Red and Gold Leader were both there in “A New Hope,” but not all of their footage was used. Since the events of “Rogue One” take place directly before “A New Hope,” it makes sense that we’d see some of the same pilots in both movies. And that’s exactly what director Gareth Edwards thought when he found some archival footage of “A New Hope.” This allowed his team to put Gold and Red Leader into “Rogue One” with never-before-seen footage.