The film was based on former North Carolina Baptist minister Rev.Thomas Dixon Jr.""s anti-black, 1905 bigoted melodramatic staged play,The Clansman, the second volume in a trilogy:The Leopard""s Spots: A Romance of the White Man""s Burden, 1865-1900The Clansman: An Historical Romance of the Ku Klux KlanThe TraitorIts release set up a major censorship battle over its vicious, extremist depiction of African Americans, although Griffith naively claimed that he wasn""t racist at the time.Unable to reach the helicopter for pick-up, Hunt grabbed a motorcycle, culminating in a lengthy gun battle/chase along the coastal roads and on a bridge between Hunt""s team on the helicopter (with grenade launchers) and pursuing cars.As Cassian and Jyn (K-2SO remained with the ship) walked through the crowded bazaar and alleyway, a hologram of Bodhi""s face appeared, with an Imperial warning to everyone o report any information about the location of the "missing cargo pilot" - offering a reward of 600 credits.The beautifully-photographed film, shot entirely on location (in northern Georgia""s Rabun County that is bisected by the Chattooga River), was the least-nominated film among he other Best Picture nominees.