The highlight for Henry was working with Ben Mendelsohn, who played Tarkinâs rival in claiming credit for the Death Star, Orson Krennic.Â
âWe played all the scenes together, we rehearsed together, weâd go outside and have a cigarette together and go over lines,â Henry said. âIt was a one-on-one acting relationship as opposed to me being a stand-in.âÂ
One of Henryâs favorite moments was when Tarkin had to be his typical authoritative self and get under the skin of Krennic.Â
âHe gets into the mood and has got all guns blazing,â Henry said of Mendelsohnâs process. âSo there was one scene where I play Tarkin particularly imperialist behind the camera to get him worked up, which I succeeded at beyond my wildest dreams. Ben thought I was looking at a monitor behind him, but in fact I was just being dismissive and he suddenly shouted, âDonât look into the fucking monitor, Guy!â But honestly, we got along famously.â
- Guy Henry (Tarkin in Rogue One) on working with Ben Mendelsohn