Thanks to an official announcement on StarWars,com, we now have a title for the first Star Wars anthology film. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story will hit theatres on December 16 2016, just under a year after the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The film will be directed by Gareth Edwards (Monsters, Godzilla) and written by Chris Weitz (Cinderella, About a Boy). Felicity Jones (The Theory of Everything, Like Crazy) is the first actor to be announced for the film.
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| Will Star Wars: Rogue One follow the exploits of the legendary Rogue Squadron? |
The title doesn't give much away, but no Star Wars fan is likely to read this announcement without thinking of Rogue Squadron. Personally, I hope like hell that we're going to see a film centred around this legendary group of Rebel pilots. The announcement also confirmed that Rian Johnson (Looper, Brick) will be writing and directing the as-yet unnamed Star Wars: Episode VIII. You can expect to see this film in theatres on May 26 2017.
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