Gareth Edwards Reveals the Meaning of Rogue One’s Title

It seems like everyday we get a new tidbit of information regarding the latest Star Wars film. Since we’re in the age of the Internet, we can expect the fans to eat up everything that’s thrown their way. Soon, we’ll see the endless stream of marketing. With Disney’s promise to release new Star Wars movies every year, we can expect this song and dance annually. With this fact in mind, the omnipresence of the franchise is a fact of life.

So, anyway, in a recent interview, Gareth Edwards revealed the meaning of “Rogue One” in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.

“’Rogue One’ is a military call sign to some extent, but this is the first film that’s gone off-piste and is not part of the saga – or the Anakin story – so it’s the ‘rogue’ one, you know?”

Perhaps not the most revelatory piece of knowledge, but it could potentially have use as a conversation starter.