The writers of Star Wars' next movie, Rogue One, have revealed that the villain is based on Donald Trump. The movie will be released in the United States on December 16.

Scriptwriter Chris Weitz tweeted that the "Empire is a white supremacist (human) organization." He also attached an image of the rebel logo that is widely known throughout the Star Wars universe, with a safety pin through it. The symbol has gained traction in the United Kingdom since Brexit as a symbol of solidarity with so-called persecuted minorities.

The tweet was not live for long. Weitz deleted the tweet later in the day.

Weitz confirmed the story in Rogue One is related to the US election by praising a commentary article on CBR.com that connected the election to the next movie in the franchise. In the article, the author, Brett White, said the film was the "the most relevant movie of 2016." He continued, "when I look at the 'Rogue One' trailers, I see what I want from America. I see a multicultural group standing strong together led by a rebellious and courageous woman."

The original scriptwriter of the movie, Gary Whitta, agreed with Weitz that the Empire is a white supremacist organization and retweeted: "Opposed by a multi-cultural group led by brave women."

Mark Hamill, the actor who originally played as Luke Skywalker, retweeted another tweet by Weitz that included the safety pinned rebel logo with the words "Star Wars against hate. Spread it."

New villain?

The next Star Wars movie is placed shortly before the first Star Wars movie, also known as episode IV, where the Empire is in the process of building a gigantic planet-busting weapon known as the 'Death Star'. The hero of Rogue One is a female whose story is not yet known, but fans of the series believe she may have 'force' powers.

This is not the first time that the Star Wars franchise was accused of political bias. In the 70s, Star Wars was seen as an analogy of the Cold War and Darth Vadar as a representation of the next Adolf Hitler. Also, when the next batch of movies were released in first decade of the 2000s, critics pegged a "with us or against us" speech by two characters as a commentary of President Bush's military action in Iraq.

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