Felicity Jones

Sneak Peak: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

This morning on Good Morning America, Disney revealed the trailer for the much anticipated “Star Wars” spinoff, “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” coming to theaters this December.

Set in the time between “A New Hope” and “Revenge of the Sith,” “Rogue One” centers on the Rebel Alliance, and the team ultimately responsible for stealing the Death Star schematics, lead by Jyn Erso (Felicity Jones, “The Theory of Everything”).

The trailer heavily features Jones’ Erso who, as described by Mon Mothma from “Return of the Jedi” as “reckless, aggressive, and undisciplined.” The trailer also features Diego Luna’s as-yet-unnamed Rebel soldier, Ben Mendelsohn’s Imperial admiral, rumored to be the main villain, and also shows glimpses of Forest Whitaker and Donnie Yen in their mysterious roles.

Other points of interest include a new look at Yavin IV’s Rebel base, a band of rebels captured by Imperial Stormtroopers, Jones, Luna, and an unidentified droid (presumably the CGI character voiced by Alan Tudyk) being chased by a hoard of stormtroopers inside what appears to be an Imperial base, possibly the Death Star itself, and a climactic jungle/beachfront battle between rebel soldiers and Imperial AT-ATs.

The trailer was released amid rumors that Peter Cushing’s Grand Moff Tarkin from “A New Hope” may be digitally resurrected to appear in the film, along with rumors that “Star Wars” big bad Darth Vader will have a semi-impactful role in this film.

Expect promotion for “Rogue One” to ramp up in the coming weeks and months, as Disney preps to officially launch their “Star Wars” anthology film series, starting this film and continuing with the Han Solo origin film slated for 2018.

“Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” enters theaters on December 16, 2016 in the United States.

Trailer (above) via the official “Star Wars” YouTube page.