--- title: 'Rogue One' Trailer: What We Learned description: Disney released the "Rogue One" trailer Thursday, and it's given fans a host of clues as to what to expect from the "Star Wars" spin-off. canonical: https://time.com/4284989/rogue-one-trailer-what-we-learned/ author: Eliza Berman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-04-07T15:30:23.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T05:00:09.245Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: 7 Things We Learned From the 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story' Trailer og:description: Disney released the "Rogue One" trailer Thursday, and it's given fans a host of clues as to what to expect from the "Star Wars" spin-off. og:url: https://time.com/4284989/rogue-one-trailer-what-we-learned/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdd50d845cf1e5251/69888e27524fc07ed0df77de/star-wars-rogue-one-8.jpg?branch=production&width=750&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: star-wars-rogue-one-8 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: 7 Things We Learned From the 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story' Trailer twitter:description: Disney released the "Rogue One" trailer Thursday, and it's given fans a host of clues as to what to expect from the "Star Wars" spin-off. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdd50d845cf1e5251/69888e27524fc07ed0df77de/star-wars-rogue-one-8.jpg?branch=production&width=750&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # 7 Things We Learned From the _Rogue One: A Star Wars Story_ Trailer > Sponsored content. 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Terms and conditions apply. * Savings buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Savings Account. * No ATM fees from Ally Bank at Allpoint and Moneypass ATMs plus we reimburse for fees charged by other ATM owners nationwide up to $10 per statement cycle. * Early direct deposit offers eligible direct deposits up to two days sooner. * Spending buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Spending Account.  by [Eliza Berman](https://time.com/author/eliza-berman/)  ## Eliza Berman Berman is a senior editor at TIME. Apr 7, 2016 3:30 PM UTC  Lucasfilm Ltd.  by [Eliza Berman](https://time.com/author/eliza-berman/)  ## Eliza Berman Berman is a senior editor at TIME. Apr 7, 2016 3:30 PM UTC On Thursday morning, Disney unleashed the first teaser trailer for [_Rogue One: A Star Wars Story_](http://time.com/3999589/star-wars-rogue-one-photo/), the highly anticipated _Star Wars_ spinoff slated for Dec. 16\. Before the release of the first footage, Disney had discussed only basic [plot](http://time.com/3827632/star-wars-rogue-one-plot/) and casting information, but the trailer offers a compelling glimpse into characterization, tone and visual style that fans have been waiting for since the film’s announcement in 2014\. Here’s what we gleaned from the teaser: **Disney is continuing to invest in strong female leads.** Many were pleased that [_Star Wars: The Force Awakens_](http://time.com/4150168/review-star-wars-the-force-awakens/) starred a fierce heroine, [Daisy Ridley](http://time.com/4137324/star-wars-the-force-awakens-daisy-ridley-bb-8/), as its lightsaber-wielding Jedi disciple warrior. The trailer for _Rogue One_ confirms that the spinoff, too, will have a female lead, with Oscar nominee (and fellow Brit) Felicity Jones playing Jyn Erso, a rebellious fighter forced to complete a dangerous mission. **The spinoff is not just focused on expanding the universe’s plot; it extends to both genre and visual style.** It’s immediately apparent from the trailer that the tone of _Rogue One_ is dark and grim. Producer Kathleen Kennedy has [said](http://www.slashfilm.com/star-wars-standalone-movies/) that the _Star Wars Story_ movies will be genre films within the _Star Wars_ universe, and this one appears to be very much a war movie, with an earthy color palate and visuals that appear at once stunning and bleak. At the very least, it looks much less family-friendly than _The Force Awakens_. **We’ll see some fight scenes with martial arts influence.** The trailer offers a quick glimpse of Donnie Yen, an actor and major martial arts figure, fighting a Stormtrooper. Though details about Yen’s character have yet to surface, his presence in the film suggest that we can expect a new take on some of its fight choreography. (Though we see Jyn fighting with a combination of hand-to-hand combat and a big ol’ gun.) ### Rare Photos of George Lucas Behind the Scenes of Star Wars  George Lucas and Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker) on the set of Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope in a galaxy far, far away. Lucasfilm  Lucas gives direction to Sir Alec Guinness (Obi-Wan Kenobi) in Episode IV. Lucasfilm  Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia) and Harrison Ford (Han Solo) sit around