Official Star Wars Art Reveals One Hero Originally Looked Like a Villain (Photos)

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Newly unearthed Star Wars art revealed one Rogue One hero was originally planned to look significantly more like a villain. After being teased in the greater Star Wars universe for some time, the extremist rebel leader Saw Gerrera (played by Forest Whitaker) finally made his live-action debut as a part of 2016's epic Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. He burst onto the scene as a respirator-powered over-the-hill revolutionary feuding with the Rebel Alliance over their handling of the ongoing conflict with the Galactic Empire.While the character has primarily been branded a hero in the Star Wars universe, that may not have always been the plan, at least from an aesthetic point of view. Nearly a decade after the release of Rogue One, Star Wars concept artist Vincent Jenkins shared a spine-chilling peek at a scrapped look for Saw Gerrera in the 2016 film. Vincent Jenkins Read full article on The Direct.