Sure Looks Like Grand Moff Tarkin Is Going To Be In 'Rogue One

At first glance, the biggest newsregarding the newest Rogue Onetrailer would seem to be what sits underneath it on YouTube: an announcement that Star Wars fans can finally start ordering advanced tickets for the fast-approaching movie as of midnight.But around six seconds into the ad, which was released Sunday, we see an old man staring out at the Death Star for a moment so brief that you probably missed it. Heres a screengrab for you to inspect.That blurry outline right there has Star Wars fans giddy, and thats because we have good reason to believe the man standing there is Grand Moff Tarkin, the wonderfully villainous commander of the Death Star in the original Star Wars film, 1977s Episode IV ' A New Hope.Remember when the bad guys destroyedPrincess Leias home planet of Alderaan' Yeah, that was Grand Moff Tarkin.Grand Moff Tarkin ended up dying at the end of a Episode IV when Luke Skywalker blew up the Death Star, but thats no issue here. Rogue One takes place between the events of Episode III Revenge of the Sith and Episode IV. In fact, inRogue One, the Rebels try to steal the design schematics of the Death Star, so it only makes sense that the weapons commander would be back.The question then becomes, how'Peter Cushing, the man who played Grand Moff Tarkin, died in 1994. But last year, The Daily Mail reported that the Star Wars franchise might digitally recreate the late actor for the film. It seemed far-fetched at the time. But now' Much less so. -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.
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