Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is already making waves after the premiere at Hollywood’s famed Pantages Theater.
As far as the Star Wars timeline is concerned, the events of Rogue One take place between episodes III and IV; making Vader’s presence sensible.
While Rogue One is technically an anthology film, existing outside the episodic Star Wars franchise, there are still plenty of iconic figures in the film — chief among them being Darth Vader.
[For Rogue One], we matched more what the chest plate looked like in Episode IV, but a little bit more of the high polish that’s in Episode V.”