It's four months and counting until the new "Star Wars" standalone film "Rogue One" premieres, and the excitement and anxiety aren't waning — especially not after the new trailer that aired during the Olympics Thursday night.
"Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" takes place in between the events of the third and fourth episodes, "Revenge of the Sith" and "A New Hope." It follows a Rebel Alliance mission to steal the plans to the Death Star before the Galactic Empire can use it for evil.
There's no "Inception"-like horn in the new trailer, but there is plenty of imagery of the Death Star, Jedha (which is like the Mecca for believers of the Force), the modern C-3PO comic-relief droid, battles with blasters, and more.
Oh, and we have the first look at Darth Vader.
"Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" hits theaters December 16. In the meantime, theorize with us about what all of these new images from the trailer mean:
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A stripped-down, slower, and somehow more intimidating version of "The Imperial March" plays. Could this location be Jedha, the source of the power of lightsabers?
Our new look at Forest Whitaker's Saw Gerrera. Either they revamped his look in reshoots or Saw aged really quickly from the last trailer. Saw is a "battled veteran," according to the Star Wars Databank, and lives on Jedha to plan a mission against Imperial forces. But this trailer makes him seem a little battered so it's likely Jyn (Felicity Jones) is going to have to convince him to help out.
See Whitaker's look in the first trailer.
Source: Star Wars Databank
The Imperial force is growing, and this Star Destroyer is actually hovering over the city seen in the first image of the trailer — notice the pyramid structure. Considering the Rebel Alliance and Imperial Army are both going to end up fighting over the source for lightsabers, to which Jedha is home, this still is probably right before some major battle within this city on the planet.
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