Warning: Potential story spoilers for "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" ahead. You've been warned.
They say anything can happen on live television, and we certainly got a taste of that during the "Star Wars Celebration""Rogue One" panel Friday.
Actor Jiang Wen, who plays the character Baze in the upcoming "Rogue One: A Story Wars Story," spoke on-stage during a portion of the panel where actress Gwendoline Christie — who played Captain Phasma in "The Force Awakens"— asked each of the film's actors to briefly describe their character.
StarWars.com was streaming the panel live across its site and on YouTube for fans who couldn't make it out to London for the event.
While Wen was describing Baze's role in the film, he may have accidentally let slip that the character Chirrut, played by his co-star Donnie Yen, dies at some point during the movie.
According to IGN's transcription of the moment, here's what Wen said:
"I pretend [to all the characters]" he said when asked to explain his character's backstory, "to do a very, very big mission. I cannot say [anything more about] that.
"And [he gestures to Donnie Yen], when this guy dead I do something better. Maybe I believe by my action - he's thinker, I'm doer so-"
At this point, Panel host Gwendoline Christie interrupted, clearly flustered, saying, "I think we need to leave it there. I think you've got to leave it there."
Brilliantly, Wen changes tack and wraps up immediately, possibly aware of his mistake: "Anyway, I have a gun. A huge gun. Thank you. That is Baze!"
Oops.
The footage from the panel is currently not available to view online, so we won't be able to more closely dissect that moment for awhile, but it certainly seems like Wen said something he wasn't supposed to.
We'll know for sure when "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" hits theaters December 16.
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