Exactly one month from today, Disney and LucasFilm will releaseRogue One: A Star Wars Story, the firstStar Wars spinoffthat is set outside of the primary franchise. As we continue the countdown towards this highly-anticipated release, LucasFilm has released two new international TV spots, along with six new Japanese character posters. These one-sheets feature new heroes Jyn Erso (Felicity Jones), Captain Cassian Andor (Diego Luna), the new droid K-2SO (Alan Tudyk), Bodhi Rook (Riz Ahmed), Chirrut Imwe (Donnie Yen) and Baze Malbus (Wen Jiang) and we also have another poster featuring a Rebel Alliance helmet.
The international TV spots surfaced onYouTube, with each one focusing on a different character. The first centers onJyn Erso, which doesn’t feature much new footage, but the second showcases Captain Cassian Andor, who reveals he has been recruiting “spies, assassins and saboteurs” for the Rebellion. These new TV spots are just the beginning, though, since we reported earlier this month that new footage will debut on Thanksgiving Day during ABC’sDisney Holiday Celebration.
From Lucasfilm comes the first of theStar Warsstandalone 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 theDeath 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.
TheRogue One castincludesFelicity Jones,Diego Luna,Ben Mendelsohn,Donnie Yen,Mads Mikkelsen,Alan Tudyk,Riz Ahmed,Jiang WenandForest Whitaker.Gareth Edwardsdirects from a script byGary WhittaandChris Weitz, withKathleen Kennedy,Allison ShearmurandSimon Emanuelproducing andJohn KnollandJason McGatlinserving as executive producers. This stand alone adventure will hit theaters December 16, going up against Warner Bros.‘Collateral Beauty, starringWill Smith.
Rogue Onewill be the first of threeStar Wars standalone moviesthat have been confirmed thus far. The second will focus on a young Han Solo, set beforeA New Hope, which starsAlden Ehrenreichas the beloved smuggler andDonald Gloveras Lando Calrissian, which is set to hit theaters on June 14, 2025. The third spin-off is believed to center on Boba Fett, which is expected to hit theaters in 2020. Take a look at the TV spots and posters as we get closer toRogue One: A Star Wars Story’s release in exactly one month.
