Just yesterday, there was confirmation that Darth Vader will indeed be back for a small (but impactful) appearance in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Now there are new pictures online courtesy of Entertainment Weekly, and here are a few of them.
Among the images? A new shot of Ben Mendelsohn's Director Orson Krennic, who oversees the security of the Death Star project, which given what happens to the plans, means we doubt things will end well for ol' Orson. He may live, but only with his neck as an internal organ.
Also on the Imperial side, Stormtroopers looking like they're on their hols while actually launching an attack on a planet that director Gareth Edwards describes as "this sort of South Pacific, tropical paradise planet that subconsciously leads into some of the imagery associated with World War II."
More troopers, this time the elite Deathtroopers, with one holding a Stormtrooper doll we're told will make sense in the larger context of the film. Either that, or this guy has been filming footage in war zones again{
A hero this time, or at least our conflicted central figure. Felicity Jones' Jyn Erso on a very personal mission since her father's (Mads Mikkelsen) knowledge is something both the Rebels and the Imperials are seeking.
Two of Erso's comrades on her mission here, Donnie Yen as Chirrut Imwe, a blind warrior monk with serious abilities and the protection of Baze Malbu (Jiang Wen), who has little time for Imwe's talk of the force. For more pictures, go to EW's site.
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is out in the UK on December 16. For all you need to know about the movie, head here.