The announcement that the first spinoff for the Star Wars franchise would be “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” immediately sparked some familiar feelings for Star Wars fans, having known about Rogue Squadron from Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, with writer Gary Whitta taking to Twitter to show off some of the earlier pitches he had for the film’s title, noting that he wanted a shorter name to set itself apart from entries in the Skywalker Saga. Up to that point, all of the titles were three or four words, so, in addition to the “Star Wars Story” moniker, this two-word title kept things straight and to the point.
One argument I made in favor of ROGUE ONE as a title was that all the saga films have titles that are three or four words long (true for all nine eventually), so a title comprised of only one or two words would help differentiate the first standalone movie. I think it helped? https://t.co/ssRnMm9MNy
