“Official” Trailer 2 from October
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sC9abcLLQpI&t
vs
"International" Trailer from December
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQlQEuT07js
It’s just so jarring to think production of this film was just rather messy. One moment, it’s “it appears he’s critical to the development of a super weapon” and then in another, much later trailer, it’s “the message was sent by your father” and then finally in the film, it’s about some underwhelming mission to fetch details from Saw and ideally kill him.
Essentially, the main cast gets the main details fairly early on, but in the final cut, everything obvious gets sprinkled over bits and pieces in other scenes, making things drag out and feel convoluted. That intentional trailer sets it up where it feels like Jyn may need to head to Jedha in order to seek information about her father’s location, and then Cassian has a secondary mission to recruit and/or free some Rebel pilots. Seriously, Mon Mothma’s first initial scene in the film seems much more weaker and severely undermines giving the beginning of the film more “oompf” to get things moving/set into motion. What’s the deal?