Just four months after The Force Awakens hit theaters, a new Star Wars trailer has now been released. But before you start worrying about the whereabouts of Rey and Finn, remember, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is actually a “spin-off” of the original George Lucas saga.
Directed by Gareth Edwards, the film will take place in the time between the end of Lucas’s much-criticized prequels and before the original trilogy. Rogue One centers around Jyn Erso, played by Felicity Jones, a rebel who is plotting on stealing the plans for the Empire’s Death Star. Jones’s character will surely join the ranks of other sci-fi heroines such as Jennifer Lawrence’s Katniss Everdeen, Shailene Woodley’s Tris, and Daisy Ridley’s Rey. Rogue One is the first of many planned Star Wars spin-offs, including a Han Solo origin film, which will hopefully satisfy your lightsaber and Stormtrooper fix until Star Wars: Episode VIII is released at the end of next year. Watch the trailer below.
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