Inside the Rogue One Director’s Cut 

Rogue One is my favorite of the Disney Star Wars films. Anybody else think Gareth Edwards should have directed Episode IX over Abrams?

Those last 20-30 minutes in Rogue One are pure gold.

You gotta give it to Edwards and Gilroy to work hand in hand to deliver the best picture possible. I love that egos were put aside for the sucess of the movie. It shows.

Rogue One is easily the best Srar Wars movie so far under Disney so far

The film I’m most proud to be in as a rebel marine. So much fun filming!!

People keep saying that the exhaust port was a plot hole, but in the movie it's explained that in additon to the things mentioned in this video, the port is ray shielded and the trench is heavily armed, showing that although the designers didn't consider one man fighters to be a serious threat, they still took it into account. And the rebel pilots' reactions to the briefing show that it's a desperate plan with little chance of success. The only person in the room who seems confident is a naïve farm boy who only last night was staring into the sunset dreaming of excitement, adventure and really wild things.

Still gutted we never got that beach and tie fighter sequence in the final film! The ending with Vader was an excellent call! ❤

I loved Rogue One. But I would love to see a Director’s Cut (even if I feel it won’t happen).

I don't feel like the theatrical cut we got needed to be changed, I'm just disappointed we never got to see the scenes that were cut in any form. Deleted scenes were never included on any release of the film. Ever since seeing that conversation with Krennic and Vader in the trailer where Krennic says "The POWAH we are dealing with here is immeasurable", I've always wanted to see the rest of the scene. That line and the way Ben Mendelsohn delivers it is just too good.

I’m a Vet, and this is my favorite SW film. When they bring in the Rebel dismounts, it feels so much like a homecoming, like I instantly see grunts I’ve served with over the last 15 years. This is the most realistic and important element in the flick to me.

There is some stuff from Gareth Edwards cut that I would've loved to have seen in the theatrical cut. But besides that, I freaking love the final cut.

Aside from sadly not getting to see the beach run on the big screen, I really feel the re-edit to this film is superior. Rogue One is a lot of fun, but the Vader “kill box” ending makes it one of the greatest SW films in the series.

Imagine if Gareth Edward's was given the sequel trilogy. It would have been incredible.

I find it funny that they were worried it wasn't as good as Force Awakens as I find Rogue One to be a much better film - while unnecessary, it tells an interesting tale where as Force Awakens just retreads the same ground as previous movies. It isn't unusual for a trailer to have shots that don't make the final cut, or even for there to be shots done just for the trailer, but wow there seems to be a huge difference between what was being promoted and what was finally released. I think the finished product is a good film but yeah, would be interesting to see the original cut to see what Disney originally agreed to make and what the cast all signed on for. Sounds like it wouldn't be that different for the most part but some interesting changes. You never know, Disney + always needs content and this would be a quick and easy thing for them to put up there so I wouldn't be surprised if it gets released sooner than later.

the one I am hoping to see is the one with Krennic saying to Vader, "the power we are dealing with is unimaginable"

Having now watched The Creator it's safe to say Edwards struggles with telling a good story. He is an excellent director but clearly has trouble with narrative, therefore the reshoots and Gilroy's rewrite seem like they massively improved the movie. Rogue One is the best thing with the Star Wars brand on it since Genndy Tarkovsky's Clone Wars cartoon and that's thanks to Edwards AND Gilroy. I don't think I need to see a director's cut and I think Edwards agrees. I want to see Edwards work with better screenwriters in future because he has such a good directing style but his stories always fall short. Rogue One is definitely his best work so far though.

The Tie fighter/tower scene could have easily been worked into the theater release. Jen is stopped by the fighter but, just as she closes her eyes expecting to be blasted, a rebel X Wing destroys the TIE so Jen can upload the Death Star plans.

