Star Wars: Rogue One - 10 Simple Blunders That Would Ruin It

There isn't an upcoming movie more exciting than Star Wars: Rogue One. I mean, c'mon, it's a direct prequel to the best movie in the series (yes, best) that offers up an exciting new story rooted in the classic iconography of the original. More than just shedding light on a fascinating bit of the canon though, if the trailers are to be believed there's going to be some pretty hefty ideas flying around at the same time - whether ends justify means and the idea of unstoppable forces. How does that not sound awesome?

But I've got unreasonably hyped for movies many times before and come away utterly disappointed, and even though Disney are on an absolute roll at the moment with their bevy of acquired franchises, they're not above a few slip-ups.

After all, it would have only taken a couple of rogue decisions to make The Force Awakens' nostalgia a bit too overbearing: Han bursting into a room full of troopers and shooting them all before they get their blasters ready, victoriously proclaiming "I always shoot first"; the ghost of Vader turning up to "I am your grandfather" Kylo Ren.

Of course, J.J. Abrams struck a good balance there, but the line is thinner with the dark and gritty tone of this Star Wars Story; there's a myriad of potentially ruinous Star Wars tricks and tropes that Gareth Edwards needs to be very, very careful to avoid.