Rogue One

The First Footage From Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Is Here

The first trailer for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story will premiere on Good Morning America Thursday morning but, ahead of that, the official Star Wars Twitter has offered up a super brief tease. Watch it here. Is that a Shadow Trooper? What are they burning? Why isn’t it Thursday yet? Rogue One, starring Felicity…

Movies Germain Lussier

Marvel’s Rogue One Comic Is a Prequel to a Prequel

The first time you see the heroes of Star Wars: Rogue One in action will no longer be when Rogue One hits theaters this December—it’ll be in a new prequel comic being released by Marvel, ahead of the film’s release. Announced at a Diamond Comics pre-C2E2 event in Chicago, the three-issue Rogue One miniseries (and…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook

There’s No Way All the Heroes Can Survive the End of Star Wars Rebels

“We’re doomed.” C-3PO’s classic Star Wars line was sort of a joke—but it could be literally true, when it comes to the heroes of Star Wars Rebels. Because there’s no way that all of these people can all still be alive by the end of the series. Right? Ever since the Star Wars universe started…

Television Germain Lussier

Why Rogue One Is as Important to Star Wars as Episode VII

The Force Awakens was a huge milestone: the first continuation of the Star Wars movie saga since 1983’s Return of the Jedi. But the upcoming Rogue One is just as important to the future of Star Wars, if not more so. There’s a lot riding on Rogue One’s X-Wings. The first stand-alone story in Disney’s…

Movies Rob Bricken

Is This Star Wars: Rogue One‘s New Trooper Variant? (Update – It’s Not)

There’s a picture floating around the internet that appears to be one of the new Stormtrooper variants for this year’s Star Wars film, Rogue One. If it’s accurate, it’s going to be one badass figure. Spoilers ahead. A couple of pictures broke last year, showing off a bunch of helmets that were appearing in the…

io9 Andrew Liptak

9 Reasons to Be Excited About Pop Culture in 2016

War. Racism. Global warming. Donald Trump. There are so many reasons to fear the future, but there are also a few reasons to continue getting out of bed in the morning for the next 12 months— they all just happen to be pop culture events. We’ve been discussing 2016’s best movies, TV shows and more…

Movies Rob Bricken

So You Want To Join The Empire: Movie-Accurate Troopers

We skipped a week with this column, but this week, I want to talk about the variations in the stormtrooper costume. Not all stormtroopers are the same, and between each film, there’s minor differences that need to be taken into consideration when building your costume. I’m just thinking about Stormtroopers this week, but there’s other…

io9 Andrew Liptak

What Alien Or Droid Is Alan Tudyk Playing In Star Wars: Rogue One? [Updated]

Here’s your first image of the cast from Gareth Edward’s Star Wars film, Rogue One. And it turns out that Firefly’s Alan Tudyk is playing a “performance capture” character in the film. Time to start speculating: Is he an alien, or a droid? Or something else? With the above picture, Lucasfilm has confirmed the cast…

io9 Andrew Liptak

Disney’s D23 Expo is This Weekend—Here Are 5 Things We’re Excited For

The D23 Expo, which takes place this weekend in Anaheim, California, is like Comic Con for Disney fans. But it’s more than a place to buy the latest Mickey Mouse t-shirt. Disney now uses the convention to break news on their big properties like Marvel, Star Wars, Pixar, and more. So what’s on tap this…

Movies Germain Lussier

The First Set Photos From Star Wars: Rogue One Are Here

Star Wars: The Force Awakens isn’t even in theaters yet, and we’re already starting to see images from the set of the next Star Wars film, Rogue One. Potential spoilers ahead. The UK’s Mirror newspaper has posted up a couple of photographs that are reportedly from the set of the first anthology film. It should…

io9 Andrew Liptak

This Star Wars Rogue One Rumor Doesn’t Make Much Sense But We Love It

Hard to think of a better way to start your work week than a juicy Star Wars rumor, right? The latest one is a doozy and it concerns Felicity Jones’ lead role in 2016’s Star Wars Anthology: Rogue One. Rumor is, she’s the daughter of Boba Fett. Before we dive into that, let’s set the…

io9 Germain Lussier

Everything We Know About The First Star Wars Spin-Off Film, Rogue One

The first live-action Star Wars movie that isn’t an “Episode” will be a military adventure focusing on shades of gray, instead of black-and-white morality of previous Star Wars films. With absolutely no Jedi. Here’s everything we gleaned from today’s Star Wars Celebration presentation. Gareth Edwards, LucasFilm president Kathleen Kennedy, and Kiri Hart (head of the…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Star Wars: Rogue One May Have Found Its Villain

Or has Felicity Jones found her first co-pilot? Deadline reports that Ben Mendelsohn, star of Netflix’s new series Bloodline and the somewhat less prominent Daggett in The Dark Knight Rises, is close to being the next actor cast in Gareth Edwards’ Star Wars spin-off Rogue One. Since Mendelsohn hasn’t officially been signed, and there’s been…

io9 Rob Bricken

All The Things That Star Wars: Rogue One Absolutely Needs To Have

Last week, Lucasfilm announced the title of the first Star Wars spinoff movie, Rogue One. And this has us excited for a movie that’s hopefully about badass X-Wing pilots. But will this film live up to its soaring potential? Here are all the things we need to see from Star Wars: Rogue One. https://gizmodo.com/first-star-wars-spin-off-movie-is-titled-rogue-one-wha-1691081701 Badass…

io9 James Whitbrook

Rogue One Will Be The First Star Wars Movie Not Scored By John Williams

Alexandre Desplat has been named the composer of Rogue One, making the first stand-alone Star Wars movie the first to also be made without the help of John Williams. I feel pretty confident, however, that even if Williams doesn’t personally work on the film, many of his iconic Star Wars themes will. To be fair,…

Movies Rob Bricken

Everything You Need To Know About The Hulk’s Big Brawl In Avengers 2!

Concept art for Rogue One hints at what’s in store for the Star Wars spinoff. Which comic book story appearance is Suicide Squad’s Joker based on? Other speedsters will show up in The Flash season 2. Plus, sneak peeks at what’s to come on Agents of SHIELD, Supernatural, The Originals and more. Spoilers, Assemble! Top…

Television James Whitbrook

First Star Wars Spin Off Movie Is Titled Rogue One: What Does It Mean?

After months of rumors, we finally have official details about the first Star Wars spinoff. Felicity Jones will star in Gareth Edward’s Rogue One! Disney’s Bob Iger revealed the information to a shareholder meeting in San Francisco today. But here’s the official press release, which also confirms Jones’ involvement (but we knew that already): Rogue…

io9 James Whitbrook

The First Footage From Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Is Here

Marvel’s Rogue One Comic Is a Prequel to a Prequel

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Why Rogue One Is as Important to Star Wars as Episode VII

Is This Star Wars: Rogue One‘s New Trooper Variant? (Update – It’s Not)

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So You Want To Join The Empire: Movie-Accurate Troopers

What Alien Or Droid Is Alan Tudyk Playing In Star Wars: Rogue One? [Updated]

Disney’s D23 Expo is This Weekend—Here Are 5 Things We’re Excited For

The First Set Photos From Star Wars: Rogue One Are Here

This Star Wars Rogue One Rumor Doesn’t Make Much Sense But We Love It

Everything We Know About The First Star Wars Spin-Off Film, Rogue One

Star Wars: Rogue One May Have Found Its Villain

All The Things That Star Wars: Rogue One Absolutely Needs To Have

Rogue One Will Be The First Star Wars Movie Not Scored By John Williams

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First Star Wars Spin Off Movie Is Titled Rogue One: What Does It Mean?

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