Brain Break: The Latest Star Wars Trailer Is Here for You to Obsess Over'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story' will be released in December.
ByNina Zipkin•
Is it December yet? The Disney hype machine got back into action this morning, dropping the first trailer forRogue One: A Star Wars Story, the highly anticipated next film set in theStar Warsuniverse, following the record-breaking 7th installment of the beloved franchise.
The timing of the trailer perfectly coincides with the DVD release ofStar Wars: The Force Awakensearlier this week.
To this point, all we knew about the film was that it was a heist story set before the eventsStar Wars: Episode IV -- A New Hope,following a group of Rebel fighters as they attempt to steal the plans for a little weapon called the Death Star.
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In the two-minute clip, we meet Felicity Jones's Jyn Erso, a petite badass with a fairly long rap sheet sent on what seems to be a suicide mission. We also hear from a commanding character played by Forest Whitaker. You've also got explosions, Stormtroopers, AT-AT Walkers and mysterious people wearing giant cloaks -- everything you want in a crypticStar Warstrailer.
So if you'll excuse us, we'll just be over here, re-watching this video a completely acceptable number of times in the workplace.
