Connections to Rebels

Speaking of other connections to the Star Wars Universe, Rogue One will also be tied in some way to the animated TV series Star Wars: Rebels. This shouldn’t be taken with a pinch of salt, since producer Simon Kinberg said, last year, “absolutely there’s been conversation about it. That this story could be a story that crosses over into other films, whether it’s A New Hope or other movies. And that movies could potentially even enter into our timeline and our moment. It’s a big galaxy. So, you know, things are happening all over the place that don’t necessarily have to react to each other, the way we react to news around the world. We never meet the Chilean miners that are trapped in that mine. We know about it and the world reacts to it. So each of the different stories has to acknowledge the reality of what’s ever happening in that moment in time.” (via Slash Film)

Basically, it is the same recipe used by Marvel in its TV series, with the Avengers mentioned all over the place. Which won’t be a bad thing for Rogue One, unless the writers will overdo it with the references.

And there is also another hint that this will happen, since Gary Whitta (scribe for Rogue One) was also approached to write one of the episodes of Star Wars: Rebels.

Speaking of which, there are rumors saying that Felicity Jones’ character from Rogue One is actually Star Wars: Rebels’ Sabine Wren. But this one is such a big stretch… or isn’t it?