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Rogue One: A Star Wars Storydirector Gareth Edwards recently shared a hilarious anecdote about how one of the most iconic locations in his standaloneStar Warsproject got its name.
Premiering in 2016,Rogue Onewas a standalone film that took place before the events of the firstStar Warsfilm from 1977. The film tells the tale of the first victory the rebel alliance scored against the Empire, chronicling on screen for the first time the dangerous mission that led to the acquisition of the Death Star plans that before then had only been alluded to in the iconic opening crawl ofA New Hope. The film was successful and passed a billion dollars at the box office, despite theproduction ofRogue Onestanding as a huge warning signheralding the interference that creators within the franchise would receive from the studios.
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“I came out and I went and got a coffee. You know, they write your name on the coffee and everything and I must have said when they asked my name, ‘It’s Gareth.’ And what they heard was ‘Scarif,'” Edwards recalled. “And so I just looked at the coffee cup and it said, ‘Scarif.’ And I just came back in to Gary and I put it on the table and I went, ‘It’s called Scarif.’ And I feel like the Barista doesn’t realize the influence they’ve had in a galaxy far, far away.” The anecdote is hilarious, and the earnestly organic nature of the naming shows a snippet of why it’s untrue thatRogue Onewas only made to fix plot holes.
The idea of naming something within theStar Warscanon while he worked onRogue Oneappealed to Edwards, who more recently worked onThe Creatorto mirror modern concerns about AI. Before revealing the story behind Scarif’s name, the director commented, “When you’re a kid and you dream about making a Star Wars film, one of the amazing things that could happen if you got lucky enough to do that would be to name characters or name something in the movie.”
The idea is certainly one that anyStar Warsfan can appreciate. WithDonald Glover setting a new first forStar Warsrecently,Ahsokagearing up to hit Disney Plus, and more projects being worked on and conceptualized in numbers never before possible, there won’t be a shortage of new people, places, and ideas for aspiring creatives and fans of the series to name any time soon.
Rogue One: A Star Wars Storyis available for streaming on Disney Plus.
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