could Dave Filoni led one of Rogue Onemost controversial? A star Wars the actor confidently thinks so Freddie Prinze Jr.voice actor for Kanan Jarrus Star Wars Rebelsstated a fact during a recent episode Light, Camera, Bar stool podcast. The younger prince was even hesitant to reveal the information, claiming that he was not sure if he was allowed to reveal who was in charge of the scene in the movie where Darth Vader mercilessly breaks through the Rebel Alliance squadron. Here’s what the actor had to say about who directed the stage for Lucasfilm:

I may not be allowed to say this, (but) Dave Filoni filmed that scene in Rogue One where Vader shows up and you see what basically happens in A New Hope. He led it all.

The episode in question from the 2016 spin-off movie took place in the final minutes of the story, as the Rebel Alliance attempts to escape with the stolen Death Star plans. As a small group of soldiers attempt to make their way down the corridor, the door is suddenly stuck and the lights go out. The Rebels are left confused and alone in the dark until they hear one of the franchise’s most iconic sound effects: Darth Vader breathing. The Sith Lord sets out to exterminate his enemies, but the plans are still transferred to another ship, falling into the hands of Princess Leia and bringing hope to the galaxy.

In an interview with Collider, about four months after the film hit theaters, the film’s director Gareth Edwards explained that the sequence was not in the film’s original script and the whole idea was developed about four months before release. from Rogue One. With little time left on the schedule, the Lucasfilm team had to move quickly to add the scene to the final cut of the film:

It was a wise idea that came very late, from one of the film’s editors, Jabes. [Olssen]who started it. He said it a few times and I thought, “That’s a great idea, but we can’t do it now because we’re only 4 months away from release.” pickup shot we did. Then he said it to Katie [Kathleen Kennedy] and Cathy said, “I love it,” and then all of a sudden, before I could even remember, we were in Pinewood filming this scene. So I’m so glad we got to do this.

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John Gilroy, the film’s editor, agreed that the scene itself was added to the film after the crew completed principal photography. Screenwriter Gary Whitta claimed he didn’t even write the scene when he was putting it together Rogue Oneshort story, but noting that it was his favorite moment in the film.

It remains to be seen if the official source will confirm who was in charge of staging the sequence, but in the meantime, you can replay as many times as you want. Rogue One available to stream on Disney+. You can also check out our interview with The Mandalorian star Pedro Pascal below: