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A lot of big announcements came out of Disney's D23 Expo, including plot details for "Toy Story 4," "Finding Dory" and an entirely new film._  by [Eliana Dockterman](https://time.com/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Correspondent Aug 15, 2015 8:35 PM UTC  by [Eliana Dockterman](https://time.com/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Correspondent Aug 15, 2015 8:35 PM UTC Though _Star Wars: Rogue One_ doesn’t hit theaters until December 2016, Disney released the first photo from the film during its D23 Expo on Saturday. The first glimpse features cast members Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Riz Ahmed, Jiang Wen and Donnie Yen. Jones, who was nominated for an Oscar for _The Theory of Everything_ this year, was up until now the only known cast member. Director Gareth Edwards (_Godzilla_) confirmed in a video from the set in the U.K. that Ben Mendelsohn, Forest Whitaker and Mads Mikkelsen would also be joining the cast. > [](https://twitter.com/DisneyStudios/status/632632581998034944) The movie is a prequel that focuses on the people who stole the Empire’s plans for the Death Star in the original 1977 _Star Wars_ film. “It goes into new territory, exploring the galactic struggle from a ground-war perspective while maintaining that essential _Star Wars_ feel that fans have come to know,” Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy said in a statement. ## Transcript [ MUSIC ] You ready, Anna? I was born ready. One, two. Three. Wait. [ MUSIC ] Hello? Check? Great. Everybody hear me? [ MUSIC ] You gotta playdate with destiny. [ MUSIC ] What's important now is we stay together. They'll never make it. [ SOUND ] [ MUSIC ] Hey Mr. Grumpy Gills. [ MUSIC ] Let's ask somebody. [ INAUDIBLE ] For directions. No! 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