One of the secrets to the success of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story was its cast of characters. The diverse crew told fresh stories within the Star Wars universe, which many fans embraced. But as it turns out, one of the group's members initially had a completely different characterization. According to ComicBook.com, Bodhi Rook, played by Riz Ahmed, went through a bit of an evolution to become the character fans eventually saw onscreen. According to Ahmed, the character he signed on to play was different in multiple ways, and had an even stronger connection with Saw Gererra.
Ahmed said his character was actually an Imperial engineer who had been kidnapped and kind of had Stockholm Syndrome. He had been living there for so long, he kind of lost it, like Dennis Hopper in Apocalypse Now."
