Rogue One: A Star Wars
Story is the eighth theatrically released live-action film in the Star Wars
franchise. It is also the first of the “anthology” “spin-off” films that
LucasFilm is planning to do to expand the scope of the franchise. The film
tells the story of a group of Rebel spies who steal the plans to the Death Star
and set off the events of Star Wars:
Episode IV – A New Hope. The film is directed by Godzilla-director Gareth Edwards and stars Felicity Jones, Diego
Luna, Riz Ahmed, Donnie Yen, Jiang Wen, Forest Whitaker, Ben Mendelsohn, Mads
Mikkelsen, and Alan Tudyk. This film was, in my view, a resounding success on
many grounds and succeeded at breaking the mold and telling a fascinating and
engaging story in a different way in the Star Wars universe!
