Star Wars : Rogue One plot, concept art

Those rumoured plot details for “Star Wars : Rogue One” are true, it seems.

Producer Kathleen Kennedy has confirmed that Gareth Edward’s upcoming standalone “Star Wars” adventure will be a direct prequel to 1977’s “Star Wars : A New Hope”. In it, a group of rebels band together on a mission to steal the plans for the original Death Star. Felicity Jones will play a rebel leader. No word on who Ben Mendelsohn, reportedly in talks as of last month, is playing.

These “Star Wars” standalone films will be classified as “Anthology” films.

Speaking at a panel at Star Wars Celebration in Anaheim this past weekend, Edwards said : “It comes down to a group of individuals that don’t have magic powers, that have to bring hope to the galaxy. It’s about the fact that god’s not coming to save us, and we’re on our own. The absence of the Jedi is omnipresent in the film. It hangs over the whole movie.

You can find a shaky bootlegged copy of the proof of concept teaser online, that was shown at Star Wars Celebration.
Some great concept art was also shown, see below :

Rogue One concept art! pic.twitter.com/CGuLjz1IOC

— Bryan Bishop (@bcbishop) April 19, 2015