![]() The film proves that blockbusters can exist without casting predominantly famous white faces. Rounding out the cast, director Gareth Edwards has assembled around Jones an impressively diverse crew of actors, including Diego Luna, Riz Ahmed, Donnie Yen and Jiang Wen. Jones seems to be made of the same mettle as Carrie Fisher and Daisy Ridley before her: She brings to Jyn a gutsy confidence that erupts when it needs to, while remaining unwaveringly demure and likable. Together with her ragtag crew, including a roguishly debonair Cassian Andor (Diego Luna), Jyn embarks on a heart-stopping mission to retrieve the schematics so the rebels can defeat the Death Star.įelicity Jones stars as Jyn Erso in "Rogue One." Lucasfilm ![]() True to Star Wars lore, there is a familial tie here that brings Jyn into the fray between the Rebel Alliance and the evil Galactic Empire led by Darth Vader: Jyn's father Galan Erso-played by Mads Mikkelsen-happens to be the lead scientist behind the weapon. ![]() Oscar nominee Felicity Jones plays Jyn Erso, a tough fugitive who leads a band of rebels to steal the plans for a new weapon dubbed a "planet killer"-aka the Death Star. It comes a year after The Force Awakens, a sequel to the original trilogy released between 19, but it is in fact a prequel set before Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, the film that first introduced us to Darth Vader, Luke and company. ![]() Rogue One's role within the Star Wars galaxy might be a bit confusing to casual fans. It is an inherently smaller film than those of its parent series, yet that doesn't stop it from being wildly entertaining. But instead of immediately pushing out an eighth film (that'll be released next year), Disney-owned Lucasfilm has created a spinoff with Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. That film had all pop culture nostalgia fans could want, reuniting Han Solo, Princess Leia and Luke Skywalker. Star Wars finally returned to theaters last December with J.J.
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