Remarking on a tweet filled with early
Rogue One storyboards from concept artist Matt Allsopp, Whitta called out a particular frame with the head-turning news that “Yes, those are nerfs, and they were being herded!” For the first time, big-screen viewers came
this close to seeing the beasts (and their attendants) that Leia so forcefully invoked to keep Han Solo at playful arm’s length — but, alas, the scene didn't make it past the concept stage.
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Getting nerfs and their herders into a proper
Star Wars movie would’ve definitely evolved the lore surrounding Leia’s inspired insult, but we’d be remiss not to backtrack and acknowledge where the whole thing came from in the first place. Setting up the temporarily-tragic love story that emerged in the second half of