Just like the many others who were devastated on Trump's presidential victory, 'Rogue One' writers Chris Weitz and Gary Whitta did not waste time to use the social media to voice out their sentiments. On Nov. 11, Chris Weitz threw in a handful of anti-trump tweets including the new "Star Wars" movie, "Rogue One" into a political debate.
According to Cinemablend, both "Rogue One" writers Weitz and Whitta seemed to see the similarity of the present political situation of the United Stated and used the movie by comparing the Empire to a "White supremacist organization" that is opposed by "a multicultural group led by brave women". The said tweet was later on erased by Chris Weitz whilst apologizing for dragging the movie into politics. Thus, one tweet remained posted:
Star Wars against hate. Spread it. pic.twitter.com/Dtf5uqpxba
— Chris Weitz (@chrisweitz) November 11, 2016
Reports say that the controversial tweets immediately stirred up speculations from movie analysts saying that it might hurt "Rogue One" because Trump supporters could think of boycotting the said film. But according to The Atlantic, based on previous Hollywood films that tried to include their political sentiments while the promotion of their movie is ongoing, it did not affect the sales of the tickets at all; but then again other analysts say it is still too early to say for sure.
"Rogue One" will be the first "Star Wars" film to be centered on a woman. Felicity Jones will play the part of Jyn Erso who will be recruited to join a team to retrieve the Death Star. The key element of "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" is bringing ordinary people who are willing to do extraordinary things who later finds themselves being part of something greater than they expected.
