his mo-cap performance was more convincing with one.

** In the Japanese dub, Creator/TaitenKusunoki voices Darth Vader, reprising that role from the dub of ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels'' as [[Creator/ToruOhira Vader's previous Japanese VA]] died in 2016. Also, [[spoiler:Princess Leia is voiced by Miyuki Kawasho, rather than her official voice actress (Gara Takashima), as she is too old to reprise her younger self]].

* FanNickname:
** Before it was confirmed that Diego Luna's character was named Cassian Andor, some called him "[[Film/ANewHope Biggs Darklighter]]" due to [[http://cdn.movieweb.com/img.news.tops/NEhZffADgBhzko_2_b.jpg the uncanny resemblance between the two characters]].
** "Episode 3.9" for the film as a whole, given its position in the chronology.

** Creator/GeorgeLucas [[http://www.cinemablend.com/news/1596310/what-george-lucas-thought-of-rogue-one-according-to-gareth-edwards really liked the movie]] when he saw it, much to the relief of Creator/GarethEdwards. His response was even warmer than the one he had for ''Film/TheForceAwakens''.

* TechnologyMarchesOn: Much of the film's plot is driven by a model of information technology that was dominant when the first ''[[Film/ANewHope Star Wars]]'' was made in 1977. Plans for the Death Star are stored offline, in a single physical location, in clear text on what resemble large data storage tapes as opposed to being stored in an online cloud storage system protected by encryption, which was the state of the art at the time the ''Film/RogueOne'' was produced. The plethora of single function consoles is another throwback to the age of limited display and computing power. Zig-zagged in that such systems are still in use in some cases in the real world today, for the reason that this film actually illustrates quite effectively--security. It takes Jyn and Cassian a lot of time and effort to retrieve the data from the archive, and they are nearly caught by the Imperials for doing so, demonstrating the efficacy of physical, offline storage as a security practice.

** Cassian Andor is listed as 26, but Creator/DiegoLuna was 37 when he played him.

* {{Jossed}}:
** As soon as it was announced that there would be reshoots on the film, many were worried that Disney would {{Bowdlerise}} the movie [[ExecutiveMeddling to make it more family-friendly]], especially after ''Film/TheForceAwakens''. As more and more footage came in, it was abundantly clear that this would '''not''' be the case, particularly with the warning that the film may be too intense for younger viewers present in some advertisements. Once the film was screened to critics, many of them noted that that the movie was much DarkerAndEdgier than they were expecting.
** Prior to the release of the movie, there were a number of fans that guessed that Jyn Erso would be the mother of Rey from the Sequel Trilogy. This turns out not to be the case, [[spoiler:as Jyn dies at the end of the film, about 15 years in-universe before Rey was born]].
** After a promotional image showing a blonde female X-Wing pilot was unveiled, fans began speculating that she was Evaan Verlaine from Creator/MarkWaid's ''[[Comicbook/StarWarsPrincessLeia Princess Leia]]'' comic book. She actually turned out to be a new character named Zal Dinnes.
** WordOfGod has also stuck down the idea some fans had that Chirrut Îmwe isn't Force-sensitive. He is sensitive, just not to the same level that a Jedi would be.
** Similar to the Biggs note, many thought Cassian Andor would be Kyle Katarn based on both the physical resemblance, and that Kyle was involved in [[VideoGame/DarkForces one of the many]] earlier versions of the Death Star plans being stolen.

** Genevieve O'Reilly returned as Mon Mothma after playing the character in a cameo for ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'', which had the majority of her scenes cut.

* WordOfSaintPaul: In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=843mH3FlRWs an interview for the Vanity Fair YouTube channel]], Creator/DiegoLuna claims that Cassian Andor is a great cook whose specialty is chilaquiles[[note]]a dish of fried strips of corn tortillas cooked in salsa and topped with cheese that is specific to Luna's native Mexico[[/note]]. This tidbit has zero bearing on the movie, but the fans have naturally latched onto it, and many depictions of Cassian in fanfic will at least show him cooking.

** Peter Geddis was too old to play Captain Raymus Antilles again after ''A New Hope'' and Rohan Nichol didn't reprise the role after ''Revenge of the Sith''. So, he was played by Tim Beckmann.

** In the Hungarian dub, László Horányi voiced Vader after all four of Vader's old voice actors have passed away. Horányi also dubbed him in ''Rebels''. Tarkin was dubbed by László Újréti as his original dubbing actor László Versényi had died earlier in 2016. Tomasz Galbenisz took over from Imre Józsa as C-3PO, as he had also died earlier that year. [[spoiler:Leia however [[RoleReprisal kept her voice actress]] from the 1997 re-dub of the Original Trilogy.]]

