One Actor Might Have Just Accidentally Dropped a Major Rogue One Spoil

STAR WARS: ROGUE ONE #SWCE Trailer - Easter Eggs & Things Missed (#RogueOne)

This years Star Wars Celebration in London is in full swing, and the reveals have already started dropping. On Friday, a Rogue One panel gathered together director Gareth Edwards and the films starsincluding Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Forest Whitaker, Mads Mikkelsen, Alan Tudyk, and more. (There was also a behind-the-scenes clip, which emphasizes the war-movie aspect of this upcoming installment. Its included above.)

The panel began with the floating introductory text from Star Wars: Episode IVa New Hope, but interrupted it at the end with scrambled audio and flickering visuals. Then, the Rogue One logo appeared. The discussion that followed revealed not only a few juicy details about the movie and some of its characters, but even one apparent accidental spoiler. Here are some of the highlights.

Confirmed: Darth Vader will be in the movie

Yes, it has been confirmed that the Star Wars franchise still isnt ready to let Anakin Skywalker go. Edwards confirmed Vaders appearance, and that he will be voiced by his original voice actor, James Earl Jones. Other than that, details were unsurprisingly slim.

One tiny detail to obsess over: he apparently uses the word power at one point or another in the film. Edwards recalled the moment the line was recorded, and the nerdgasm that it induced.

Two new planets and a new poster

Edwards and company also discussed two new planets that Rogue One will introduce to the Star Wars universe.

The first is Scarif, which Edwards said was based on paradise and thus was shot in the Maldives. Thats the planet pictured in the movies new poster, which does indeed look like a tropical paradisesave for the people with weapons and the looming Death Star image.

The second, Jedha, is a Mecca-like planet for those who believe in the Force. Its home to both Chirrut Imwe and Baze Malbus, and serves as the spiritual nexus for those who believe in the Force and support the Jedis causedespite the fact that the Jedi are known to be all but extinct. Its currently facing an Imperial blight.

Alan Tudyk is playing this movies droid.

Its not a Star Wars movie without a droid to provide some much-needed comic relief. And fans can rest easy knowing that the new movie does, indeed, feature a droid: K-2SO.

K-2SO was originally an Imperial droid, but the rebellion re-programmed him. Diego Luna, who plays Cassian Andor, said K-2SO is his characters bestif not onlyfriend. The droid is 71 and black with a human-like formand he appears to contain a similar rebellious streak to R2-D2.

Tudyk, who has already shown off a knack for imparting robotic characters with a strong dose of humanity, will play the droid.

Cassian reprogrammed him and he did, like, a data wipe. And when he re-programmed him, hes not quite all there. He speaks his mind and says things that can be unsettling, and just very honest. If you know any old people, its like that, Tudyk said.

But perhaps the best revelation about Tudyks role actually involves another Star Wars droid: C-3PO himself, Anthony Daniels, whom Tudyk met at opening night of The Force Awakens.

I said, Im K-2SO; Im gonna be the next droid, Tudyk said, and he said, Do you wear a suit, or are you C.G.I.? And I said, Oh, Im C.G.I.. And he said, You s**t. Lovely man. Were pen pals. Pen pals to this day.

More on Donnie Yen and Jiang Wens charactersand, possibly, a huge accidental spoiler.

As Donnie Yen and Jiang Wen explained their characters, Chirrut Imwe and Baze Malbus, a spoiler might have slipped out toward the end.

As Yen explained, Chirrut Imwe is a blind warrior who believes strongly in the Force. His good friend Baze, on the other hand, is a skeptic, but protects Chirrut and the rebels anywaykind of like Han Solo reluctantly did in A New Hope.

Although Wen initially kept things vague in discussing Baze, he might have let a huge spoiler slip about his and Chirruts fate. We wont reveal it here; you can read about it if youre so inclined.

Mads Mikkelsens character invented something very important.

As we already knew, Mikkelsen plays Jyn Ersos (Felicity Jones) father, Galen Erso. At the panel, Mikkelsen gave us one more tidbit to chew on:

My character is a person of interest, he said, adding, Hes a scientist, and he at one point invented something so beautiful, so fantastic, that it might change the universe.

Well, its a good thing weve got a few months to speculate about what that might be.

Riz Ahmeds Bodhi Rook is actually an Empire employee.

From the trailers, it would seem Bodhi Rook (Riz Ahmed) is a rebelbut at the beginning, at least, thats not the case. Ahmed revealed that his character, a pilot, actually works for the Empire initially.

People work at big organizations, they dont agree with everything they do. You dont have to be judgy, Ahmed joked. Hes kind of questioning things, and the city hes from is actually an occupied planet.

Its that last detail that Ahmed said makes his character question his career choices.

Fun fact: the Maldivian army played some of the movies Stormtroopers

One more very amusing detail to finish off with: when the crew was shooting in the Maldives, the countrys army apparently donned Stormtrooper suits themselves.

Enlarge SlideshowPhotos:24 Delightful Star Wars: The Force Awakens Cameos You Might Have Missed XThomas Brodie-Sangster as First Order Petty Officer Thanisson

Blink and you might have missed the Love Actually, Maze Runner, and Game of Thrones star. Its Brodie-Sangster who, when Poe and Finn try to escape via TIE Fighter, announces that theres an unscheduled departure. Dont look for Brodie-Sangster to get any more than that one line in the franchise, though, because immediately after poor Petty Officer Thanisson gets blown to bits by Finn.

Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan KenobiIf some of the voices during Reys flashback sequence sounded familiar to you, theres good reasons. As Rey touches Lukes lightsaber shes bombarded with images of Luke and R2D2, Kylo and the Knights of Ren, and herself as a young child. In the background, J.J. Abrams reveals, you can also hear a snippet of Mark Hamill screaming Noooo from Empire, a little bit of Frank Ozs Yoda and, chillingly, the voice of Obi-Wan Kenobi saying, Rey . . . these are your first steps. Its not Alec Guinness come back from the dead to record a new line of dialogue, thats young Ben as voiced by Ewan McGregor. Abrams told Entertainment Weekly, We asked Ewan McGregor to come in and do the line. And he was awesome and we were very grateful. He was incredibly sweet and handsome, and all that stuff. Then he rode off on his motorcycle. Literally the coolest voice over actor ever. Kevin Smith and Abrams himself also lent their voices to The Force Awakens. Billie Lourd as Lieutenant ConnixMany wondered if Lourds ever-present earmuffs in Scream Queens were an homage to her famous mothers famous buns in Star Wars. But Abrams did Ryan Murphy one better and gave Lourd a diminutive version of her mothers hairstyle for her brief appearance as a Resistance fighter. Abrams also cast his dad, Gerry Abrams, as Captain Cypress and his assistant, Morgan Dameron (no relation), as a Resistance officer named Commodore Meta. Dame Harriet Walterniece of legendary actor and Count Dooku portrayer Christopher Leeappears as Dr. Kalonia who patches Chewie up. Jessica Henwick as Jess Testor

Even the most devoted Game of Thrones fan could have easily missed Henwick. Unlike many other Resistance pilots, she never appears outside the cockpit of her X-Wing fighter or without that bulky helmet. But she was there helping Poe Dameron on every maneuver.

Bill Hader as BB-8Everyones favorite droid (sorry, R2!) was voiced by Bill Hader and Ben Schwartz of House of Lies and Parks and Recreation fame. Initially, Hader says, he tried giving the little ball an actual human voice, but it sounded too strange. This may not be the last we hear of the versatile Hader in Star Wars. The SNL alum has demonstrated a wicked imitation of both Jabba the Hutt and a dying Tauntaun so were pretty sure he could handle anything Lucasfilm might throw his way. The Cast of The Raid as KanjiklubIndonesian actors and stunt fighters Yayan Ruhian, Iko Uwais, and Cecep Arif Rahman appear as Tasu Leech, Razoo Qin-Fee and Crokind Shand, members of Kanjiklub Gang. Many had hoped that the expert martial artists would be able to show off their fighting prowess but the Kanjiklub gets dispatched pretty quickly by one of the Rathtars on Han Solos ship. However, given that Tasu Leech has his own Lego figurine, its possible we havent seen the last of Kanjiklub. Or did you forget that there were several prequel films on the way? Simon Pegg as Unkar Plutt

Peggs role is much bigger than a cameo but hidden under all that padding, latex, and CG you might have missed him as Jakku junkyard dealer, temporary Millennium Falcon owner, and Rey antagonizer Unkar Plutt. It seems like Peggs voice was also modulated down to a low, John Rhys-Davies-esque timbre to further obscure his identity.

Daniel Craig as a Stormtrooper

News broke Friday that, as Simon Pegg revealed earlier this year, Daniel Craig did indeed play a Stormtrooper in The Force Awakens. And not just any Stormtrooper! Craigs character is the one who Rey convinces to remove her restraints and leave the door open. Thats right, James Bond got Jedi mind tricked by scavenger scum. Craig wasnt the only high-profile face under one of those glossy white helmets. JJ Abrams gave two of his friends roles as Stormtroopers: Alias and Lost composer Michael Giacchino, and Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich play Stormtroopers FN-3181 and FN-9330, respectively.

Greg Grunberg as Snap WexleyOdds are you didnt miss Grunberg; he was the most identifiable Resistance pilot outside Poe Dameron and Nien Nunb. (He even has his own action figure!) But you may not know the extent of his history with J.J. Abrams which stretches all the way back to childhood. Grunberg has had roles in most Abrams projects including Felicity, Alias, Lost, Heroes, and Mission: Impossible III. Speaking of Lost, Ken Leung who many will remember as series regular Miles Straume showed up as Resistance leader Admiral Statura. Right, by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images So Many More Game of Thrones Cast Members

Its not just Max Von Sydow, Jessica Henwick, Gwendoline Christie, and Thomas Brodie-Sangster representing Westeros in The Force Awakens. Since Star Wars and Game of Thrones share the same casting director, Nina Gold, theres plenty more cross-over. Mark Stanley who played Jon Snows doomed friend Grenn is credited as a Clan Leader in other words one of the rain-drenched Knights of Ren. Miltos Yerolemou who played Aryas doomed fencing master, Syrio Forel, is a patron in Maz Kanatas bar and Emun Elliott who played doomed (so much doom) singer Marillion is one of the Resistance fighters with just one line: A laser cannon?

Warwick Davis as WollivanWarwick Daviswho played Wicket the Ewok in Return of the Jedi and had a few roles in The Phantom Menaceplays someone named Wollivan. According to Entertainment Weekly he appears in Maz Kanatas tavern and has a short, pink snout and puckered eyes. In other words, you can see him front and slightly left of center in this Vanity Fair portrait. Judah Friedlander of 30 Rock fame also a has Bar Patron credit.

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