Latest Rogue One trailer gives more insight into the standalone Star Wars film

The latest 'Stars Wars: Rogue One' trailer gives much more hints on what to expect in the upcoming movie than the spoilers preceding it. Disney released the trailer Thursday and from the reactions observed online, it seems that many people are pleased with this latest teaser.

One of the key things the trailer does is explaining to viewers the origin of the _Death Sta_r. This is the Empire's biggest weapon of destruction.

Felicity Jones starring as  Jyn Erso

The trailer opens with a sort of a flashback scene. It shows a footage of the central character, Jyn Erso (acted by Felicity Jones), having a conversation with her father Galen Erso (Mads Mikkelsen) way back in her childhood. Mr. Erso, a skilled weapons designer, is telling his young daughter that everything he ever does is solely for her protection.

Galen Erso took away

The words spoken by Jyn's father are somewhat like a forewarning. Almost immediately afterward, Mr. Erso is confronted by a group of Imperial Intelligence foot soldiers. The squadron of soldiers then whisks him away. Young Jyn is all this time hiding in the bush.

The Imperial soldiers are on a mission to bring the long-delayed Death Star into completion. They are working under the leadership of Orson Krennic (Ben Mendelsohn). The footage shows a much younger Krennic suggesting that he has been involved in such type of work for long. Mr. Erso will be useful to the Imperial forces owing to his technical knowledge of weapon building.

The setting

In terms of setting, the opening scene is based on an open, rugged, grass-covered field.

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Jyn meets the Rebel Alliance

In the subsequent footage of the trailer, a grown up Jyn wakes up in a prison cell and she is soon surrounded by a group of Rebel Alliance soldiers. The Alliance soldiers are interested in gathering details of her last conversation with her father so as to help them in their fight against the Empire. From them, Jyn learns that her father had been taken away to help build Death Star for the Empire.

In reference to the Empire's super weapon, Jyn says that if her father played a role in building it then they really have to find him. She turns to Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) the Intelligence Officer for the Rebel Alliance to urge him forward. Together, the entire group plots to steal the Death Star's plans. They later attend meetings chaired by the Rebels' leader Mon Mothma. The character, Mon Mothma, is played by Genevieve O'Reilly who has made a return from previous films. Another Star Wars cast who will be making a return in this upcoming movie is Jimmy Smits. He will be starring as Bail Organa.

The other parts of the trailer show scenes of explosion and battle. Star Wars fans can expect a lot of action in the upcoming movie.

About Rogue One

Rogue One, or A Star Wars Story as it is also referred to, is the first standalone film of the popular franchise. It precedes A New Hope. It is a story about a group of rebels who are bent on stealing plans for the Death Star. The story is set in the Star Wars galaxy.

Rogue One will also see the return of Darth Vader. The film is written by John Knoll and directed by Gareth Edwards. Its production is spearheaded by Kathleen Kennedy of Lucasfilm. The movie is set for release on December 16, 2016. Star Wars fans will then get to see all that it entails.

Get your first look at 'Star Wars: Rogue One'