"Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" is expected to hit up to $150 million in its opening week, but no matter how successful, it will still not get a sequel.
Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy made it clear that "Rogue One" will not get a sequel, Slash Film reported. According to Kennedy, there won't be a "Rogue Two," which she said as a joke.
Even though the story serves as a prequel to "A New Hope," Visual effects head John Knoll said they intended the movie to be self-contained, Variety reported. Gareth Edwards, the director of "Rogue One" confirmed the issue saying that if ever there would be a sequel to the film, it would be directed by George Lucas. By that he meant "A New Hope."
Hundreds of thousands of fans have already bought the pre-sold tickets. Meanwhile, box office tracking services has estimated that the movie will earn from a range of $120 million up to $150 million during its first week.
"Rogue One," which will hit theaters December 16, is the first stand alone film in the Star Wars saga. It follows the story of Jyn Erso, played by Felicity Jones, who is recruited by the Rebel Alliance. She is set on a mission to come up with a band of rag tag rebels to steal the plans of the Empires strongest weapon, the Death Star.
Even though there won't be a sequel to "Rogue One," fans are expecting that there would be a follow up to the story. Some fans even suggests that some of the rebel characters could still be around during the rebellion, although some of the characters in the stand alone movie might not make it beyond this epic space war film.
There are also theories that another movie on the heist for the second Death Star could be done.
Being standalone, self-contained films is the main idea of these one-off Star Wars movies from the beginning, according to Lucasfilm head. During an interview last year for the "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," Kennedy said that the standalone films are not meant to make new franchises. She said that these movies will have a beginning, a middle, and an end.
