Steve Kovach April 07, 2016 at 07:59AM
Don't read this post if you want to avoid potential spoilers or speculation about "Rogue One", the new "Star Wars" movie that comes out this December.
There's a lot to unpack in the new "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" trailer, but one shot in particular has everyone scratching their heads.
Who is this person?
Since "Rogue One" tells the story of how the Rebels stole the original Death Star plans and takes place shortly before the events of "A New Hope", a lot of people think it could be Darth Vader. (Vader has been rumored to have a small role in the film, after all.)
It's a smart guess. Black cloak? Imperial guards? Kneeling before... some kind of glowing column thing? Sure. This scene seems to fit Vader's vibe.
My theory: It's a new villain who's powerful in the Dark Side and this shot is just a trick to make us think we're looking at Vader.
In the "Force Unleashed" video game series — which are no longer part of the official "Star Wars" canon, by the way — Vader has a secret apprentice named Galen Marek. Perhaps the character we see in the trailer is Marek or a character based off him. And the shot we have from the trailer could be this apprentice approaching Vader for a meeting to discuss whatever it is Dark Side villains like to talk about.
The "Rogue One" teaser left out one big actor in the film, Mads Mikkelsen ("Hannibal"). Maybe he's the man under the cloak?
We're about to get a new "Star Wars" movie with loads of new characters. As great as it'd be to see Vader in "Rogue One", it'd be a lazy move to make him the main bad guy again. Let's see something fresh. A new Dark Side villain (plus a brief cameo from Vader) is much more exciting.
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