star wars rogue one official trailer

Hot off the press people. This will be a day long remembered. Here it is, after months and months of waiting… it’s finally here: the blistering first footage from a whole new chapter in the Star Wars saga. Take a look! Just released Star Wars Rogue One Trailer:

We get a surprisingly meaty look at the movie here. We’re introduced to Felicity Jones’s hero—it’s hard to figure out how her name is spelled, but it seems something like “Jynn Ersa”?—who is perhaps not so prim and proper as her Rebel allies, especially Mon Mothma (hey it’s Mon Mothma!) would like her to be. “This is a rebellion, isn’t it? I rebel.” is her response. Fair enough.

It’s the sort of attitude the Rebels need, with the Death Star looming above their heads. We get to see the Empire at its full strength, Stormtroopers (including some new designs!) patrolling the streets, AT-AT walkers blasting away at incoming rebels, and even a sinister new villain. And of course, we get to see some of the ragtag rogues that will join Jynn, or whatever her name is, on this most dangerous of missions: find the plans for the Death Star, or die trying.

With The Force Awakens bringing a renewed sense of excitement about the Star Wars galaxy again, Rogue One has a hell of a task ahead of it to continue that excitement. Let’s hope it can live up to the hype—it’s certainly looking cool so far.

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story hits theaters December 18th.