Show Notes
In 2003, John Knoll heard a rumour on the set of Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. It sparked a chain of events that would span two decades, several films and one massive corporate takeover, and would finally result in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.
This is the story of Rogue One, told by someone who has spent more time thinking about the film than anyone who worked on it (except John Knoll). Each episode of Going Rogue covers a different phase of the film's life and the different lives it lived, from TV episode to low budget war movie to $200million franchise blockbuster.
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MUSIC:
"Hiding Your Reality", "Floating Cities", "Industrial Cinematic", "Phantom from Space", "Hitman", "Late Night Radio", "Screen Saver", "Odyssey", Sincerely", "Dreaming Flashback" & "Lithium"
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
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"Suspended Animation" & "Quiescent in Time" by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
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