A whole lot of big news dropped over the weekend duringStar WarsCelebration, but one of the biggest reveals came when it was announced that the beloved animated seriesStar Wars Rebelswill end after its upcoming fourth season. Since the show will be leading right up to the events ofRogue One: A Star Wars Story, many have wondered if we will see the battles from the movie retold inStar Wars Rebelsfrom that perspective. Creator and Executive ProducerDave Filonihas put that to bed, saying that the battles ofRogue Onewon’t be taking place inStar Wars Rebels season 4.
The man behindStar Wars RebelsandStar Wars: The Clone Warsspoke with/FilmduringStar WarsCelebration in Orlando about the upcoming final season of the show. When asked if he would be recreating the battle of Scariff that took place inRogue One, he definitively said that won’t be happening, but for good reason.
“I don’t think that would be right. It would be to hinge this series end on a battle we’ve already seen the outcome of in a feature film. It would be a little bit repetitious, anticlimactic. I think as an initial impulse it sounds great. But the more you think about it, you go hmmmm I don’t know, it would kind of taper your expectations and the tension would be cut quite a bit. I like our ending. And I love that battle. I think it would be neat to see that battle one day from the Ghost’s perspective because we know the Ghost is there, but we don’t know who is in the Ghost. So that’s kind of a good question that needs to be answered.”
It was a reasonable question, butDave Filonihad pretty solid answer for not wanting to rehash the events ofRogue One: A Star Wars Storyinnew Star Wars Rebels episodes. But since there were a ton ofRebelsEaster eggs inRogue One, such as the Ghost being in the battle of Scariff, many thought thatStar Wars Rebelscould conclude with those battles. However, it sounds like we are going to see an entirely different story and conclusion to that story inStar Wars Rebelsseason 4.Dave Filoniadded that the planet Jedha won’t be making an appearance in the show this upcoming season either because it didn’t line up with the story they are trying to tell.
“Anything’s possible inStar Wars storytelling, I’ve learned that lesson. Ever since we brought Darth Maul back, I learned that lesson. I think we have a certain specific task ahead of us and with respect to that film, we wanted things like Jedha to be very special for that movie when it came out. It’s a wonderful sandbox they’ve created over there but you know, it’s not something I could really play with in this series at this point. We have our own Jedi mysteries that we’ve been wrapping our head around on this show.”
We already got our first look atStar Wars Rebelsseason 4 with the first trailer debuting during theStar WarsCelebration panel. Even though we won’t be seeing any of the majorRogue Onebattles revisited, we will be seeing the return ofSaw Gerreraand Mon Mothma, as well as what looks to be an epic last season of the series. The premiere date forStar Wars Rebelsseason 4 has not yet been announced, but it will be returning this fall on Disney XD and thefinal season will consist of 15 episodes.
