Very few upcoming films have us as excited quite like the latest instalment from that galaxy that’s far, far away but Rogue One: A Star Wars Story promises to be very different from the episodes (or some episodes) that we’ve all come to love so much.
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It divulges a little more information about the mission faced by the movie’s lead character, Jyn Erso, who is portrayed by British actress Felicity Jones.
It took a while, but Star Wars fever has finally died down following December’s The Force Awakens release.
The film also stars Felicity Jones, Forest Whitaker, Donnie Yen, Alan Tudyk, Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Mads Mikkelsen and Riz Ahmed. The spot shows how Erso will join the Rebel Alliance in trying to steal the plans for the Death Star, which by the look of things obviously isn’t going to be an easy task. The film is set between “Episode III: Revenge of The Sith” and “Episode IV: A New Hope”.
The trailer premiered last night (Aug. 11) during the 2016 Rio Olympics, a fitting stage.
There’s a brand new Rogue One trailer out, have you watched it??
The rebels are pitted against the ever-present Empire in a universe filled with droids, odd aliens, desert planets, crisp gray uniforms and the all to familiar storm troopers.
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The clip ends with a glimpse of what is one of the most famous screen villains of all time: Darth Vader (voiced again by James Earl Jones), who appears at the end of the clip, breathing loudly as always. It’s a shame he was killed off in the series.
