Riz Ahmed Reveals He Missed Star Wars Celebration Because He Was Stopped By Airport Security

By: Dominic Jones

If you've ever attended a Star Wars Celebration, Comic Con, or similar event, you know that guest cancellations happen at almost every single one. Usually it's because of work commitments or for unexpected personal reasons.  However, for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story star Riz Ahmed, who had to cancel his appearrance at last April's Star Wars Celebration Chicago, the reason was very different and one that everyone should be outraged about.

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A Trio Of Guests & Animation Panels Announced For 'Star Wars Celebration Chicago'

By: Benjamin Hart

We are now just a little over a month from Star Wars Celebration Chicago kicking off! To help build excitement Lucasfilm has made a habit of giving us news about the convention consistently over the past several weeks. Today the newest episode of The Star Wars Show dropped on YouTube, and with it came some exhilarating announcements about Celebration Chicago!

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Riz Ahmed Is The Cover Star In Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People

By Ciaran Duggan,

Rogue One actor Riz Ahmed has been put on the front cover of the Time magazine's list of 100 most influential people in the world.

The Hollywood actor played Bodhi in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and leads the way for the pioneers list in the prestigious magazine.

The 34-year-old tweeted his gratitude for the support he has received from fans and his thanks to Time magazine for making him the cover star.

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'Rogue One' Nominated for Two MTV Movie Awards

By: Dominic Jones

MTV announced the nominees for the 2017 MTV Movie Awards and Star Wars was well represented among the nominees.  Not only did Rogue One: A Star Wars Story pick up two nominations but some other members of the Star Wars picked up a few more nominations.  Rogue One was nominated for Best Picture and Felicity Jones was nominated for Best Hero for her role as Jyn Erso.  Another Rogue One actor, Riz Ahmed (Bodhi Rook) was nominated in the Next Generation category (not for any specific role).  In addition, stars of the upcoming Han Solo movie, Emilia Clarke and Donald Glover (who will be playing young Lando in the film) will be facing off in the Best Actor in a Show for their roles on Game of Thrones and Atlanta, respectively.

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New 'Rogue One' Special Features Preview Focuses on Riz Ahmed's Many Auditions

By: Dominic Jones

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is available now as an HD digital download, with the Blu-ray and DVD coming next week.  One of the most anticipated aspect of any home media release of Star Wars is the special features.  For those waiting to pick up the Blu-ray, or still on the fence about picking the film up digitally, Entertainment Tonight has released a new preview of one of the bonus features.  The feature focuses on the character of Bodhi Rook and features clips from several Riz Ahmed's fourteen video auditions that he sent to director Gareth Edwards.  Check it out below,

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Riz Ahmed Reveals How Bodhi Rook Evolved Through The Various Versions of 'Rogue One'

By: Dominic Jones

Over the past week, the creatives involved in the making of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story have been revealing how the story of the film changed through various editions of the script.  We've heard about alternate endings, alternate beginnings, and even an alternate death for Director Krennic.  Now, Riz Ahmed has revealed that Bodhi Rook was, at one point, a completely different character.  In an interview with EW's Anthony Breznican, Ahmed revealed that Bodhi wasn't always the well-intentioned, if nervous, Imperial pilot turned Rebel.  In fact, he wasn't even named Bodhi.

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'Rogue One' Wins Big At 2017 Three Empire Awards

By: Benjamin Hart

While Rogue One: A Star Wars Story did not end up scoring an award at the Oscars a few weeks back, awards season is far from over, and the film just received one its highest honors yet!

The Three Empire Awards were held recently and Rogue One picked up an assortment of nominations going into the ceremony, including Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Best Costume Design, Best Make-Up And Hairstyling, Best Visual Effects, and Best Production Design. Riz Ahmed was also nominated for Best Male Newcomer for his role as Bodhi Rook.

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Riz Ahmed and Anthony Daniels Announced As Guests at 'Star Wars' Celebration Orlando

By: Dominic Jones

Two more high profile guests are coming to Star Wars Celebration next month in Orlando, Florida.  The Star Wars Show announced today that Rogue One: A Star Wars Story star Riz Ahmed (Bodhi Rook) and, C-3PO himself, Anthony Daniels will be in attendance at Celebration.  They will be signing autographs for fans in the autograph hall.

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'Rogue One' Nominated for Nine Empire Awards

By: Dominic Jones

The award nominations continue to pour in for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.  So far the film has received nods for everything from the Academy Awards to the Kids Choice Awards, and today we can add the Empire Awards to that list.  The film picked up nine nominations, including best Sci-fi/Fantasy film and best actress for Felicity Jones (Jyn Erso).  The awards show take place on March 19th.  The categories Rogue One has been nominated for (and their competition) are listed below,

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Diego Luna Thanks 'Rogue One' Fans At Golden Globes

By: Benjamin Hart

The 2017 Golden Globe Awards took place last night at the Beverly Hilton in Hollywood and a plethora of celebrities made appearances, including a few Rogue One: A Star Wars Story stars. Diego Luna, Felicity Jones and Riz Ahmed, who had been nominated for for an award for his role in "The Night Of", were in attendance at the event. During the ceremony, Jones and Luna also took the stage to present the award for best screenplay.