** Peter Geddis was too old to play Captain Raymus Antilles again after ''A New Hope'' and Rohan Nichol didn't reprise the role after ''Revenge of the Sith''.

* MultipleLanguagesSameVoiceActor: The Mexican-born Diego Luna requested to dub himself as Cassian Andor in the Mexican Spanish dub, and Disney obliged.

** Ditto with Vader's Spaniard and Mexican Spanish voice actors, since his previous ones, Creator/ConstantinoRomero and Federico Romano respectively, sadly passed away. He is now voiced by Pedro Tena and Sebastian Llapur, the voice actors who already voiced the character in ''Rebels''.

* WordOfSaintPaul: In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=843mH3FlRWs an interview for the Vanity Fair YouTube channel]], Creator/DiegoLuna claims that Cassian Andor is a great cook whose specialty is chilaquiles[[note]]a dish of fried strips of corn tortillas cooked in salsa and topped with cheese that is specific to Luna's native Mexico[[/note]]. This tidbit has zero bearing on the movie, but the fans have naturally latched onto it, and most depictions of Cassian in fanfic will at least show him cooking.

* WordOfSaintPaul: In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=843mH3FlRWs an interview for the Vanity Fair YouTube channel]], Creator/DiegoLuna claims that Cassian Andor is a great cook whose specialty is chilaquiles[[note]]a dish of fried strips of corn tortillas cooked in salsa and topped with melted cheese that is specific to Luna's native Mexico[[/note]]. This tidbit has zero bearing on the movie, but the fans have naturally latched onto it, and most depictions of Cassian in fanfic will at least show him cooking.

* DeletedScene: The film required extensive reshoots late in its production. About 45 scenes that were featured in trailers or TV spots did not make it to the final film. According to Creator/GarethEdwards, these were simply bits and pieces, not entire scenes removed from the film.
** An opening title crawl.
** Jyn Erso saying "I rebel" to Mon Mothma.
** An overhead shot of Jedi statue ruins on Jedha.
** Captured Rebel pilots on Jedha (altered in a later trailer to remove blood from the face of a soldier).
** Saw Gerrera without hair on Jedha.
** Orson Krennic in the Death Star control room.
** Orson Krennic telling Darth Vader: "The power that we are dealing with here is immeasurable."
** Darth Vader in the Death Star control room.
** Jyn with a blaster facing off against a TIE Fighter.
** Jyn and Cassian Andor run across the beach with a data-tape.
** Moroff present during the battle on Scariff

** Alan Tudyk's previous experience performing mo-cap was a factor in his casting. He originally thought he was being brought on as an advisor before realizing that his knowledge was entirely outdated.

* CoversAlwaysLie: [[http://screenrant0.imgix.net/wp-content/uploads/Star-Wars-Rogue-One-Poster.jpg?auto=format&lossless=1&q=90&w=1000&h=1481&fit=crop This poster]] shows [=K-2SO=], Jyn and Cassian running on the beach of Scarif under fire. In the film, they infiltrate the base disguised as Imperials and never fight on the beaches. [[MissingTrailerScene Trailers do show them running on the beach]], but reshoots happened and the scene was not included in the film.

** Subverted since he mainly thought it was funny, but Diego Luna was a little perturbed spending most of his time with Alan Tudyk with Tudyk's crotch bulge directly in his eyeline.

* CreatorCameo: Gareth Edwards plays the rebel soldier who disengages the Tantive IV from Admiral Raddus’ ship.

** Spencer Wilding replaces Creator/HaydenChristensen inside Darth Vader's iconic suit (Creator/JamesEarlJones still voices him however). Probably for the best as Christensen was a bit too short (6'1" compared with 6'6" Creator/DavidProwse) to fit comfortably in the costume, and also justified in the sense that he only donned the suit for ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' because Anakin was just shown being fitted with the life-support system, despairing over the death of his wife, and then watching the construction of the Death Star -- not seeing much action, in short. It also goes without saying that David Prowse, in his 80s at the time of filming, is too old to play the character at this point. Stuntman Daniel Naprous donned the costume for the action sequence Vader appears in.

** While a body double is used--with her face imposed over the double--[[spoiler:Creator/CarrieFisher]] provides the voice for her appearance as [[spoiler:Leia]] taken from archived footage. It along with ''Episode 8'' also doubles as [[spoiler:Carrie Fisher's]] last film roles, as she died just a couple weeks after ''Rogue One'' premiered.