Gallery: Meet John Knoll, the Creative Genius Who Brought Rogue One to Life

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    The Empire's ultimate weapon, the Death Star, in a scene from *Rogue One: A Star Wars Story*.
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    Jyn Erso (Felicity Jones) on the hunt for the secret plans.
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    Lots of Empire air traffic over the city today.
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    Chirrut Imwe (Donnie Yen) is the wrong blind monk to mess with.
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    Empire baddie Orson Krennic (Ben Mendelsohn) strikes a power pose.
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    Imperial-turned-Rebel droid K-2SO (Alan Tudyk) goes eye to eye with Jyn Erso (Felicity Jones).
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    Jyn Erso (Felicity Jones) and Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) inside what we'll assume is a Rebel hangar.
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    Battle-hardened Rebel Saw Gerrera (Forest Whitaker).
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    Baze Malbus (Jiang Wen) wants you to say hello to his little friend.
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    A very determined-looking Jyn Erso (Felicity Jones).
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    The Empire is essentially a space Nazi regime, so it's got to have a space Panzer division.
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    "Good boy, AT-AT! Here's a treat."
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    Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) basks in the glow of a Rebel display screen.
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    They may not be the "ultimate weapon" but Star Destroyers are still pretty intimidating.
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    Jyn Erso (Felicity Jones) locked in a staring contest with a Tie Fighter.
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    Baze Malbus (Jiang Wen) looks like he's about to have a blast.
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    Star Destroyer? Check. Desert planet? Check. Yup, that's a scene from a Star Wars flick.
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