The heist takes place between Episodes III and IV, leading to the events of the 1977 original, now known as “A New Hope”.
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“Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” lands in theaters on December 16.
A new trailer for the film debuted during the Olympics on NBC and showed more of the characters in the film, with Ms. Jones’ character Jyn Erso appearing reluctant to work with the Rebels. And get a hold of what he’s looking at: Death Star plans. Along with new (and returning) characters, the newest entry into the Star Wars saga will feature new planets, such as the Jedi’s spiritual stronghold of Jedha, and cool new starships like the U-Wing.
Also, there’s a peek at the back of Darth Vader’s head, which means that both the nostalgic villain and the nostalgic back of his head will presumably be very present in the film.
The trailer concludes with a shot of Vader and the sound of his trademark heavy breathing.
“Jyn Erso, a Rebellion soldier and criminal, is about to experience her biggest challenge yet when Mon Mothma sets her out on a mission to steal the plans for the Death Star”.
The new “Star Wars: Rogue One” trailer is here.
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The spin-off, also starring Mads Mikkelsen, Forest Whitaker, Diego Luna, Donnie Yen and Alan Tudyk, will be released December 16 by Disney, the parent company of ABC News. What does disappoint is the non-existence of James Earl Jones’ famous baritone, something we know for sure will be part of the film. Rogue One director Garerth Edwards did confirm, nearly in passing, that James Earl Jones, the real Darth Vader, had recorded some lines for a character but played hard to get when it came down to which character.
