Rogue One trailer.

[DesotoCountyDawg]

Anyone catch it earlier. Sweet.

 

[KurtRambis4]

I did. Looks

cool. What's the story behind it. I always enjoyed SW, but I don't get into that much to where I read Wikipedia pages about it.

 

[AFDawg]

 

[Shamoan]

Where is this in the timeline of the Star Wars world?

 

[DesotoCountyDawg]

It's set shortly before A New Hope when they steal the plans for the Death Star.

 

[BulldogBlitz]

it's how the rebels get the plans for the death star, I believe, when the same leader says the plans were gained "at great cost" from Jedi.

 

[Junction John]

It's between Part III (the 6th one) and Part IV (the 1st one). That clear it up?

I've tried a dozen times to explain to my wife why she should sit down with me and watch some old-*** sci-fi flicks from before she was born, but she can never make it past Ben in the desert. I guess the old ones are viewed best through the lens of nostalgia.

I will have to admit, the timeline is a little confusing, especially since they just came out with new stuff (Part VII) and now are inserting an entry between the two original trilogies. Probably not the ideal way to build new fans, but they seem to be making it work.

 

[MaroonNation]

it's how the rebels get the plans for the death star, I believe, when the same leader says the plans were gained "at great cost" from Jedi.

That would be Bothans, not Jedi.

 

[LawDawg97]

The Bothans provided the plans for the second Death Star, this is the first one

That would be Bothans, not Jedi.

Do your nerd homework

 

[RutherfordBHayes]

Rogue Squadron was the "elite" X-Wing fighter pilot squad.

Remember, going to blow up the Death Star, they all sound off, "Red leader standing by, Blue leader standing by, Red 5 standing by..."

That's the squadrons. Blue Squadron, Red Squadron, etc.

Rogue Squadron were the elite guys. Wedge Antilles was the Rogue Squad Leader.

 

[MSUDC11]

I'm excited for this movie.

I don't know if I have the same slam dunk feeling about it being awesome like I did with The Force Awakens, but it has a lot of potential.

This is the first Star Wars movie where the Jedi and the Skywalker family won't be the focal point, so it's very interesting from that perspective. This needs to set the tone for future spin-off movies. We know we're getting a Han Solo spin-off, and rumors suggest a Yoda and an Obi-Wan spin off could be in the future.