Gareth Edwards is a class act. He has always been humble and spoken with a positive attitude about this film. Also, he WAS fired. Back then Disney cared much more about ensuring positive spin on their films and TV than they do now (so many train wrecks and publicity nightmares!). I have multiple friends in the VFX business who have independently stated that Edwards was given marching orders off of this film. I can't imagine how painful it must have been for him and to then have to go promote the film as if nothing happened and everyone was still friends.

Rogue one is one of the very few examples that it’s good some producers stepped in

I'd love to see Saw's original scenes and the full beach sequence as bonus features someday, but the final version of the film is excellent.

4:40 The Vader-Hallway-Scene is the only Appearance of an original character in Disney Area Star Wars, that felt genuinely absolutely stunning, amazing and organic. Rogue One and Andor are amazing. The other shows just can't deliver the kind of quality.

I would love to see Gareth Edwards directors cut, but I love the movie we got and think it’s the best version of the story

I love how Felicity Jones classic beauty fills the 70's aesthetic of the original trilogy despite being a modern take

Rogue one is the best Star Wars and I would love to see a director's cut version, but the fact that all the main characters died made this film that much more real and Grand. Rogue one is realism, dark and for adults, no comedy here. All these elements make Rogue one the best.👍

That editor gave us one of the most popular and badass vader scenes of all of star wars

Uggh I trust Gilroy that the final version was an improvement on Edwards' original but I would still absolutely love to see the unused footage

The final product was spectacular. The additions, reworks, and re shoots were all value-added

9:52 - This line reminded me so much of the British scifi series Blake's 7, when in the finale the line "have YOU betrayed ME??" is spoken. As a Blake's 7 fan this movie reminded me a lot of the series in general, with a group of criminals and outlaws risking their lives to fight an evil Federation, and knowing that in the end it will cost them their lives.

Rogue one is definitely one of my favorite SW films. Hearing you explain the changes, I think the theatrical cut is probably the best cut. I also like Solo. Unfortunately I think Solo was cut down by "The Last Jedi", which disenfranchised many die hard fans, with its treatment of Luke. Also, I think creating a movie like Solo or Black Widow, after the characters on screen deaths, cuts the interest in those movies. BW should have came out before End game.

I love the corridor scene. What a great last minute addition. It's so tense.

The scene at the end that shows Leia always takes my breath away. I first saw the film a few hours after i heard she died. After we got out i heard her mom Debbie Reynolds died from basically a broken heart. The whole thing almost makes me tear up to this day.

Rogue One is the only film outside the Original Three that feels like a Star Wars film

I think the best version possible would have included that beach scene. Yeah, the theatrical version is probably better than the original director's cut, but only because he was playing it safe, the one time Dishey was actually willing to take a chance. Rogue One is probably the most liked of the Disney SW films for two scenes that weren't in the origianl screenplay; all the characters dying, and Vader at the end. Although Jen's character seems to have been a bit more cocky and obnoxious in the original draft, I still kinda' miss the line, "This is a rebellion isn't it? I Rebel".

Outside of New Hope and Empire, Rogue One is my fave SW movie. Gareth Edwards also created one of my other fave movies, Monsters. Realise Monsters splits viewers, but I think it's great and you can see Edward's use of scale in shows through-out Rogue. As for the cuts, would love to see the complete Edwards movie.

Amazing! Not always the "directors cut" is the best cut. Sometimes the final work is the one intended to be seen!

I quite like the recurring theme of hubris throughout the ages in Star Wars. The Jedi and senate hubris refused to believe that anything could possibly deceive or oppose them successfully. The empire had that same hubris and now we are seeig it again in the re-established Galactic Republic in the Ahsoka show. It makes those scenes all the more powerful that show Padme dumbfounded by democracy dying with thunderous applause, or Qui Gon's uttet disbelief in what the council says to him in The Phantom Menace. Its probably my favourite aspect of Star Wars as a whole - who is right, who is wrong, who is doing the right things for the wrong reasons and the wrong things for the right reasons, who is blind to what is going on and who has their eyes wide open and tries to either oppose it or use it to their advantage

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They say that trailer scene where she looks back dressed in the black empire uniform as the lights come on, was just because the camera happened to be filming as they were about to do a take, and they were just turning on the set lights.

