As Rogue One: A Star Wars Story arrives in theaters, Disney and Lucasfilm have released another trailer for the action epic which focuses on a band of rebels stealing the plans for the Death Star. Directed by Godzilla‘s Gareth Edwards, the Star Wars prequel stars Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Donnie Yen, Mads Mikkelsen, Alan Tudyk, Riz Ahmed, Jiang Wen and Forest Whitaker. Tony Gilroy and Chris Weitz wrote the screenplay from a story by John Knoll and Gary Whitta. John Knoll and Jason McGatlin executive produced, and Kathleen Kennedy, Allison Shearmur, and Simon Emanuel served as producers. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story will be released in theaters beginning December 15, 2016.
And for those confused as to where Rogue One falls in the Star Wars films timeline, here’s an explanation shared by Luke Skywalker himself, Mark Hamill:
So am I in this one or not? pic.twitter.com/AvLxhLnG5Q
— Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) December 8, 2016
The Plot: 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.
