Global release date: December 16
In a pause between the episodic films, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, also known simply as Rogue One, will fill in some of the missing pieces as the first in a series of stand-alone movies. It is set during the Age of the Empire, between Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith and Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope.
In it, a ragtag group of rebels led by Jyn Erso, played by Felicity Jones (The Theory of Everything, Inferno), are sent on an important mission to retrieve the plans for the Death Star, the Galactic Empire’s deep space mobile battle station that is capable of destroying planets with a single blast. If she succeeds, her criminal record will be expunged.
