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Rogue One's Deleted Darth Vader Death Star Scene Image Revealed

An image of Darth Vader's deleted scene from Rogue One has been revealed with the filmmakers sharing context about what it was supposed to be about.

BY ANA DUMARAOGPUBLISHED FEB 02, 2021

A newly-released Rogue One: A Star Wars Story image reveals Darth Vader's deleted scene from the movie. Lucasfilm's first Star Wars spin-off released in 2016 debuting a ragtag band of Freedom Fighters who sacrificed their lives to steal the plans for the Death Star. This was instrumental in the Rebellion's disarming of the galactic weapon in A New Hope.

Rogue One directly led into the beginning of the original Star Wars movie, so while it's technically about new characters like Jyn Erso, Cassian Andor, and Orson Krennic, the film also featured some familiar faces. Peter Cushing was recreated through CGI to include Grand Moff Tarkin; meanwhile, a different actress was used as Princess Leia, but VFX made her look a little bit more like young Carrie Fisher. Finally, Darth Vader was in the movie as well. While sparingly used, Rogue One had one of his most iconic scenes in Star Wars thus far — the terrifying hallway scene. But aside from this and a couple of other appearances throughout the movie, there was supposed to be another sequence where he was involved.

A still from that said scene was recently released by ILM Animation Director Hal Hickel. In the comments section, he added that Vader was supposed to have a conversation with Tarkin at this point; unfortunately, he couldn't remember what the dialog was going to be. Check out the image below:

Last Rogue memory for today: pic.twitter.com/iJd5GDu1fQ

— Hal Hickel (@halhickel) February 2, 2021

It's no secret that Rogue One went through some significant changes with script rewrites and reshoots that ultimately altered the film's memorable ending. This particular shot of Vader was featured in the trailers for the film but never made it on the theatrical cut of the movie. Hickel didn't get into specifics about why it was cut, but he said that it didn't fit the final form of the project, so they decided to scrap it. Understandably, fans in the comments section are asking for more information. Some of them floated the idea that Lucasfilm add this particular moment and all the other unused shots for a special edition version of Rogue One. Hickel responded that if there's enough interest, it's not out of the realm of possibility.

Depending on what Vader and Tarkin were talking about in the aforementioned scene, it might have been for the best that it was ultimately taken out. The enduring appeal of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is that it never lost sight of what it was actually supposed to be about, with the focus on its main players. But, it peppered enough references and cameos from the lore that effectively established its place in the franchise. Vader was used perfectly so as not to overshadow its primary characters.