The kitchen unit in Eedy Karn’s apartment was inspired by Ralph McQuarrie’s Wookiee kitchen design for the Star Wars Holiday Special.
Areas of Cruachan Dam in Scotland, where the Imperial Aldhani dam sequence was filmed, resemble Darth Vader’s mask and the pill-shaped lights favored by the Empire. Those elements factored into it being the chosen location for the Aldhani heist.
The screen-used prop for Karis Nemik’s astronave includes parts from a Polaroid camera, elements of a navigator’s sextant, and pieces from a Technics turntable.
Syril Karn has a bowl of cereal “crunchies” as per the script, topped with blue milk. In his childhood bedroom, we can see he has clone trooper action figures.
The Corpo blaster that Cassian has taken with him from Ferrix has a Preox-Morlana corporate branding and serial number on it.
Skeen’s tattoos include Krayt’s Head, with “KH” in aurebesh, and his prison number 72742647 listed; the mark of By the Hand, and a circular code with a separate prisoner number of 7424273 783836766.
Leida Mothma, daughter of Mon Mothma, was first mentioned in the Dark Empire Sourcebook (1993) as a background detail, and until now has never featured in a story.
In the back room of Luthen’s gallery, some visible items include Sith and Jedi holocrons -- and something that looks suspiciously like the Sankara stones from Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.
