


Jones brings a new depth to Jyn Erso, whose differences compared to other heroines featured in the series show her flaws as the strengths of her character. Their mission to steal the plans to the Death Star are filled with high stakes that are more personal than the grand scale of warfare seen in other films of the series. She is aided by intelligence operator Cassian Andor played by Diego Luna and the reformed droid K-2SO played by Alan Tudyk. That is, until now.ĭirected by Gareth Edwards, the film stars Felicity Jones as Jyn Erso, a scavenger getting by in the early days of the Empire, when she joins the rebel alliance in order to find her father and reluctant architect for the Empire Galen Erso, played by Mads Mikkelsen. In the scrolling dialogue of “Star Wars: A New Hope” (1977), the first installment of the beloved space opera series, the plot of the film is set up through a description of a mission where unknown characters from the rebel alliance began the events of the current film in an adventure that was never touched upon. Developed from a single line of exposition, the film takes a darker, grittier turn that stands out from its predecessors and gives an edge not seen in other films of this beloved series. The first of the Star Wars anthology series, “ Rogue One” (2016) serves as a prequel to the first “Star Wars” film made almost 40 years earlier. In honor of May the 4th, otherwise known as “Star Wars” Day, it’s time to revisit what many fans, including Marvel director James Gunn, have declared the most underrated Star Wars film.
