The first official trailer for Rogue One: A Star Wars story has been released, only further fuelling the anticipation for this film.
Well that was awesome.
Star Wars is back big-time ever since The Force Awakens was released last year to massive critical and financial success, but more importantly, it pleased the fans.
Rogue One is the first movie to kick off a slate of standalone films set in the same universe, but outside of the episodic tales we’ve had so far, with the other being the recently announced Han Solo spinoff film.
Rogue One is set in the time between Episode 3 and Episode 4 and features Felicity Jones in the lead role, as her character is tasked to reveal the secret plans of the planet-killing machine, the Death Star.
The trailer captures everything we love about about the Star Wars universe, with its epic visuals, expert storytelling and intriguing characters.
It’s outstanding to see a modern-day version set in between the storylines of Episode 3 and 4, as the film looks amazing with today’s updated film-making technology.
Disney purchased the franchise from George Lucas a few years back and has hit the ground running, revitalising one of the most popular film franchises of all time, and there is really no end in sight now as to where they can go with it, with plans to release multiple new movies in the future.
And it’s all to please us, the fans.
Check out the new trailer below, along with the updated official synopsis recently released by Disney.
From Lucasfilm comes the first of the Star Wars standalone films, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, an all-new epic adventure. In a time of conflict, a group of unlikely heroes band together on a mission to steal the plans to the Death Star, the Empire’s ultimate weapon of destruction. This key event in the Star Wars timeline brings together ordinary people who choose to do extraordinary things, and in doing so, become part of something greater than themselves.
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is directed by Gareth Edwards and stars Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Donnie Yen, Mads Mikkelsen, Alan Tudyk, Riz Ahmed, with Jiang Wen and Forest Whitaker. Kathleen Kennedy, Allison Shearmur and Simon Emanuel are producing, with John Knoll and Jason McGatlin serving as executive producers. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story opens in U.S. theaters on December 16, 2016.
IMDB Synopsis:
Rebels set out on a mission to steal the plans for the Death Star.
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Looks awesome!