Star Wars: Catalyst: A Rogue One Novel
Hardcover | Kindle | Digital Audiobook | Audio CD
Written by James Luceno
Read by Jonathan Davis
Del Rey | Random House Audio
Release Date: November 15, 2016

Welcome, one and all to my very first Audiobook Spotlight! With the theatrical release of Star Wars: Rogue One just days away, I wanted to make sure you know there is an amazing audiobook that’s out and ready to bridge the prequels and the original trilogy. Written by James Luceno and read by Jonathan Davis, Star Wars: Catalyst: A Rogue One Novel is an unabridged recording of the novel, so you won’t miss a single detail from the story. The great thing about listening to a book, rather than reading one, is that you can multitask and accomplish other things like chores, workouts, or homework! I prefer to listen to them while driving, but make sure you’re not one of those really passionate readers who gets so into the story that you forget what you’re doing! Here at Geeks Of Doom, we support Safe Audiobook Consumption.

Sometimes one man’s controversy is another man’s $5 million paycheck. At least for Tony Gilroy. As you may recall, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story was embroiled in a lengthy controversy when the film entered a summer-long reshoot session that required the aid of Gilroy doing rewrites for the film. Normally, a reshoot for any film, especially one of this size, is not really a cause for concern, but because Disney and Lucasfilm were not pleased with the film’s tone, and that a rumored 40% of the film needed to be reshot in order to address some of its major issues, like tone.

Now that the reshoots are fully behind us and Rogue One is already having its press tour, we can look forward to seeing if these reshoots helped or hurt the first Star Wars spinoff. Regardless of what happens, though, Gilroy is getting a nice paycheck out of all of this. One that amounts to $5 million. More on the story below.

It comes as no surprise that people waited out in lines and even crashed Fandango to get their hands on early tickets for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. The film is still one of the most highly anticipated films of the year as many are interested in seeing how Disney and Lucasfilm’s first spinoff will pan out.

While the film is still a few weeks away from release, fans will be able to get an exclusive look at the film this Friday. No, you don’t need to buy an IMAX ticket or be part of a lottery, you can just head over to Twitter to get a look at never-before-scene content followed by a Q&A session with the director, Gareth Edwards, and the cast of the film. Check out the full details below.

It’s been no secret that Disney CEO Bob Iger isn’t expecting Rogue One: A Star Wars Story to have the same opening numbers that Star Wars: The Force Awakens had. Still, from an optimistic point of view, it could have stellar numbers because it is a part of the Star Wars franchise and the first of the many spinoffs we will get throughout the coming years.

Now box office projection numbers are coming in, and it puts Rogue One‘s opening numbers pretty high. According to reports, they could be as high as $130 million. More on the story below.

Ever wanted to fly an X-wing? Of course you freakin’ have!

With Rogue One: A Star Wars Story fast approaching, a new virtual reality video has been released called Rogue One: Recon – A Star Wars 360 Experience. It’s short, but if you have a VR headset—whether it be a shiny high-tech one or a much more affordable cardboard or plastic one you use with your smartphone—the video plops you right down in the pilot seat of an X-wing and takes you on a mini adventure.

You can check it out below.