Who would have guessed back when the opening crawl to Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope first appeared that an entire movie would be based off those events 39 years later? Now, fans are just days away from debuting Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.
Variety is reporting that Rogue One is on track for the second-best opening weekend in December history.
While the latter had the help of a nearly decade-long Star Wars drought and the inclusion of characters from the original trilogy in key roles, Rogue One is largely comprised of new characters.
This will be the second film in the Star Wars franchise since the Disney acquisition of Lucasfilm, and it will try and build off the record-breaking success of Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens.