'Rogue One' Director Gives New Details on the "Jedi Holy Land" of Planet Jedha
We've been teased previously regarding the new planet Jedha, which is set to be a hub of sorts and somewhat holy turf for those who believe in the Jedi's and the force.
Now, director Gareth Edwards has offered some more details to EW about this holy land. “It’s a place where people who believe in the Force would go on a pilgrimage. It was essentially taken over by the Empire. It’s an occupied territory…for reasons we probably can’t reveal…There’s something very important in Jedha that serves both the Jedi and the Empire.
"It felt very much like something we could relate to in the real world... “Within Jedha, even though there’s the oppressive foot of the Empire hanging over them, there’s a resistance that won’t give up and our characters have to go and meet people there to try and secure a person from this group.
“The Force is basically in Star Wars like a religion, and they’re losing their faith in the period that we start the movie. We were trying to find a physical location we could go to that would speak to the themes of losing your faith and the choice between letting the Empire win, or evil win, and good prevailing. It got embodied in this place we called Jedha.”
The film opens December 16, when all the remaining secrets will become clear to us.
Source: Collider
