Star Wars: Rogue One Writer Reaches Out to Neil deGrasse Tyson for Astronomy Help

Use the physics!

Dan Van Winkle

Published: Jun 2, 2015 12:43 pm

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Help us, Neil deGrasse Tyson! You’re our only hope!

Dear @neiltyson I’m writing the Star Wars standalone @RogueOne2016 — have a brief astronomy Q for you — sending you this twitter hail mary

— Chris Weitz (@chrisweitz) May 31, 2015

Tyson’s been vocal online about the science in movies like Gravity and Interstellar to varying degrees of harshness, so reaching out the famous astrophysicist preemptively to make sure the science in the first Star Wars Anthology film is sound is a pretty smart decision by writer Chris Weitz. He hasn’t responded yet, but we can only hope that Tyson will answer the call.

That way, maybe Rogue One will be more scientifically sound than you can possibly imagine.

(featured image via NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and Our Edits)

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Dan Van Winkle

Dan Van Winkle (he) is an editor and manager who has been working in digital media since 2013, first at now-defunct Geekosystem (RIP), and then at The Mary Sue starting in 2014, specializing in gaming, science, and technology. Outside of his professional experience, he has been active in video game modding and development as a hobby for many years. He lives in North Carolina with Lisa Brown (his wife) and Liz Lemon (their dog), both of whom are the best, and you will regret challenging him at Smash Bros.