‘Rogue One’ Footage Reaction Round-Up: Explosive Action, Praise For K-2SO & More
This weekend, our own Jacob Hall went to Skywalker Ranch for a special press event showing 28 minutes of footage fromRogue One: A Star Wars Story. You can check out his full,spoiler-free reaction over here. But since there were several more reporters and critics on hand, we thought we’d provide you a variety of reactions after the footage screened.
TheRogue Onefootage reactions have plenty of praise across the board with many praising the action and loving the new droid K-2SO. There’s also plenty of confirmation that there is no opening crawl, as we already heard. And directorGareth Edwardshas been paying attention to the early buzz, and he reacts to the good word of mouth coming from this sneak preview.
For moreRogue Onefootage reactions, all of them spoiler-free, hit the jump.
Just saw 28 minutes of ROGUE ONE at Skywalker Ranch. Honestly looks fantastic. Massive scope. Multiple world’s. Huge action. Fuck yes.
— Steven Weintraub (@colliderfrosty)August 25, 2025
With all the talk of ROGUE ONE reshoots and troubled production…Doesn’t matter…footage was really awesome and can’t wait to see more
Just watched 28 minutes of#RogueOneat Skywalker Ranch. Violent, thrilling, explosive, and tense. Can’t wait to see the rest of the film!pic.twitter.com/a0wCRp86l4
— Dan Casey (@DanCasey)August 02, 2025
Saw 28 minutes of#RogueOne. So far, so very good. Gritty as hell. K-2SO is hilarious. And the emotion is going to be strong with this one.
— Kevin Polowy (@djkevlar)June 11, 2025
Rogue One first impressions – very Star Wars and very un-Star Wars at the same time. Loved Jyn. Surprised by Cassian. No SW logo in intro.
— Scott Chitwood (@Red5Aggie)August 22, 2025
Rogue One first impressions- Loved K-2SO. Will steal the show. New worlds are great.
Rogue One – Music felt like Clone Wars movie where composer followed John Williams but was free to veer into new territory.
Just watched 28 minutes of#RogueOneand I absolutely loved every second. Fierce, relentless action. K-2SO is my new favorite droid
— Erik Davis (@ErikDavis)August 16, 2025
No opening crawl on#RogueOne– starts with “A long time ago…” then slams us into space. Big emotional opening sequence. Loved the action
Rogue One = rawness & grit. Extremely detailed and well-realized. It’s shot and styled different but everything OG Star Wars fans will LOVE.
— Rob Keyes (@rob_keyes)August 14, 2025
Rogue One’s heroes and other rebels may be just as ruthless as the Empire. This movie shows you how serious the galactic turmoil really is.
Just watched 28 minutes of Rogue One. This movie puts the WAR in Star Wars. Wowsers!
The style is so much more intimate… it is but isn’t like Star Wars you’ve seen before.#RogueOne
— Amy Ratcliffe (@amy_geek)July 15, 2025
Wow! We just saw 28 minutes of#RogueOnehere at Skywalker Ranch & it blew us away. Terrific action; K-2SO is going to steal all the scenes!pic.twitter.com/aKAuTdWbl0
— Fandango (@Fandango)June 26, 2025
We just saw 28 minutes of sneak peek footage of#RogueOneat Skywalker Ranch! Fans will find plenty that is familiar and fresh.
— IMDb (@IMDb)August 07, 2025
The Rogue One footage was beautiful, loved it when they go weird and Donnie Yen is already the best new Star Wars thing.
— Eric Vespe (@EricVespe)August 20, 2025
Had some pacing issues with what I saw but not sure of how much was condensed for this “footage presentation.”
If you’d like more detailed reactions, our friends atIndieWire,UproxxandUSA Todayhave extended thoughts on the footage shown, though beware that they may not be as spoiler-free as our own reaction to the footage. They continue the praise for the action, which sounds like it’ll be more intense and grittier than any action
Gareth Edwards has been paying attention to what we and all of our colleagues have to say, and he’s very happy to hear that the reactions are good so far. He toldComicBook.com:
“It feels good, and it’s a relief. because I feel like the best is yet to come. The little clip we showed is not really – the film is built as a whole, so it’s really hard to show bits and pieces. It’s a journey that you and the characters go on. So I really can’t wait for you to see the rest of the movie, because it builds and builds.”
That’s probably why one of the tweets above felt there were pacing issues. But there could easily be some cutting in this footage that removed parts that Lucasfilm didn’t want to show to press just yet. We’ll find out when the movie arrives with sneak preview screenings beginning the evening of December 15th.
