This mispronunciation served as direct inspiration for the Imperial planet, where most of the major action in Rogue One takes place.
Delivering a keynote speech at SXSW, Edwards confirmed that a coffee shop barista spelled his name wrong on his coffee cup, trading Scarif for Gareth.
Gareth Edwards is providing a full director’s commentary for the home video release of Rogue One, where he’s sure to drop even more insightful trivia such as this.
While Rogue One is coming to VOD later this month, it will be available in stores on DVD and Blu-ray starting April 4.