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==Controversy==

==Controversy==

On November 11, 2016, screenwriter Chris Weitz and writer Gary Whitta took to Twitter and posted "Please note that the Empire is a white supremacist (human) organization" and "Opposed by a multi-cultural group led by brave women", respectively. This, alongside their adopting during that time a customized Rebel Starbird logo with a safety pin attached to it, resulted in various people criticizing the resulting implication that the film was going to criticize then-President Elect [[Donald Trump]] (who at the time had just won the 2016 Presidential elections).<ref name="Star Wars Against Hate">{{Cite web|url=http://www.thewrap.com/star-wars-against-hate-rogue-one-writers-get-political/|title='Star Wars' Against Hate: 'Rogue One' Writers Get Political|first=Joe|last=Otterson|date=November 11, 2016|accessdate=December 31, 2016|publisher=''The Wrap''}}</ref><ref name="Political Tweets">{{Cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/star-wars-writers-get-political-will-anti-trump-tweets-hurt-rogue-one-949023|title='Star Wars' Writers Get Political: Will Anti-Trump Tweets Hurt 'Rogue One'?|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter|last=Siegel|first=Tatiana|date=November 21, 2016|accessdate=November 22, 2016}}</ref> In large part because of this, as well as rumors about a reshoot being issued that would include more explicit anti-Trump themes, various Trump supporters demanded a boycott to the film,<ref name="Boycotting Rogue One">{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-38259838|title=Trump fans urge Star Wars boycott over reshoot claims|date=December 9, 2016|accessdate=December 31, 2017|publisher=BBC}}</ref><ref name="Alt-right">{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/2016/12/09/dumpstarwars-alt-right-twitter-call-rogue-one-boycott-claiming/|title=#DumpStarWars: Alt-right Twitter call for Rogue One boycott, claiming 'antiTrump' reshoots|publisher=Telegraph|last=White|first=Adam|date=December 9, 2016|accessdate=December 12, 2016}}</ref> despite Weitz's insistence that the rumor was fake.<ref name="Weitz tweet on rewrites">https://twitter.com/chrisweitz/status/807030027766247424</ref> Disney CEO Bob Iger eventually stated that ''Rogue One'' was not political at all at the December 10 premiere for ''Rogue One''.<ref name="Star Wars not political">{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/12/13/star-wars-isnt-political-says-disney-chief-responding-to-boycott-by-trump-supporters-hes-wrong/|title=Star Wars isn't political, says Disney chief responding to boycott by Trump supporters. He's wrong.|first=Ben|last=Guarino|date=December 13, 2016|accessdate=December 31, 2016|publisher=''Washington Post''}}</ref> In addition, Weitz and Whitta, the same day they made the tweets, deleted the tweets (the only exception being the "Star Wars Against Hate. Spread It" post, which also ended up retweeted by [[Mark Hamill]], who played [[Luke Skywalker]].<ref name="tweet">https://twitter.com/chrisweitz/status/797138496716566528</ref>), with the former also issuing an apology on Twitter for "comments connecting an innocent escape to ugly politics" three days later.<ref name="apology">https://twitter.com/chrisweitz/status/798356983292174336</ref> Weitz later clarified in another tweet that he was only apologizing for calling the Empire white supremacists, and not for pushing anti-Trump opinions, stating he was still in solidarity with those threatened with the "vile season."<ref name="Apology clarification">[http://ichef-1.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/1519E/production/_92903468_apologise.jpg Tweet where Chris Weitz clarifies his apology]</ref> On a related note, before the tweet was deleted, when someone asked him if the tweet was officially sanctioned by Disney's legal teams, marketing team, and/or the board of directors due to the implication that the Star Wars franchise was being thrown into the middle of a political debate, Chris Weitz replied that the tweet was under his own volition to "fanboy", denying Disney had any involvement in the tweet, although he does maintain that Disney was "against. hate.".<ref>[http://i.imgur.com/vSznzZs.png Chris Weitz tweet column]</ref>

