The Death Star of course is one of the most iconic pieces of the Star Wars universe, so seeing it again brought to life on the big screen is another thing that I’m sure will please fans.
The animated series takes place just a few years before the events of Rogue One and follows a similar band of Rebels as they go about building the infrastructure of the Rebel Alliance that will eventually lead to the victories of the original trilogy of films.
She was nominated for an Academy Award for her role as Jane Wilde Hawking in The Theory of Everything. The movie also gives us another interesting side story to explore which is the creation of the ultimate weapon the dreaded Death Star. Rogue One also seems to take cues from Star Wars Rebels, which is set in a similar era. She portrayed Jyn Erso in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, a Star Wars stand-alone film released on December 16, 2016. May 25 2018: A standalone movie set years before the events of Star Wars: A New Hope, focusing on the young Han Solo, and starring Alden Ehrenreich as Han, Donald Glover as a young Lando Calrissian, and (in an undisclosed role) Game of Thrones's Emilia Clarke. Felicity Rose Hadley Jones (born October 17, 1983) is a British actress. The schedule for Disney's forthcoming Star Wars slate, including three Star Wars Anthology (or standalone) films, is as follows:ĭecem(AKA later this week!): Rogue One A Star Wars Movie, directed by Gareth Edwards.ĭecember 16 2017: Star Wars Episode VIII, directed by Rian Johnson. If you put all the existing Star Wars movie in chronological order, this is how Rogue One fits in:Įpisode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980)Įpisode VII – The Force Awakens December 18, 2015 It's the first of three planned "Star Wars Anthology" standalones Rogue One stands far superior to the prequel films, but falls slightly short of the best of the original trilogy, including The Force Awakens, though it still seamlessly compliments the beginning of the original trilogy.