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See exclusive behind-the-scenes photos from the set of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.
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By Devan Coggan Updated December 21, 2016 at 03:46 PM EST
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Director Gareth Edwards gathers on-set with Donnie Yen, Felicity Jones, Alan Tudyk, Diego Luna and Jiang Wen. “Everyone knows deep down that if we do our job properly, people are going to watch [our movie] 10, 20 times. And so you’ve got to make it work for the 10th time you see it,” he says.

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Bistan mans the gun on a Rebel U-wing. Nicknamed Space Monkey, he is an alien from the Iakaru species.

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Ben Mendelsohn storms the beach as Director Orson Krennic. The costume department based the actor’s white uniform on an unnamed Empire official from A New Hope but with one important addition. “A cape is a big deal,” Mendelsohn says. “If you’re wearing a cape in the Empire, you’re happening.”

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As the blind warrior-monk Chirrut Îmwe, Donnie Yen wore uncomfortable contact lenses that he could tolerate for only a few hours. He used a less irritating pair for wide shots and fight scenes, but they still limited his vision. “These elements could be a risk factor for both sides — for myself as well as for some of the stormtroopers,” Yen says, laughing.

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A helicopter films an aerial shot on a beach in the Maldives — one of many complicated location setups. “A film is probably the result of 5,000 decisions, if not a million,” Edwards says.

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Moroff looks suitably fluffy.

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Jones prepares for action.

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Stormtroopers fall in line.

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Warwick Davis, who has played characters in Return of the Jedi, The Phantom Menace, and The Force Awakens, is back for Rogue One.

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Ben Daniels (who plays General Merrick) keeps his sense of humor.

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“It’s hard to get intimidated when you can constantly look left and see a stormtrooper or look right and see an X-wing,” says Edwards (here with Jones and Luna). “It just feels like you’re at home again, like you’re a child.”

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Rebel soldier Pao (a.k.a. Bigmouth) is a platoon leader of sorts. “There was this great design of this creature [whose] mouth would open really wide, and he looked like he was really good at giving orders and shouting at people during a battle,” Edwards has said.

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Jones and Luna make a run for it.

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Stormtroopers go in for the kill.

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