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The Cast Of 'Rogue One' Answers Google Autocomplete Questions

By: Benjamin Hart

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is out in theaters now and we've all had the chance to see it at least once, if not ten times already. In between trips to the theater, it's always great to have a bit of fun, especially with the amazing cast behind the film.

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'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story' Hits Theaters Tonight!

By: Dominic Jones

The wait is finally over!  Rogue One: A Star Wars Story has opened already in several markets around the world and tonight it finally hits screen across North America.  Though the countdown is almost done, but there are a few hours to kill before the film is projected on the silver screen.  So here's a couple of videos to help pass the final hours and minutes before Rogue One.

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Riz Ahmed Talks 'Rogue One', Defends 'Star Wars' Prequels

By: Dominic Jones

We are now just days away from the release of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story in theatres and there are some in the world who have already seen it.  One of those who has already seen it is the film's star Riz Ahmed.  Ahmed, who plays Bodhi Rook in the film, spoke with Screen Crush recently about the film and he also shared his thoughts on why the Star Wars prequels (The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones, and Revenge of the Sith) are underrated.

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Video: Highlights from Last Night's 'Rogue One' Red Carpet Premiere

By: Dominic Jones

Last night Star Wars took over Hollywood Blvd. in Los Angeles in California for the red carpet premiere of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.  Not only were the cast and crew in attendance, countless fans were there as well to cheer them on.  Lucasfilm release a highlight reel from last night's premiere earlier today that features interviews with Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Riz Ahmed, Ben Mendelsohn, Alan Tudyk, Donnie Yen, Gareth Edwards, Kathleen Kennedy and Bob Iger.  Check it out below,

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Video: The Cast Of 'Rogue One' Appears On 'Jimmy Kimmel Live'

By: Benjamin Hart

Just ahead of world premiere of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story in Hollywood, just down the street the cast and director of the film appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live. After  "arriving" in an X-Wing parked on Hollywood boulevard, the group, which included Felicity Jones(Jyn Erso), Diego Luna(Cassian Andor), Alan Tudyk(K-2SO), Riz Ahmed(Bodhi Rook), Donnie Yen(Chirrut Îmwe), Mads Mikkelsen(Galen Erso), Ben Mendolsohn(Orson Krennic) and director Gareth Edwards, took the stage to discuss a variety of topics and reveal a duo of new clips from Rogue One.

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Video: 'Riz Ahmed Freestyle Raps About Star Wars'

By: Dominic Jones

In addition to starring as Bodhi Rook in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Riz Ahmed is also an accomplished rapper (most recently you can catch him on the Hamilton Mix Tape).  Ahmed appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon where he performed a special Star Wars freestyle rap.  Ahmed was accompanied by The Roots.  Check it out for yourself below,

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'Rogue One' Cast and Crew Make A Special Appearance On 'The Star Wars Show'

 By Ciaran Duggan,

The Rogue One cast guest star on Lucasfilm's 'The Star Wars Show'.

Andi Gutierez sat down with the stars of Rogue One in a special episode of Lucasfilm's hit online show. 

The Rebels Recon presenter spoke with Diego Luna, Felicity Jones, Donnie Yen, Mads Mikkelsen, Riz Ahmed, Alan Tudyk, Ben Mendelsohn and Gareth Edwards. 

You can watch the full show down below:

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'Rogue One' Cast and Crew Press Interviews Part 2

By: Dominic Jones

With the release of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story now less than two weeks away(!), the internet has been flooded with interviews the cast and crew did various media outlets.  Yesterday we presented you with a compilation of excerpts from those interviews, which you can check out here.  Below are several more excerpts from interviews that have been released today.

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Another 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story' Clip Released

By: Dominic Jones

Bodhi Rook actor Riz Ahmed appeared today on Live With Kelly to promote his role in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story next week!  The clip features Bodhi alongside Jyn Erso (Felicity Jones) and K-2SO (Alan Tudyk).  The scene is one we've gotten a glimpse of in the prior trailers and TV spots.  It's the infamous "Rogue One" scene.  Check it out for yourself below,

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'Rogue One' Cast and Crew Press Interviews

By: Dominic Jones

It was busy weekend for the cast of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story as the big press junket for the film took place in San Fransisco over the past few days.  This has resulted in lots of new interviews with the cast and crew today.  This included a big press conference (which you can listen to over at Full of Sith) and video and print interviews with cast and crew.  Below are several of them.

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