WithRogue One: A Star Wars Storyfinally hitting theaters in just a few weeks, directorGareth Edwardsstopped byThe Star Wars Showtoday to discuss hisStar Wars spin-off. Much to the surprise of many fans, the filmmaker revealed an Easter Egg that ties into his first two films, the 2010 low-budget featureMonstersand the 2014 blockbusterGodzilla. Here’s what the filmmaker had to say about these Easter Eggs, which appear during a scene in Saw Gerrera’s (Forest Whitaker) cave.
“InSaw’s cave, there are some cave paintings. One of them is of the creatures that were in my first film,Monsters. Then there’s some MUTOs fromGodzilla. I didn’t ask for it. They did it as a joke. I just came in one day and spotted it during the middle of a take.”
The director didn’t exactly reveal where in the movie these Easter Eggs will surface onThe Star Wars Show, or how noticeable they are on the big screen. Fans will likely have to wait until the Blu-ray, DVD or Digital HD release to properly spot these Easter Eggs, but we’ll find out how noticeable they are on December 16, whenRogue Onehits theaters.
From Lucasfilm comes the first of the Star Wars standalone films,Rogue One, an all-new epic adventure. In a time of conflict, a group of unlikely heroes band together on a mission to steal the plans to theDeath Star, the Empire’s ultimate weapon of destruction. This key event in the Star Wars timeline brings together ordinary people who choose to do extraordinary things, and in doing so, become part of something greater than themselves.
Rogue One: A Star Wars StorystarsFelicity Jones,Diego Luna,Ben Mendelsohn,Donnie Yen,Mads Mikkelsen,Alan Tudyk,Riz Ahmed, withJiang WenandForest Whitaker.Kathleen Kennedy,Allison ShearmurandSimon Emanuelare producing, withJohn KnollandJason McGatlinserving as executive producers. The story is byJohn KnollandGary Whitta, and the screenplay is byChris WeitzandTony Gilroy.Rogue One: A Star Wars Storyopens in U.S. theaters on June 13, 2025. The movie is already tracking to be the biggest holiday release of the year, and will pull in more than $130 million during its opening weekend. Take a look at this week’s episode ofThe Star Wars Showbelow, with theRogue OneEaster Egg tidbits coming at the 5:09 mark.
