Detailed Photos Of 'Rogue One' Costumes Revealed

By: Benjamin Hart

We're still about 11 months out from the release of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and news from the film is already leaking beginning to leak out. Nuremburg Toy Fair has been the source of some really cool news lately as costumes from the film were spotted on display at the event. Photos have been sporadically hitting the web in various places, and the newest batch comes from our friends at Making Star Wars who received a handful close up shots of a few of the costumes. In them you can get detailed looks at Donnie Yen's costume and gear which includes a wrist gauntlet, some interesting gadgetry on his chest, a weapon(?) on his back and some type of stick. You can also see a different angle on Jiang Wen's costume as well. You can see all the photos above and below:

These costumes are especially interesting considering we no almost nothing about the characters that will be wearing them. Hopefully we will learn more very soon!

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story opens in theaters on December 16th.

Source: Making Star Wars

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Donnie Yen Briefly Discusses His 'Rogue One' Role

By: Benjamin Hart

While we're still reeling from The Force Awakens and anticipating Episode VIII, we've got a completely different Star Wars film to look forward to in the meantime. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, the first of what we presume to be many stand alone Star Wars Anthology films, hits theaters this December. We know little else about it's story or characters apart from the fact that it will revolve around a group of Rebels stealing the Death Star plans, thus leading into Episode IV: A New Hope. Just recently one of the stars of Rogue One, Donnie Yen, spoke with USA Today about his newest film IP Man 3 and briefly spoke about his role in Rogue One.

USA Today reports:

"Yen already is ensconced in the Star Wars cone of secrecy. All he’ll spill is that his character “is definitely an important guy," he had fun doing it and “I will get some action.""

Yen's character has inspired much speculation since being revealed in the cast photo released at last year's D23 expo. He appears to be blind and his clothing and gear seem to invoke the Japanese Samurai, which initially inspired George Lucas to create the Jedi. Rogue One is said to focus on characters that are not Jedi, so Yen's character could be some type of other Force user, or simply a skilled physical fighter, thus putting that actor's martial arts expertise on display.

Donnie Yen will star alongside Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Mads Mikkelsen and others. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story opens in theaters on December 16th.

Source: USA Today
Via: Star Wars News Net

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Donnie Yen Talks 'Rogue One'

By: Dominic Jones

With Star Wars: The Force Awakens being released in theaters last week, we can now get the countdown to next year's Rogue One: A Star Wars Story going.  One of the stars of the new film Donnie Yen spoke with The Hollywood Reporter recently about being in a Star Wars film.

Yen couldn't say much, but he did tell THR,

"I am very proud to be the first Chinese actor cast in Rogue One. It was a good and benevolent character." 

As for the success of The Force Awakens, Yen said with a laugh,
"When Star Wars succeeds at the box office, I succeed, because I'm now part of the family. Other than that, I feel like there should be options for the audience. I will definitely go see Star Wars, but I'm even more determined to go see Ip Man 3".

Yen is currently promoting his film Ip Man 3, which hits theaters on January 22nd, 2016.   Rogue One: A Star Wars Story hits theatres on December 16th, 2016.

Source: The Hollywood Reporter

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New Helmets From 'Rogue One' Revealed?

By: Dominic Jones

With filming on Rogue One: A Star Wars Story now underway and the embargo from talking about it finally lifted, it seems more details about the film will finally begin to (slowly) be revealed.  Actor Donnie Yen, who was announced as part of the main cast during D23, posted an image to his instagram that could be very exciting to Star Wars fans.  The image features a classic stormtrooper helmet, flanked by two helmets with new designs.  Check them out below,

I am the force and I fear nothing 😆 Going to put this in my company's display room .✌🏼️#donnieyen #甄子丹 #starwar #starwars

A photo posted by Donnie Yen (@donnieyenofficial) on Aug 24, 2015 at 4:53am PDT

The question is, what are the two helmets on either side of the stormtrooper bucket.  It's probably safe to assume that they are from Rogue One, but are they imperial helmets or perhaps helmets worn by rebels in harsh climates.  Then there's the possibility that a rogue element could be thrown in there and these helmets could be worn by someone other than the rebellion or the empire.  Regardless, the designs on the helmets look great and we can't wait to see them in action on December 16, 2016!

Source: Donnie Yen (Instagram)

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