It’s here, the BRAND NEW trailer and poster for ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY, the first spinoff film to follow EPISODE VII starring Felicity Jones (THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING). We’d call it the “final” trailer, but a lot could happen between now and December. Directed by Gareth Edwards (GODZILLA), this film will follow an attempt by resistance fighters to steal plans for the Death Star. The full cast will include Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Donnie Yen, Jiang Wen, Forest Whitaker, Mads Mikkelsen, Alan Tudyk, and Riz Ahmed. In the new trailer we get our first look at some new ships, some new shots of Mads Mikkelsen’s character including his role in the story, more of Felicity Jones, and a bit more of Alan Tudyk’s character K-2SO. What’s most interesting is that this is another prequel movie, set just before A NEW HOPE. You can read the original official press release below. This comes from an idea by veteran ILM visual effects supervisor John Knoll – he’s the guy who helped create Photoshop too:
The filmmakers have assembled a stellar cast, including Felicity Jones, nominated for an Academy Award for her leading role in The Theory of Everything; Diego Luna, who was featured in 2008’s Oscar-winning Milk and 2013’s Elysium; Ben Mendelsohn, recently nominated for an Emmy for his leading role in Bloodline and co-starring in the upcoming Mississippi Grind; Donnie Yen, Hong Kong action star and martial artist who starred in Ip Man and Blade II; Jiang Wen, who co-wrote, produced , directed and starred in the award-winning Let the Bullets Fly and Devils on the Doorstep; Forest Whitaker, recently featured in the critically-acclaimed Lee Daniels’ The Butler and winner of an Academy Award for his leading role in 2006’s The Last King of Scotland; Mads Mikkelsen, who starred in The Hunt and was the memorable villain from 2006’s Casino Royale; Alan Tudyk, who plays a performance-capture character in Rogue One, stars in the soon-to-be-released Con Man series and Trumbo, which releases this November; and Riz Ahmed, who was recently featured in Nightcrawler and starred in the BAFTA-winning film Four Lions.
“Rogue One takes place before the events of Star Wars: A New Hope and will be a departure from the saga films but have elements that are familiar to the Star Wars universe,” says Kathleen Kennedy. “It goes into new territory, exploring the galactic struggle from a ground-war perspective while maintaining that essential Star Wars feel that fans have come to know. Gareth is such an innovative director and I’m so excited to be working with him and the extraordinary ensemble cast he’s selected for ‘Rogue One.’”