'Star Wars: Rogue One' Plot Details Revealed: 'Godzilla' Director Says Film Will Focus on Powerless Rebels
In the midst of the hype for the new trailer of the upcoming "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," new details surfaced for yet another big screen offering based on the popular science fiction franchise subtitled "Rogue One."
The Star Wars fandom was rocked when the plot details for the forthcoming spinoff film were shared through Twitter this Sunday.
"A band of resistance fighters unite for a daring mission to steal the Death Star plans in Star Wars anthology film, Rogue One," the post reads.
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The big reveal was timed to sync with the Star Wars Celebration fan festival which took place in Anaheim, California.
Access Hollywood meanwhile poured more details about the offshoot film by quoting on the director Gareth Edwards, who previously helmed the 2014 "Godzilla" movie.
According to the publication, "Rogue One" will happen between the "Revenge of the Sith" and "Episode IV: A New Hope."
Gareth further explained that around this time, the Jedis are all but nearly extinct, the Old Republic is in great chaos and then there's the looming threat of the Death Star.
The director said that the upcoming title will be "quite unique" as it will feature a universe whose fate lies in the hands of a "group of new heroes who don't have magical powers."
Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy also spoke during Sunday's fandom event to tease that "Rogue One" could just be the beginning of yet another saga.
"There so much happening in the world of franchises and sequels. Really in the last 10 to 15 years that's dominated a lot of what's come out in the movie industry," Kennedy said. "It was really George [Lucas'] idea, not only picking up the saga again, which he never envisioned he would do. But he also was ready to explore all the stories that exist inside the universe."
"Star Wars: Rogue One" is slated to hit the theaters in December 2016.
