“The writers of Rogue One could have taken a crap in the car of Star Wars nerd and they’d have still driven to the theater and seen that film opening night.”
Lol, I saw it today and thought it was much better than the last Star Wars movie. Many of the landscapes reminded me of my days spent in the massive on-line sandbox game Star Wars Galaxies.
I must be a different type. To me, the Star Wars movies started sucking after they rescued Hans Solo in ROTJ. I saw one of the prequels because the family wanted to see it, but don't remember much of the plot. The Force Awakens was A New Hope. Not going to see Rogue 1 if I can avoid it.
I was a big fan of the Marvel movies, but after finding out what a jerk Chris Evans is, I don't really care to see them either.
The thing is, though, as others have noted, the new Will Smith movie bombed cause it sucks, not cause of people refusing to see a movie cause Will Smith is in it. Heck, Jane Fonda could get people into the theater, and she's a traitor. It's all about if people enjoy the movie. Nothing else.