First 'Star Wars' spin-off movie will show theft of Death Star plans

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ANAHEIM, Calif. — Rogue One, the first Star Wars spin-off movie, will deal with a group of resistance fighters stealing the plans for the Death Star from the Empire in the run-up to the original movie, Lucasfilm confirmed Sunday

Directed by Gareth Edwards, who helmed 2014's Godzilla, the film is a departure from normal Star Wars fare in that it promises to be a dark, gritty war film à la Zero Dark Thirty and Saving Private Ryan (its crew will contain veterans of those films, including Ryan's special effects guru).

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"It's called Star Wars," a droll Edwards emphasized to a packed house at Star Wars Celebration, the official Lucasfilm event in Anaheim where the Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer was unveiled earlier this week. Read more...

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