Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is a prequel movie takes place in the time between the events of Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope and tells the story of how the Rebels got their hands on the plans for the Empire’s planet destroying weapon, the Death Star.
Just seven short months ago, Disney finally re-launched the Star Wars franchise with The Force Awakens, but now, all eyes are on the future of this sic-fi saga, and many fans are eagerly awaiting to have their many burning questions answered in Episode VIII, but before that happens, we are going to get the very first Star Wars spin off movie, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, which is due out in December.
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story arrives in theaters on December 16.
Disney and Lucasfilm first revealed the posted at Star Wars Celebration during the Rogue One panel, which closed out the main programing for the first day of the massive fan event in London.