7) It’s A New/Interesting Story For The Star Wars Universe
Rogue One is a creative concept for a Star Wars film when you sit down and think about it. A heist movie set in the Star Wars universe sounds bonkers from the get-go. That’s as interesting a concept as Ant-Man was as a heist film for the Marvel Universe. And with the news that Darth Vader will make an appearance in Rogue One, what more can you ask for?
Seeing how we know that in Star Wars: A New Hope the Deathstar was destroyed by Luke Skywalker when he used the blueprints for the metal behemoth, it’ll be cool to see that all tied into Rogue One. Who knows, maybe at the end of the film we’ll get a shot of Luke getting his ship ready to head-out and destroy the Deathstar, which would THEN tie-into the space fight from A New Hope (#ItsAllConnected).
This film, however, is more of a one-off story if you were to ask me. There would be no need or want for a sequel to it, and if Disney were to make a follow-up, I feel like it’d ruin the first film, simply because it would no longer feel unique in its own way.
Here’s to hoping Rogue One stays Rogue One, and not Rogue Two.