Trivia: There is a hidden Mickey formed from the smoke of the TIE striker that is blown up on Scariff.
Trivia: Darth Vader has only nine lines in the entire film.
Trivia: The planet where Jyn is being transported to the Imperial Labor Camp is called Wobani - an anagram for Obi-Wan. (00:12:20)
Trivia: Chirrut being blind was Donnie Yen's idea.
Trivia: The hammerhead corvette ramming the star destroyer is a very old ship design. This class was already in service during the time when Knights of the Old Republic takes place, around 4000 BBY.
Trivia: The rebel soldier who disengages the Tantive IV with the lever at the end of the film is the director, Gareth Edwards.
Trivia: Alan Tudyk (K-2S0) ad-libbed most of his dialogue.
Trivia: Felicity Jones is the first woman to have top billing in a ‘Star Wars' movie.
Trivia: The first live action ‘Star Wars' movie not to feature a music score from John Williams.
Trivia: Rian Johnson and Ram Bergman, director and producer of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, respectively, have cameos as the two technicians controlling the Death Star's laser beam.
Answer: Princess Leia is not being chased by Vader's ship until after the events of this movie. The entire fleet heads off to Scarif, and she picks up C3PO and R2 off-camera. At the battle on Scarif, we see the mothership get boarded by Darth Vader, and then we see the smaller ship make their escape. That ship contains Princess Leia and the two droids, which is subsequently being chased at the beginning of Episode IV.
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