Lucas on the set of The Empire Strikes Back. Lucasfilm  Lucas with Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca), along with Hamill and Ford on the set of Episode IV. Lucasfilm  Lucas directs Peter Cushing (Grand Moff Tarkin) and Carrie Fisher. Lucasfilm  Harrison Ford and Lucas share a moment in Endor on the set of Return of the Jedi. Lucasfilm  Lucas on set filming the opening scene of Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope. Lucasfilm  Lucas reviews concept art for Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones. Lucasfilm  Lucas inspects a model pod racer for Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace. Lucasfilm  Lucas makes sure that the Death Star is fully armed and operational for Return of the Jedi. Lucasfilm  Lucas holds up Jango Fett's helmet. Lucasfilm  Natalie Portman (Queen Amidala) and Ewan McGregor (Obi-Wan Kenobi) listen to Lucas' directions on the set of Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith. Lucasfilm  Lucas directs a lightsaber battle between Ian McDiarmid (Chancellor Palpatine/Darth Sidious) and Samuel L. Jackson (Mace Windu) on the set of Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith. Lucasfilm  Lucas sets up camp next to a Bantha on the set of Episode IV. Lucasfilm  Lucas finds the droid he was looking for. Lucasfilm **Forest Whitaker appears to be a scrappy survivor who’s probably going to majorly assist in fighting the bad guys.** Whitaker narrates much of the teaser, posing to Jyn the all-important question, “Who will you become?” Based on his makeshift armor and weathered look, he has the appearance of a guy with some major life experience under his belt, and most would agree that to refrain from giving him a major piece of the action would be a terrible waste, indeed. **Ben Mendelsohn will be the primary antagonist.** The _Bloodline_ star appears to be a sinister Imperial higher-up. Though we only see him for two beats in the teaser. (Beats which, it should be mentioned, sound like the Death Star’s alarm system), he’s standing in an imposing stance, dressed in the crisp, white, stately garb of a supreme Imperial villain. Fan theory is that his character is an Imperial Moff, a political boss in the vein of the original trilogy’s Grand Moff Tarkin. **Darth Vader** **_may_** **make an appearance.** A Vader-like, black-robed figure graces the screen for a moment, his back turned to the camera. It would make sense for him to appear in this film, not only because he fits into its timeframe but also because it would be logical for him to join the hunt for the stolen Death Star plans—a mission he’s still pursuing in the opening scene of _A New Hope_. But we’ll have to wait for the robed figure to turn around in the next trailer to get a positive I.D. **Disney appears to be taking a page from Marvel’s book in its spin-off strategy.** With five _Star Wars_ movies [in the hopper](http://time.com/4164754/star-wars-movie-release-dates/), Disney appears to be building a universe not unlike the one [Marvel has created](http://time.com/3841234/avengers-age-of-ultron-marvel-movies-next/) in its movies, with interwoven plots, character cameos and origin stories. Though the series certainly has little to worry about [box-office-wise,](http://time.com/4171394/star-wars-force-awakens-records/) it can’t hurt, as Disney moves forward, to emulate a strategy that has [raked in](http://www.boxofficemojo.com/franchises/chart/?id=marvelcomics.htm) more than $8 billion, the vast bulk of it in less than half the span of _Star Wars’_ existence. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4284989/rogue-one-trailer-what-we-learned/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4284989/rogue-one-trailer-what-we-learned/"},"headline":"7 Things We Learned From the Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Trailer","datePublished":"2016-04-07T15:30:23.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T05:00:09.245Z","description":"Was that a quick glimpse of Darth Vader?","url":"https://time.com/4284989/rogue-one-trailer-what-we-learned/","keywords":["movies","Star Wars topic","Trailers","Rogue one"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdd50d845cf1e5251/69888e27524fc07ed0df77de/star-wars-rogue-one-8.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Eliza Berman","jobTitle":"Berman is a senior editor at TIME.","url":"https://time.com/author/eliza-berman/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdd50d845cf1e5251/69888e27524fc07ed0df77de/star-wars-rogue-one-8.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"star-wars-rogue-one-8","caption":"","creditText":"Lucasfilm Ltd.","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/movies/","name":"movies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4284989/rogue-one-trailer-what-we-learned/","name":"7 Things We Learned From the Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Trailer"}}]}] ```