OMG, where did they get that footage at 2:10? Those were Stormtroopers from the 501st Legion. I was one of those blown back from the flying car. We spend at least 12 hours on the set testing out the feasibility of a TV show. I've been looking for any mention of this or footage for years and years!!!

The one part I wish still made it in the movie was the group running across the beach trying to avoid being killed by the AT-ATs. I remember seeing that in the first trailer want to see how that was gonna play out in the movie. Still was an awesome movie but still wish I could’ve seen that in the movie

This has been one of my favorite videos of yours, thank you. May the force be with you🙏

Rogue One captured something more of the magic of Star Wars moving forward than any of the other films around it…….it’s also the more recent of the Star Wars films I’ve watched multiple times and still thoroughly enjoyed 🚀🚀🚀💖

The comic adaptation also extended scenes quite a bit: extended intros for Jyn and Bohdi, with Jyn's cell mate casually promising to kill her and Galen convincing Bohdi to defect and we see Bohdi sneaking away from the city and meeting the partisans. There would also be a moment of Chirrut sensing Bohdi as he left the city, implying he had some Force abilities. We were going to see how badly Bor Gullet was messing up Bohdi's mind, with his memories being scrambled by the creature. An extended death for Saw where he took out a small holoprojector to look at a picture of Steela. A brief scene between Galen and one of his scientists when they're told Krennic has arrived. A bit of Baze getting ready to assassinate both Krennic and Galen before Chirrut talks him out of it. A really nice scene between Bohdi and K-2SO where K-2 points out to Bohdi he chose to defect while he had to be reprogrammed, lamenting his own lack of personal choice and also explaining why K-2 tells him 'You're a Rebel now!' Mon and Bail reacting to the imminent attack on Eadu. A scene between Mon with Jyn and Bohdi before the meeting, where the 'I Rebel' line was going to be turned into 'Let's Rebel' after Mon tells them not to come with her into the meeting. Alan Tudyk also mentioned two alternate deaths for K-2, one where he died alongside Cassian and Jyn and another where Krennic kills him.

Also, thanks for the wonderful videos. Recently stumbled across this channel and have thoroughly enjoyed the content. Your deep-dive research on these beloved film series is amazing.

Considering the Andor series was all Gilroy, I think it's safe to say the version we got was an improvement. The only thing I'm a little bitter about (that's surprisingly not mentioned here) is that we'll never hear Alexandre Desplat's original score. Michael Giacchino came in after the reshoots and quickly assembled a new score. It's not bad, but it's not his best, and I feel Desplat's style would have been a better fit for the tone of the movie

Whatever the road taken to get there - I believe “Rogue One” is the absolute best film of the Star Wars franchise. Wonderful story, solid acting and character development, beautiful production design, inspired cinematography and great effects. Unlike the Lukas era Star Wars prequel films, “Rogue One” will stand the test of time. Everyone involved should be proud of this film.

I'd love to see the original version and decide for myself which version I like better.

A scene with Vader and Tarkin and Krennic... I would love to see it

This was a great film. I don't know why some didn't like it. It was a strong story.

Best standalone *"Star Wars"* film, keeping in canon to the Star Wars franchise.

The cinematography of R1 was amazing...the top down view of the battle of scaraf was sooo sick...i LOVED this movie

It's almost surreal how bad the Disney era has been, especially considering how it started. Put Tony Gilroy in charge, it seems like he is the only suit that doesn't hate Star Wars fans.

Edwards and Gilroy made a masterpiece. Bravo.

Earliest ive seen a new video. Keep up the great work ! It helps scratch the itches I had in curiosity for all the projects.

Rogue One is one of my favorite of any of the Star Wars movies. It goes, Empire, New Hope, Revenge of the Jedi and Then Rogue One. Don't really care after that. Andor is also my favorite of all of the SW Series.

