Fans are celebrating the fifth anniversary of the second Disney-era and first anthology Star Wars film, Rogue One.Rogue One: A Star Wars Story was released in theaters on Dec. 16, 2016, and fans and professionals alike have been showing their love for the film on Twitter.RELATED: Mandalorian Season 3 Suspiciously Absent from Disney+ 2022 Sizzle Reel

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Rogue One centered on the rebels who stole the Death Star plans to help set in motion the events of A New Hope. The film introduced such characters as Jyn Erso, Cassian Andor (who'll soon headline a Disney+ series), Orson Krennic, Chirrut Îmwe, Baze Malbus, K-2SO and Bohdi Rook, and it also featured an incredibly memorable cameo from Darth Vader.

Notably, Rogue One underwent heavy reshoots orchestrated by writer Tony Gilroy after Lucasfilm was reportedly displeased with the tone of the film director Gareth Edwards assembled. This resulted in numerous shots from the trailer being left on the cutting room floor, but despite the messy production, Rogue One remains an immensely popular Star Wars film.

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"It’s weird because I’ve honestly not sat and watched the film since it came out," Edwards told StarWars.com. "You hear filmmakers say things like that and you think, 'You’re lying. Of course you have.' I’ve seen lots of bits of it. It’s appeared on TV and I’ve kind of watched 20 minutes here and there. I remember having to watch it a lot towards the end, especially with the publicity, and we had various premieres and things. So my memory — it’s going to be an interesting conversation, because I’ve not sat down and talked about it in depth for what feels like a long time."

"Obviously, it’s a dream come true," he added. "I know there’s millions of people like this, that love Star Wars. But this is kind of the reason I got into filmmaking. If someone had told me when I was six that I was one day going to get to not just make a Star Wars film, but make a Star Wars film that connected to the film that I watched over and over every morning before I’d go to school? You have to pinch yourself. You start to wonder whether this is all actually virtual reality. It seems too good to be true, like I’m playing the game version where I get to make a Star Wars film. It’s not the sort of thing that should happen to you in your career, like even the best version of where your career could go. I feel very lucky and I consider it very sacred territory."

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Source: Twitter, StarWars.com