Re: Star Wars Anthology: Rogue One (12/16/16, D: Gareth Edwards) S: Felicity Jones
 

Donnie Yen in a SW film. Never thought I'd ever see that.

Re: Star Wars Anthology: Rogue One (12/16/16, D: Gareth Edwards) S: Felicity Jones
 

this is going to be pretty fucking awesome.

Re: Star Wars Anthology: Rogue One (12/16/16, D: Gareth Edwards) S: Felicity Jones
 

Shit. Either I didn't know or I forgot... but Diego Luna is in this too? Luna and Yen. Hell of a diverse cast in this one.

Re: Star Wars Anthology: Rogue One (12/16/16, D: Gareth Edwards) S: Felicity Jones
 

Yup. Luna was officially confirmed today as well.

Re: Star Wars Anthology: Rogue One (12/16/16, D: Gareth Edwards) S: Felicity Jones
 

They should just call it Star Wars: Rogue One. Give the main saga "Episode" titles to distinguish them from the anthology films. I don't mind that they're dropping "Anthology" from the official title; it's sort of awkward.

Re: Star Wars Anthology: Rogue One (12/16/16, D: Gareth Edwards) S: Felicity Jones
 

Good lord is that awesome seeing him in this.

Re: Star Wars Anthology: Rogue One (12/16/16, D: Gareth Edwards) S: Felicity Jones
 

Can't wait for the complaints of the film being terrible because Yen gets killed in the first act and you don't see enough of the X-Wing.

Re: Star Wars Anthology: Rogue One (12/16/16, D: Gareth Edwards) S: Felicity Jones
 

Ah. Well...it's pretty awesome that he's in this.

It'd be better like that. Star Wars: Rogue One, reminds anyone that it's a SW film. And obviously the Episodes set themselves apart in the being the main story of the franchise.

It is. And hopefully they allow him to act instead of being badass Asian guy.

Re: Star Wars Anthology: Rogue One (12/16/16, D: Gareth Edwards) S: Felicity Jones
 

Hopefully not another Blade II type role. Too much damn talent not being used in western movies.

Re: Star Wars Anthology: Rogue One (12/16/16, D: Gareth Edwards) S: Felicity Jones
 

Yen seriously needs to get some Western love in the movies here. The fact that guy isn't used to great lengths and quality is a goddamned shame. He's handsome, good actor, great action actor, and can perfectly speak English. Seems like it should be easy but no... White Hollywood likes to keep their Asians in a quota.

Re: Star Wars Anthology: Rogue One (12/16/16, D: Gareth Edwards) S: Felicity Jones
 

Part of the problem is that American audiences probably don't want to line up for a Donnie Yen starring role. They like their Tom Cruises, Brad Pitts, and Will Smiths, but how many mainstream moviegoers are going to get hyped up over a Chinese actor? It's not like America has a love affair with China right now. Hollywood tried with Chow Yun Fat back in the 90s, how many of his starring roles made a ton of money? Sincere question, I genuinely don't know.

Re: Star Wars Anthology: Rogue One (12/16/16, D: Gareth Edwards) S: Felicity Jones
 

What they need to do is build him up. Costarring here and there in great or awesome exposure type of films with him being amazing and then let him lead something up. Don't make him play an obvious role where he's Mr. Asian being Asian and doing Asian things cuz he's Asian. Fuck. Team him up with the Rock or make him Shang Chi for the MCU. Get him that outlet where he can exposed to the audience in a way that makes them remember him.

Re: Star Wars Anthology: Rogue One (12/16/16, D: Gareth Edwards) S: Felicity Jones
 

I don't know anything about Donnie Yen's character, but he's now my favorite SW character. Oddly enough, I never really had a favorite SW movie character from any of the previous films, despite my love for the series.

I'm Chinese, so I gotta root for Yen. I wouldn't complain if they redid the "Ip Man vs. 10 Black Belts" scene with Yen vs 10 stormtroopers :cool:

Re: Star Wars Anthology: Rogue One (12/16/16, D: Gareth Edwards) S: Felicity Jones
 

Who the f--- is Donnie Yen?

Re: Star Wars Anthology: Rogue One (12/16/16, D: Gareth Edwards) S: Felicity Jones
 

Not sure if serious


http://screenrant.com/wp-content/upl...Donnie-Yen.jpg


Hong Kong martial arts star.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0947447/


He does mostly movies in Asia, but has done a few American films like Blade II, Shanghai Knights and Highlander: Endgame.

Re: Star Wars Anthology: Rogue One (12/16/16, D: Gareth Edwards) S: Felicity Jones
 

Re: Star Wars Anthology: Rogue One (12/16/16, D: Gareth Edwards) S: Felicity Jones
 

-other-

Re: Star Wars Anthology: Rogue One (12/16/16, D: Gareth Edwards) S: Felicity Jones
 

It's awesome.

Re: Star Wars Anthology: Rogue One (12/16/16, D: Gareth Edwards) S: Felicity Jones
 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz...Rogue-One.html

evidently Peter Cushing will reprise his role as Tarkan... hopefully there is a scene where he's dancing with a vacuum cleaner.

Re: Star Wars Anthology: Rogue One (12/16/16, D: Gareth Edwards) S: Felicity Jones
 

He is not reprising the role since he is dead and that would be a physical impossibility for him to reprise any role. Tarkin is being digitally recreated via CGI, but Cushing isn't reprising the role to voice the CGI character or anything like that.

Re: Star Wars Anthology: Rogue One (12/16/16, D: Gareth Edwards) S: Felicity Jones
 

I don't like the idea of using dead actors in movies. I find it morbid, and it will take me out of the movie.

Re: Star Wars Anthology: Rogue One (12/16/16, D: Gareth Edwards) S: Felicity Jones
 

oy vey. lighten up, Francis.

Re: Star Wars Anthology: Rogue One (12/16/16, D: Gareth Edwards) S: Felicity Jones
 

That would be a physical impossibility.

Re: Star Wars Anthology: Rogue One (12/16/16, D: Gareth Edwards) S: Felicity Jones
 

Can you watch the original Star Wars knowing several of the actors, like Cushing and Guinness, have died since filming it? How about a really old movie like The Wizard of Oz where practically the entire cast is long dead by now?

Re: Star Wars Anthology: Rogue One (12/16/16, D: Gareth Edwards) S: Felicity Jones
 

were they dead when they filmed it?