10 Reasons Star Wars: Rogue One Will Be 2016's Highest Grossing Movie

6. Darth Vader Might Make An Appearance

Few cinematic villains are as iconic as Darth Vader. He consistently ranks at the top of polls of greatest villains of all-time and the character has become so ingrained in the western cultural consciousness that species of beetles have been named after him and he€™s been the subject of psychiatric studies. Even though Vader hasn€™t graced the silver screen since 2005€™s Revenge Of The Sith, he€™s still so popular a recent poll even suggests he would fare well if he made a run for president of the United States (although, to be fair, he is less evil than Trump). The crew over at MakingStarWars recently announced that their sources have confirmed Vader will appear in Rogue One. The nature and size of the Sith Lord€™s role is up for speculation, but including him at all €“ even in a limited capacity €“ will increase the anthology film€™s drawing power substantially. Nostalgia played a big part in The Force Awakens' success, and Disney would be foolish not to capitalise on that to up the latest film in the saga€™s tally. After all, including Vader€™s melted helmet in Episode VII€™s trailers was enough to pique fan€™s interest; if Rogue One's marketing material contains footage of a living, breathing Vader the hype around the film will explode.
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