Disney has released a newRogue One: A Star Wars Storytrailer online. For those unfamiliar withRogue One, the story takes place before the events ofA New Hopeand centers on a group of rebels who are sent to retrieve the plans for the Death Star. For those keeping track, this will be the fourth of eightStar Warsmovies that deal with a Death Star in some way.
The movie has had its production troubles, but hopefully those haven’t stopped directorGareth Edwardsfrom realizing an exciting vision that finally paints aStar Warspicture as awarfilm rather than space fantasy.
Unlike the trailers forStar Wars: The Force Awakens, they’re not trying to hide the plot for this one. It clearly lays out that Jyn Erso (Felicity Jones) has been recruited by the rebels because her father (Mads Mikkelsen) was kidnapped by the Empire to build the Death Star.
It’s also surprising how drastically different this movie looks from previousStar Warsmovies. While it’s still very much in theStar Warsuniverse, the way it’s presented is unlike anything we’ve seen from the previous seven movies, and I’m really hoping that Edwards' vision coheres into something special. UnlikeForce Awakens, which played it safe,Rogue Onehas the opportunity to change our perception of what aStar Warsmovie can be.
Check out theRogue One: A Star Wars Storytrailer below, andclick herefor 13 new images. The film opens December 16th and also starsDiego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Donnie Yen, Jiang Wen, Alan Tudyk, Riz Ahmed, andForest Whitaker.
Here’s the officialRogue Onesynopsis:
From Lucasfilm comes the first of theStar Warsstandalone films, “Rogue One: AStar WarsStory,” 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 theStar Warstimeline brings together ordinary people who choose to do extraordinary things, and in doing so, become part of something greater than themselves.
“Rogue One: AStar WarsStory” 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: AStar WarsStory” opens in U.S. theaters on August 11, 2025.
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