<P> Jimmy Smits, Genevieve O'Reilly, and Anthony Daniels reprise their roles from previous films as Bail Organa, Mon Mothma, and C - 3PO, respectively . James Earl Jones also reprises his role from previous films as the voice of Darth Vader, who is physically portrayed by Spencer Wilding and Daniel Naprous, replacing David Prowse who played the role in the original films . Grand Moff Tarkin and Princess Leia Organa are played by Guy Henry and Ingvild Deila, respectively, with the digital likenesses of Peter Cushing and Carrie Fisher superimposed . Henry also provides the voice for Tarkin, while archival audio of Fisher is used for Leia . Angus MacInnes and Drewe Henley are featured as Gold Leader Dutch Vander and Red Leader Garven Dreis, respectively, via unused footage from A New Hope; MacInnes returned to record new dialogue for Vander, while new dialogue for the deceased Henley was assembled from archival material . David Ankrum, who voiced Wedge Antilles in A New Hope, reprises his role in a vocal cameo . Ian McElhinney, Michael Smiley, Andy de la Tour and Tim Beckmann play General Jan Dodonna, Dr. Evazan, General Hurst Romodi and Captain Raymus Antilles, respectively . Warwick Davis plays Weeteef Cyubee, a member of Saw Gerrera's Partisans . </P> <P> Additionally, Alistair Petrie plays General Davits Draven, Ben Daniels plays General Antoc Merrick, and Valene Kane plays Lyra Erso, Jyn's mother . Jonathan Aris, Fares Fares and Sharon Duncan - Brewster appear as Senators Nower Jebel, Vasp Vaspar, and Tynnra Pamlo, respectively . Simon Farnaby plays a member of Blue Squadron . Jordan Stephens appears as Rebel Alliance member Corporal Tonc . Nick Kellington plays Bistan, the door gunner on a U-wing during the battle on Scarif . Ian Whyte plays Moroff, a member of Saw Gerrera's Partisans . Daniel Mays appears as Tivik . Rian Johnson and Ram Bergman, director and producer of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, respectively, cameo as two Death Star technicians . Richard Franklin plays one of the Death Star engineers . </P> <P> Rogue One is the first film in the Star Wars Anthology series, a series of stand - alone spin - off films in the Star Wars franchise . Kathleen Kennedy explained that the stand - alone films would not cross over with the films of the sequel trilogy, stating: </P> <P> George was so clear as to how that works . The canon that he created was the Star Wars saga . Right now, Episode VII falls within that canon . The spinoff movies, or we may come up with some other way to call those films, they exist within that vast universe that he created . There is no attempt being made to carry characters (from the stand - alone films) in and out of the saga episodes . Consequently, from the creative standpoint, it's a roadmap that George made pretty clear . </P>

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