I really wish I could see the deleted scenes. I don’t think scenes should ever be cut for run time. Star Wars films are long anyway and fabs wouldn’t mind as long as the scenes are consistent with the story

It's sad that due to the reshootings Alexandre Desplat had to leave the production with a good portion of the score already composed. I do like what Michael Giacchino came up with last minute, but it leaves me wondering what the score could have been. It's said that some of it was adapted to Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets but it's difficult to know which parts were originally for Rogue One.

Thanks for this video! Although I would've loved to see the additional action sequences, with this information most of the alterations actually make a lot of sense. Good to know!

The combat scenes we got were some of the best ever done in any of the films. The firefight felt much more real. I can only imagine what the original looked like. This is my second fav only edged out by ESB, which I liked for similar reasons. Combat on Hoth felt legit.

Like I’ve already said you’re the best movie RU-vidr ever.

Solo was boycotted due to the backlash of "The Last Jedi" is was actually a good film. But Rogue One my fave from the Disney stuff and prolly the only thing they have done right.

Thank you olsen. Thanks to you millions of fans had something to cry over and a final high point to finally let star wars rest in piece

Forest Whitaker's lines from the trailer were very compelling. I kept waiting for him to say them in the movie. "What will you do if they catch you? What will they do if they break you? ... If you continue to fight. What will you become?" That was odd.

I don't think Solo failed due to the spinoff nature - I think it failed because it came out so soon after the previous Episode VIII - which was largely a disappointment to a large number of fans. Which is a shame, as Solo was a pretty fun movie that had potential for some interesting sequels.

Rogue one is great and after seeing Edwards “The Creator” I would of loved to see his original Rogue One vision - as always great video!

Hats off to Edwards for being modest, recognizing his final vision could be improved and working cooperatively with a new director. Most people would have easily left the project, but he was fully committed to delivering the best Star Wars movie he could 👏🏻

2:17 Oi, Ridley, they've nicked your spinner!

Having just finished watching all the films & TV shows in chronological order. Star Wars Rouge One is my favourite

There can be no better version than the theatrical cut, it is a masterpiece. After seeing this video it is a wonder to me how such a great movie turn out when there was so much chaos and misdirection? Very much reminds me of Casablanca of how it was made, my all time favorite movie.

According to Freddie Prince Jr Filoni was the one who directed the Vader hallway sequence.

*THANK YOU FOR USING THE DESPECIALIZED EDITION FOR YOUR FOOTAGE* - I can’t stand seeing the Special Edition footage in videos using OT footage

It would be nice if Disney would release the deleted scenes. Why not?

A lot of the things removed would've been really cool to have in the movie however I do feel like the version we got is the best version of the story.

Saying that the exhaust port on the death star is a "flaw in the design" is like saying that the open barrel of a tank's cannon is a flaw. I mean, it leads directly back to the gunner! If you could launch a high ordinance explosive straight down that barrel you could kill the entire crew in one shot! Its also.... an impossible shot to make so no one worries about it.

Rouge One is my favorite fils after the original trilogy. However, they only had to get two things right. 1. Steal the plans. 2. BEAM them to Princess Leia's ship. Darth says that the plans were beamed to her ship. In this movie, they are hand carried on. All they had to do was have the same end scene with Vader but have them start to beam it to her ship. Then the status bar would be running the same time as Darth is cutting his way down the hall. Same energy, same suspense, but true to the dialog/story. No idea why no one said anything during production.

Great video as always. I’ve read that one of the reasons the original was changed was because vader was hunting down the cast 1 by 1 in an almost Freddy Krueger style slasher and it was too dark. If that was filmed I need to see it.

The only real plot hole is how Vader can talk and breath at the same time. Mid-words even.

I truly do appreciate and recognize these changes made for a stronger film ..but also I would have LOVED for that scene where Jyn marches toward the ascending TIE fighter to stay. Also? Dang, some of these ..ahem. ANGLES.