On November 11, 2016, screenwriter Chris Weitz and writer Gary Whitta took to Twitter and posted "Please note that the Empire is a white supremacist (human) organization" and "Opposed by a multi-cultural group led by brave women", respectively. This, alongside their adopting during that time a customized Rebel Starbird logo with a safety pin attached to it, resulted in various people criticizing the resulting implication that the film was going to criticize then-President Elect [[Donald Trump]] (who at the time had just won the 2016 Presidential elections).<ref name="Star Wars Against Hate">{{Cite web|url=http://www.thewrap.com/star-wars-against-hate-rogue-one-writers-get-political/|title='Star Wars' Against Hate: 'Rogue One' Writers Get Political|first=Joe|last=Otterson|date=November 11, 2016|accessdate=December 31, 2016|publisher=''The Wrap''}}</ref><ref name="Political Tweets">{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/star-wars-writers-get-political-will-anti-trump-tweets-hurt-rogue-one-949023|title='Star Wars' Writers Get Political: Will Anti-Trump Tweets Hurt 'Rogue One'?|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter|last=Siegel|first=Tatiana|date=November 21, 2016|accessdate=November 22, 2016}}</ref> In large part because of this, as well as rumors about a reshoot being issued that would include more explicit anti-Trump themes, various Trump supporters demanded a boycott to the film,<ref name="Boycotting Rogue One">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-38259838|title=Trump fans urge Star Wars boycott over reshoot claims|date=December 9, 2016|accessdate=December 31, 2017|publisher=BBC}}</ref><ref name="Alt-right">{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/2016/12/09/dumpstarwars-alt-right-twitter-call-rogue-one-boycott-claiming/|title=#DumpStarWars: Alt-right Twitter call for Rogue One boycott, claiming 'antiTrump' reshoots|publisher=Telegraph|last=White|first=Adam|date=December 9, 2016|accessdate=December 12, 2016}}</ref> despite Weitz's insistence that the rumor was fake.<ref name="Weitz tweet on rewrites">https://twitter.com/chrisweitz/status/807030027766247424</ref> Disney CEO Bob Iger eventually stated that ''Rogue One'' was not political at all at the December 10 premiere for ''Rogue One''.<ref name="Star Wars not political">{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/12/13/star-wars-isnt-political-says-disney-chief-responding-to-boycott-by-trump-supporters-hes-wrong/|title=Star Wars isn't political, says Disney chief responding to boycott by Trump supporters. He's wrong.|first=Ben|last=Guarino|date=December 13, 2016|accessdate=December 31, 2016|publisher=''Washington Post''}}</ref> In addition, Weitz and Whitta, the same day they made the tweets, deleted the tweets (the only exception being the "Star Wars Against Hate. Spread It" post, which also ended up retweeted by [[Mark Hamill]], who played [[Luke Skywalker]].<ref name="tweet">https://twitter.com/chrisweitz/status/797138496716566528</ref>), with the former also issuing an apology on Twitter for "comments connecting an innocent escape to ugly politics" three days later.<ref name="apology">https://twitter.com/chrisweitz/status/798356983292174336</ref> Weitz later clarified in another tweet that he was only apologizing for calling the Empire white supremacists, and not for pushing anti-Trump opinions, stating he was still in solidarity with those threatened with the "vile season."<ref name="Apology clarification">[http://ichef-1.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/1519E/production/_92903468_apologise.jpg Tweet where Chris Weitz clarifies his apology]</ref> On a related note, before the tweet was deleted, when someone asked him if the tweet was officially sanctioned by Disney's legal teams, marketing team, and/or the board of directors due to the implication that the Star Wars franchise was being thrown into the middle of a political debate, Chris Weitz replied that the tweet was under his own volition to "fanboy", denying Disney had any involvement in the tweet, although he does maintain that Disney was "against. hate.".<ref>[http://i.imgur.com/vSznzZs.png Chris Weitz tweet column]</ref>

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