The wait for the next Disney producedStar Warsmovie is getting shorter and shorter, and now we have a brand new look at the upcomingRogue One: A Star Wars Story. Disney and Lucasfilm decided to drop the new trailer for theStar Wars spinoffmovie after a very long wait that had many fans feeling quite restless. But the wait was worth it, as this trailer delivered in a big way. The featurette that they released last month atStar WarsCelebration may have been cool, but this absolutely takes the cake.
Prior to the release of this latest trailer forRogue One, Lucasfilm finally revealed a lot of character details for the movie via Entertainment Weekly, which confirmed not only the names and descriptions for many of the characters in the movie, but also thatDarth Vaderwould indeed be featured inRogue One, which had been rumored for quite some time. They have continued to build the hype for the movie with this latest, full-length trailer, which prominently features many of the new characters that were recently teased by Disney and Lucasfilm. The trailer was released online and was also aired during the Olympics, which was promised earlier in the week via a TV spot that finally confirmed the trailer we had been waiting for was coming.
Rogue One: A Star Wars Storyis aprequel moviethat takes place in the time between the events ofRevenge of the SithandA New Hopeand tells the story of how the Rebels got their hands on the plans for the Empire’s planet destroying weapon, theDeath Star. The band of Rebels tasked with stealing the plans is being led by Jyn Erso, who has been described as a “Joan of Arc” character by Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy. She is accompanied by a mixed bag of rag-tag Rebels who are trying to secure the plans so that the Rebel Alliance can destroy the Empire’s new, deadly weapon.
This firstStar Warsspinoff movie introduces a bunch ofnew characterswho are being played by some top notch talent. The cast includesFelicity Jones,Mads Mikkelsen,Ben Mendelsohn,Alan Tudyk,Diego Luna,Donnie Yen,Wen JiangandForest Whitaker, who is playing Saw Gerrera fromStar Wars: The Clone Wars. The movie is directed byGodzillahelmerGareth Edwards. The script was written byChris Weitz, with the story byGary WhittaandJohn Knoll.
This is the first spinoffStar warsmovie of many planned by Disney and Lucasfilm, and this latest trailer has us all more excited than ever for the movie, and in just a handful of short months, we will get to see it in all of its glory.Rogue One: A Star Wars Storyis set for release on December 16. Be sure to watch the brand new, full-length trailer forRogue Onecourtesy ofLucasFilm.
