Lucasfilm dropped a lot of news about its next "Star Wars" movie, "Rogue One," Friday at its annual "Star Wars Celebration" event.
While Disney and Lucasfilm showed a new behind-the-scenes look at the film along with a new trailer for fans, everyone agreed that one of the showstopping moments of the panel was when the film's villain Director Orson Krennic, played by Ben Mendelsohn, made his way to the Celebration stage in full costume.
Mendelsohn made his way through the crowd flanked by a legion of Deathtroopers. They're a new class of Stormtroopers we'll see in "Rogue One."
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You couldn't help but turn your head to watch.
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There is zero expression on his face.
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And it is marvelous.
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Everyone loved it!
OMFG BEN MENDELSOHN IN FULL EMPIRE REGALIA!!! #RogueOne
— Catrina (@ohcatrina) July 15, 2016
Ben Mendelsohn knows how to make an entrance #StarWarsCelebrationpic.twitter.com/YdMw8oDJm4
— Clevver Movies (@ClevverMovies) July 15, 2016
No one can top Ben Mendelsohn's entrance pic.twitter.com/jwxcnOtrzv
— Rebels Report (@RebelsReport) July 15, 2016
ben mendelsohn's entrance was legendary pic.twitter.com/vS9wu7Syj1
— agent monscar (@_poedameron) July 15, 2016
Ben Mendelsohn comes dressed as Krennic and with Stormtroopers. BOSS. #SWCEpic.twitter.com/tJZezGwEoE
— Brian Truitt (@briantruitt) July 15, 2016Boss indeed.
If you're scratching your head about the new villain, it shouldn't be a surprise. Though Darth Vader has been confirmed for "Rogue One"— it makes sense since the film takes place between Episodes III and IV — it's been suggested he won't be the main villain in the film. Instead it will be Mendelsohn's Krennic.
Krennic's in charge of a squad of Deathtroopers which, according to Entertainment Weekly, he uses to rid of the Rebel uprising. It also sounds like he probably doesn't play nice with Vader.
“There is a lot of palace intrigue going on in the Empire, with people conspiring to move up the ranks and sabotaging each other,” producer John Knoll told EW. “There’s not a lot of loyalty there.”
We'll see more of Krennic's nefarious plans once "Rogue One" is in theaters this December and we can't wait.
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