Watch leaked footage of teaser trailer for Star Wars ‘Rogue One’ from Lucasfilm [VIDEO]

Watch leaked footage of teaser trailer for Star Wars ‘Rogue One’ from Lucasfilm [VIDEO]

The film, set to open in 2016, will bridge the gap between Episode III and the original Star Wars released in 1977, which is Episode IV.

Fresh off wowing fans with the release of a brand new trailer for “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” Lucasfilm has released a teaser for its first standalone film known as “Rogue One” during the Star Wars Celebration event in Anaheim, Calif.

The film, which will be released in 2016, will bridge the gap between Star Wars Episode III and the first film made in the series released in 1977: Episode IV. Director Gareth Edwards unveiled the teaser at the event, which showed a canyon and a forest, as well as the original audio from Star Wars of Obi-Wan Kenobi talking about the Jedi with Luke, according to a San Jose Mercury-News report.

Kenobi, played by the late Alec Guinness in the film, can be heard talking about how the Jedi Knights were the guardians of peace and justice in the Old Republic before the arrival of the Empire. Suddenly, the shot shows the Death Star in the distance, and then sounds of a battle are heard.

The plot centers around rebels stealing plans for the Death Star, which make their way to the hands of Princess Leia in Star Wars and lead to the destruction of the deadly space station.

Felicity Jones from “The Theory of Everything” will star in the film, which begins filming in London this summer. She will play a rebel soldier.

Edwards added that there won’t be many Jedi in “Rogue One,” which is important to emphasize that the characters realize the “gods are not coming to save us” and they must take the reins themselves, according to the report.

A second anthology film will be made, although neither will tie in directly with the Star Wars series or the upcoming sequels, with Episode VII set to be released later this year. Not much has been revealed about the second film, other than that Josh Trank will direct it.

Star Wars Celebration Teaser Trailer for Star Wars: Rogue One on TrailerAddict.

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