During the press junket for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story last week, Lucasfilm screened 28 minutes of footage for attendees, and the reaction was very positive.
I admire [Lucasfilm President] Kathleen [Kennedy] and Gareth and the whole team for having the guts to go, ‘Let’s reopen this.
As the studio worked on fixing the alleged issues of Rogue One, many became concerned about the movie’s potential quality.
The film may be riding a wave of positive buzz now, but over the summer the conversation surrounding Rogue One was more doom and gloom.