[WATCH] ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’ Releases Action-Packed Trailer
Lucasfilm has officially released the trailer, which is titled "Trust." The trailer is only a minute and a half long, though there are plenty of hints of storylines to come in the first standalone "Star Wars" film. While some material will seem familiar, there were humorous and fresh moments featuring droid K-S2O, played by Alan Tudyk.
In the teaser, Felicity Jones join a band of unlikely heroes as they plot to take down the infamous Death Star - the Empire's ultimate weapon of destruction, as reported by Mirror.The film stars Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Donnie Yen, Mads Mikkelsen, Riz Ahmed, as well as Jiang Wen and Forest Whitaker.
Earlier this week, the first estimates for Rogue One's opening weekend box office was reported. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the spinoff is projected to make $130 million or more for its first December 16-18 weekend in the US.
That would be the second-biggest December US opening in history, behind only 2015's "Star Wars: The Force Awakens". That movie made $248 million for its domestic opening, which was a record. Another tracking service claimed Rogue One could come in near $150 million, while another put it in the $120 million range.
As THR notes, the weeks before Christmas are not historically big for the box office, and before The Force Awakens, no December release had made more than $85 million for its domestic opening--not even the highest-grossing movie in history, Avatar.
More Star Wars spinoffs are planned. A film about young Han Solo will come out in 2018, one year after "Star Wars: Episode VIII" lands in 2017, and there are also rumors of a Boba Fett standalone spinoff film, according to Game Spot.
Kennedy is an executive producer on "Star Wars: Episode VIII" and "VII: The Force Awakens". Gareth Edwards directs the film that is due in theaters in the U.S. on December 16.
"Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" will show in 3D, RealD 3D and IMAX 3D.
