STAR WARS REBELS Actor Freddie Prinze Jr. Credits Dave Filoni With Directing ROGUE ONE's Darth Vader Scene

STAR WARS REBELS Actor Freddie Prinze Jr. Credits Dave Filoni With Directing ROGUE ONE's Darth Vader Scene

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story's Darth Vader scene remains a legitimate highlight of the entire franchise, but Rebels actor Freddie Prinze Jr. just made a bold claim about who was really at the helm of that!

By JoshWilding - Mar 06, 2023 11:03 AM EST
Filed Under: Star Wars
Source: SFFGazette.com

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is thought to have been plagued by issues behind the scenes, hence why so much of what we saw in the trailers didn't end up in the movie itself. 

Rumour has it filmmaker Gareth Edwards was replaced at some point - or at least made to work alongside another director - with Tony Gilroy likely at the helm of reshoots. We may never know what Rogue One originally looked like, but fans love the movie, particularly Darth Vader's last-minute rampage as he looked to retrieve those stolen Death Star plans.

During a recent podcast appearance, Star Wars Rebels actor Freddie Prinze Jr. (who voiced Kanan Jarrus in that animated series) claimed that Dave Filoni was actually behind the camera for that. 

As you'll know, he's the creative force behind not only Rebels but The Clone Wars and shows like The Mandalorian and this year's spin-off series Ahsoka

"I don't know if people know this, maybe I'm not allowed to say this, but I don't care anymore," the actor said. "He directed that scene in Rogue One where - well, basically the whole end of the movie - where Vader comes through...and you see, basically...what's gonna happen in A New Hope. He directed all that."

These claims have already been disputed, with The Wrap's Umberto Gonzalez saying Rogue One's second unit director, Simon Crane, was responsible. Writer Gary Whitta has also issued a scathing response which you can check out here.

Ultimately, the truth may lie somewhere in the middle, with several people contributing to the standout sequence. Filoni, for example, may have just weighed in on how best to portray Vader's Force abilities on screen, with Crane helping the somewhat inexperienced Edwards put together a very complex scene. 

We'll keep you updated on this story as it develops, but Prinze Jr.'s comments can be found in full below. 

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bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 3/6/2023, 11:03 AM
Whoever directed it did an amazing job. A dark hallway and just some breathing alone was enough to know a red lightsaber was about to be ignited and a slaughter was about to commence. Truly a great Darth Vader moment.
DudeGuy
DudeGuy - 3/6/2023, 11:09 AM
do people even like Rogue One or do they only like this scene?
slickrickdesigns
slickrickdesigns - 3/6/2023, 11:20 AM
Best part of the whole movie.
TyrantBossMedia
TyrantBossMedia - 3/6/2023, 11:20 AM
Cool scene, but mere fan service.

The stormtroopers did the dirty work. Vader came in to servuy the damage and handle personal interrogation and higher ranking personnel.

Turning Vader into anything more than what he really was (a thug enforcer, the muscle for Palpatine) was a bad choice.
And he absolutely shouldn't have been turned into some type of Messiah.
Blergh
Blergh - 3/6/2023, 11:25 AM
@TyrantBossMedia - that was Lucas‘ choice, Vader is certainly an example of a character becoming more than he was intended to be but that originated in Episode 5 and Lucas search for a coruppted mirror into Luke’s potential future.

The scene being fanservice is fine and dandy, it’s not like Rogue One wasn’t a film full of that in the first place.
It was a cinematic take on Battlefront (same but different locations, familiar look and enemies).
If SW doesn’t go far into the future the franchise will remain pure fan service.

Mando is the same, IG-11 was also off brand member berries we was Grogu
GhostDog
GhostDog - 3/6/2023, 11:24 AM
Everyone but Gareth Edwards directed this film
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