John Wick director says Donnie Yen "had concerns" about his Rogue One character not living up to full potential: "It's hard when you're doing Star Wars as there's so many other things going on"

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Chad Stahelski thinks Donnie Yen's Rogue One character had more to offer

Donnie Yen as Chirrut Îmwe in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
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John Wick director Chad Stahelski has revealed that Donnie Yen had some doubts about his fan-favorite Rogue One character.

"Donnie had concerns about it because neither of us felt like that lived up to his potential," Stahelski told Collider. "I think there was more to do with that character. You know, it’s hard when you’re doing Star Wars as there’s so many other things going on."

He played Chirrut Îmwe in the 2016 prequel movie, a warrior and one of the Guardians of the Whills on Jedha. He helps Jyn Erso (Felicity Jones), Cassian Andor (Diego Luna), and K-2SO find Saw Gerrera and joins the rebel group on their mission to steal the plans for the Death Star, ultimately sacrificing himself for the cause. Like his John Wick character, Caine, Chirrut is blind.

Emily Garbutt
Entertainment Writer

I’m an Entertainment Writer here at GamesRadar+, covering everything film and TV-related across the Total Film and SFX sections. I help bring you all the latest news and also the occasional feature too. I’ve previously written for publications like HuffPost and i-D after getting my NCTJ Diploma in Multimedia Journalism. 

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