Patty Jenkins Is Officially Directing Star Wars' Rogue Squadron — but What Is It About?
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It's official:
Rogue Squadron as the first woman to direct a feature in the franchise. While the upcoming Star Wars project will take inspiration from books and games, it won't be a direct adaptation of these past projects about the notorious space group. But first, a crucial question: what exactly is the Rogue Squadron? Long story short, it's basically a Rebel Alliance starfighter group cobbled together by Luke Skywalker during the Galactic Civil War.
Rogue Squadron is sentimentally named after Rogue One, the group of Rebels (including Jyn Erso and Cassian Andor) who heroically retrieve the Death Star plans and send them to the Rebel Alliance. In the OG Star Wars (