--- title: Star Wars Rogue One: Darth Vader, Villain description: Finally we have a few more facts to help us fill in the blanks before the movie hits theaters in December. Namely: Vader's back. canonical: https://time.com/4379840/star-wars-rogue-one-darth-vader/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-06-23T16:42:48.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:33:41.962Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: 4 New Things to Know About Darth Vader’s 'Rogue One' Role og:description: Finally we have a few more facts to fill in the blanks. 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But we now finally have a few new facts to help us fill in the blanks before the movie hits theaters in December. **Yes, Darth Vader is definitely in this one** Eagle-eyed viewers were pretty sure they spotted Vader’s iconic cape billowing about in the first teaser trailer, and now [_Entertainment Weekly_ has confirmed](http://www.ew.com/article/2016/06/23/darth-vader-rogue-one-star-wars) it. Everybody’s favorite baddie will be voiced, as always, by 85-year-old James Earl Jones, giving us the signature rasp we know and love. **But he won’t get a ton of screentime** Vader may be a major figure in the plot and setup for _Rogue One_, but that doesn’t mean we’ll get to see much of him actually getting in on the action. “He will be in the movie sparingly,” Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy told EW. “But at a key, strategic moment, he’s going to loom large.” **He’s already a powerful rogue character in the Empire** “Within the Rebellion, it’s not commonly spoken about,” says director Gareth Edwards. “Within the Empire, there is the culture of knowing of the existence of Darth Vader. There’s definitely an underlying feeling that there is a power – a dark power – available to the Empire and that if you overstep your mark, you will suffer the consequences.” The movie takes place after the end of _Revenge of the Sith_, when Anakin Skywalker is badly burned in a fight with Obi-Wan — and dons the suit he will wear the rest of his life. In _Rogue One_, it seems he’s already gained a reputation as someone not to be messed with. “He’s present in the military structure, but he’s not beholden to it. He’s not accountable to anybody, really, except Palpatine,” Lucasfilm’s chief of story development, Kiri Hart, told EW. **He’s not the only bad guy on the scene** In the teaser, we were introduced to a mysterious but menacing character in a white cape and military coat. That’s Director Orson Krennic, played by Ben Mendelsohn,”an ambitious Imperial officer with Machiavellian tendencies who is eager to secure a place at the Emperor’s side.” Krennic, who’s not very friendly with Vader — in fact, he’s straight-up threatened — will be looking to move closer to the Emperor while dealing with plenty of sabotage amongst the Empire’s own ranks. Any Rebels who get in his way, beware. What about the good guys? Looks like we’ll have to keep waiting for further details on Rebel fighters [Jyn Ursa](http://time.com/4285348/star-wars-rogue-one-female-lead-felicity-jones/?iid=sr-link4) and [Saw Gerrera](http://time.com/4378664/rogue-one-star-wars-forest-whitaker/?iid=sr-link1), played by Felicity Jones and Forest Whitaker. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4379840/star-wars-rogue-one-darth-vader/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4379840/star-wars-rogue-one-darth-vader/"},"headline":"4 New Things to Know About Darth Vader’s Role in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story","datePublished":"2016-06-23T16:42:48.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:33:41.962Z","description":"Welcome back, Darth","url":"https://time.com/4379840/star-wars-rogue-one-darth-vader/","keywords":["movies","Newsfeed","Entertainment"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4044c0adcdb7cd2e/69888e2ea988ca9c0a6b74f7/star-wars-rogue-one-10.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Raisa Bruner","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4044c0adcdb7cd2e/69888e2ea988ca9c0a6b74f7/star-wars-rogue-one-10.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"star-wars-rogue-one-10","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/4379840/star-wars-rogue-one-darth-vader/","name":"4 New Things to Know About Darth Vader’s Role in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story"}}]}] ```