After month of rumors , we finally have official details about the first Star Wars spinoff . Felicity Jones will asterisk in Gareth Edward ’s Rogue One !
Disney ’s Bob Iger unveil the info to a shareholder meeting in San Francisco today . But here ’s the official press release , which also confirms Jones ’ affaire ( but we knew that already ):
Rogue One is the title for the first flick in a unique series of big - screen adventures that explores the characters and events beyond the core Star Wars saga . Rogue One will be directed by Gareth Edwards ( Monsters , Godzilla ) and write by Oscar nominee Chris Weitz ( Cinderella , About a Boy , Antz ) . The first actress cast is Felicity Jones , who collect an Academy Award nomination and critical acclaim for her public presentation in The Theory of Everything . The approximation for the account of Rogue One came from John Knoll , an Academy Award - winning visual effects supervisor and chief creative officer at Industrial Light & Magic . He will executive produce along with Simon Emanuel ( The Dark Knight Rises , Fast & Furious 6 ) and Jason McGatlin ( Tintin , War of the Worlds ) . Kathleen Kennedy and Tony To ( Band of Brothers , The Pacific ) are on display panel to produce and John Swartz ( Star warfare : The Force Awakens ) will co - produce . The moving picture starts shoot this summer in London and is due for tone ending on December 16 , 2016 .
There are no account detail just yet , and aboveboard the only new entropy is the fact that cinematography will get down this Summer , and that the picture now has a expiration day of the month : December 16th 2016 , almost on the nose a year after The Force Awakens .
But considering “ Rogue One ” is the callsign used by the leader of the Rebel Alliance’sRogue Squadronof elect pilots — Both Luke Skywalker in The Empire Strikes Back and afterwards Wedge Antilles in the Expanded Universe take the title — there stands a good fortune Gareth Edward ’s movie does n’t focalize around Bounty Huntersas previously cogitate . Is Felicity Jones the new Rogue Leader ? conjecture away !
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