Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is rapidly approaching its world premiere with some fresh TV spots giving looks at the upcoming Star Wars anthology movie.
Krennic as a character obviously has big shoes to fill in being the latest major villain in the Star Wars franchise.
James Luceno, author of Catalyst: A Rogue One Novel, has plenty of experience translating Star Wars’ cinematic villains to novel form.
His presence as a villain in Star Wars appears to be a good fit, based on his experience and distinctively nefarious persona.