article_snippet.sent: Rogue One, starring Felicity Jones, which is slated for release in December 2016 .
article_snippet.sent: Set chronologically between the third and the fourth movies in the 'Star Wars' saga, the mysterious film, which is part of a series of films exploring other stories outside of the core 'Star Wars' saga will follow a band of resistance fighters who unite to steal the the Death Star plans and 'bring a new hope,' referring to the subtitle of the original 'Star Wars.'
article_snippet.sent: At the same time, the iconic franchise's Twitter account posted a capsule of the storyline, saying: 'A band of resistance fighters unite for a daring mission to steal the the Death Star plans in Star Wars anthology film, Rogue One #RogueOne.
article_snippet.sent: Fans at the Star Wars Celebration convention in Anaheim, California were able to view a preview of the first Star Wars spin-of entitled Rogue One .
article_snippet.sent: More to come: The Star Wars website released this Twitter describing the storyline for the film, which is described as an anthology movie adding to the Star Wars universe .
article_snippet.sent: December 2016: the mysterious film, which is part of a series of films exploring other stories outside of the core 'Star Wars' saga is set after Episode III and before Episode IV, added director Gareth Edwards added that added director Gareth Edwards won't have clear-cut villains and heroes .
article_snippet.sent: Hart, vice president of development for Lucasfilm, said that the anthology films will vary in 'scale and genre.'
article_snippet.sent: Kathleen Kennedy added that they are describing they as 'anthology films' that expand the Star Wars universe without necessarily using the main characters. '
article_snippet.sent: Coming soon: Rogue One starts shooting this summer, and will be released in December of 2016 .
highlights_snippet.sent: Rogue One will be a prequel to the original trilogy .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: First 'anthology film' will be about Rebels on a rogue mission to steal plans to the Death Star .
  