This is the first and only movie that the reshoots don't ruin it

It's amazing that the best Star Wars movie since the original trilogy was based off of a throw away line

3:34 This is why you need to discuss things like this before you start shooting. Did the executives not read the script beforehand and actually ask, why isn't everybody dead at the end of the movie? If they have they could have solved the ending without costly reshoots

To back up the fact it was never a plot hole: General Dodonna says "The target is _a_ thermal exhaust port, just below the _main_ port. Its Ray-Shielded, so you'll have to use proton torpedoes*". *The Empires weakness has always been its hubris and didn't expect the Rebels to have those weapons. I still love Rogue One though

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I wonder what trading standards have made of the false advertising? Advertising a movie with a certain scene in it only to deliver the product with the advertised part omitted

0:50 Thank you for using the despecialized Death Star explosion.

I really wish we had gotten a more extended beach sequence. Let's hope disney will release the deleted scenes or make a director's cut version.

The bigger plothole that Rogue 1 fills is: How the hell did the rebels analyze all those plans and find this flaw in such a small period of time. Now we see that: A) They had the specific part of the plans they needed and B) they knew there was a flaw to be found. This is what a good prequel does. It improves the original film. Unlike those other prequels that only make the entire series worse.

Ita not a stand alone. I hate Kennedy but she deserves the credit for the first Inbetweenquel.

I’m just so glad that line “I rebel.” wasn’t in the movie I saw.

there were so many people who didn't like rogue one, but it is easily on of the best new starwars movie.

Rogue One is not only the Best Disney Era Star Wars film, but also one of the many example of, a little bit of help (in this case, from Gilroy), can go a very long way.

I was a kid in Jr. HS (Middle School) when the original "classic" Star Wars came out, so I grew up with the original trilogy. This might be sacrilege to some, but IMO Rogue One is the best of all the movies. The "other" two trilogies could have been so much better, but in the end they were really lacking and disappointing in many areas. As for the streaming series, the first season of Andor was fantastic, with The Mandalorian being a worthy second. However, The Book of Bobba Fet and Obi Wan were very disappointing. So far, Ahsoka has had some good and some disappointing episodes, so we'll see what season two brings. Overall, Kathleen Kennedy almost destroyed the Star Wars franchise with her more "modern" vision of where it should go. Thankfully there are other very creative talents that have saved her from herself...

They released the absolute best version - I wouldn't change a thing. There were significant changes in the edit of A New Hope as well. It's wonderful when great minds and imaginations come together and collaberate for the good of all.

Star Wars has always been at its best when it was a collaborative endeavor by multiple creators-famously, episode 4 was saved in part by the actors actively rewriting lines on set and Lucas' then wife who cut together in the editing bay a movie that was far superior to the original cut. Too often do people think movies are something that stem from a sole creative vision. The best movie will always be one where everyone involved contributes to something better at the end of the project. I think Rogue One is a testament to that creative process, and by extension what we see in Andor, with the actors being heavily involved in production therein.

Great video, even if I disagree with some parts. Now I understand why Rogue One's beginning feels jumbled to me - the backstories were added later. Watching the teaser trailer, the movie feels darker than the final cut. That's what I wanted to see. I also remember seeing video somewhere of the beach run's end. Maybe only Jyn survived? I can't remember. And Rogue One's theatrical beach ending is very similar to These Final Hours.

This is my favorite Star Wars film, and I'm glad it went into reshoots.

It's ashame that beach scene had to be cut. Even the glimpses we saw of it in the trailer, which you showed here, those were beautiful shots!

It blows my mind that the Darth Vader scene was an afterthought. In my opinion it’s the greatest scene in all of Star Wars.

Donnie Yen's character should've been a jedi. Imagine if his stick was a double bladed saber.

Look at Tarkin's nervous twitching (0:57) as he's being told about the weakness. He's already worried and I think his response is more bravado than confidence.