LOS ANGELES: Cinema’s ultimate villain, Darth Vader, is set to make a comeback with a menacing appearance in “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” industry magazine Entertainment Weekly said on Wednesday.
The first standalone “Star Wars” story, “Rogue One” is set just before “A New Hope” — the original film in the blockbuster series — and stars Felicity Jones alongside Mads Mikkelsen and Forest Whitaker.
EW said on its website it would reveal “never-before-seen characters while also reintroducing a few classic ones” in the new issue, out Friday.
“We’re confirming a big one on our cover: the galactic man in black himself, Darth Vader,” it added.
Rumors of a Vader return in British filmmaker Gareth Edwards’ contribution to the “Star Wars” canon began to circulate in April with the release of the first trailer.
The 100-second teaser featured a retread of John Williams’ familiar “Star Wars” score, including a snippet of the infamous “Imperial March,” used to signify Vader’s approach.
EW writer Anthony Breznican told ABC’s “Good Morning America” the trainee Jedi turned Sith Lord “kind of looms large over the plot, even when he’s not necessarily on screen.”
Director Krennic, a new villainous character played by Australian actor Ben Mendelsohn, finds he has “Vader looming in the background over his shoulder, making sure that he gets the job done,” Breznican said.
The first standalone “Star Wars” story, “Rogue One” is set just before “A New Hope” — the original film in the blockbuster series — and stars Felicity Jones alongside Mads Mikkelsen and Forest Whitaker.
EW said on its website it would reveal “never-before-seen characters while also reintroducing a few classic ones” in the new issue, out Friday.
“We’re confirming a big one on our cover: the galactic man in black himself, Darth Vader,” it added.
Rumors of a Vader return in British filmmaker Gareth Edwards’ contribution to the “Star Wars” canon began to circulate in April with the release of the first trailer.
The 100-second teaser featured a retread of John Williams’ familiar “Star Wars” score, including a snippet of the infamous “Imperial March,” used to signify Vader’s approach.
EW writer Anthony Breznican told ABC’s “Good Morning America” the trainee Jedi turned Sith Lord “kind of looms large over the plot, even when he’s not necessarily on screen.”
Director Krennic, a new villainous character played by Australian actor Ben Mendelsohn, finds he has “Vader looming in the background over his shoulder, making sure that he gets the job done,” Breznican said.
