A Bunch of ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY Images and New Character Information Revealed



Thanks to the new issue of Entertainment Weekly, Star Wars fans finally get to see more and learn more about the new heroes and villains in a galaxy far, far away!

And yes, Darth Vader will be in ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY and you can read all about that by clicking right here.

JYN ERSO [Felicity Jones]


"A streetwise delinquent who has been on her own since 15, she has fighting skills and a knowledge of the galactic underworld that the Rebel Alliance desperately needs. 'She’s got a checkered past,' says Lucasfilm president and Rogue One producer Kathleen Kennedy. 'She has been detained [by the Rebellion] and is being given an opportunity to be useful. And by being useful, it may commute her sentence… She’s a real survivor. She becomes a kind of Joan of Arc in the story.'"




Imperial Director Orson Krennic [Ben Mendelsohn]



"Ben Mendelsohn's Director Orson Krennic is responsible for protecting the security of the Death Star project, but he's also a manipulator within the Empire."


STORMTROOPERS ON A NEW, TROPICAL PLANET


"...[O]ne key battleground in Rogue One is on a world that might resemble a relaxing seaside holiday destination if not for its proximity to the Death Star. That leads to a key battle in the film taking place on its balmy shoreline — blue waters and an eerie gray sky."



DEATHTROOPERS


"In one of the more intriguing photos from Rogue One, we have this image of Deathtroopers prowling on a tundra. One of them is holding what appears to be ... an action figure of sorts. The filmmakers didn't want to explain exactly what's happening here, but they confirm: yes, that's a Stormtrooper doll, a galactic version of a toy soldier. And it will have special significance in the story."



Baze Malbus [Jiang Wen] and Chirrut Imwe [Donnie Yen]


"Hong Kong action star Donnie Yen plays Chirrut Imwe, a blind warrior monk who is not a Jedi but follows the path of the Force, and Chinese martial-arts actor and director Jiang Wen co-stars as Baze Malbus, Chirrut’s Force-doubting rough-and-tumble protector."


"Heavily armored, Baze prefers a blaster to hokey religions and ancient weapons, but he is devoted to protecting his friend Chirrut at all costs."


"Pronounced chi-RUT, he’s no Jedi, but he’s devoted to their ways and has used his spirituality to overcome his blindness and become a formidable warrior."


Bodhi Rook [Riz Ahmed]


"Bodhi is this Rebel squad’s lead pilot. He tends to be hot-headed, but any abrasiveness is overshadowed by his skills in the air — and the void of space."


K-2SO (Pronouned Kaytoo Esso) [Voiced and MoCap by Alan Tudyk]




"This towering, powerful security droid is described by Edwards as 'the antithesis of C-3PO.' In other words, he’s tough, confident, not especially interested in 'human/cyborg relations,' and the complete opposite of a neurotic fussbudget. 'Kaytoo is a little bit like Chewbacca's personality in a droid’s body,' Edwards says. 'He doesn’t give a s--- about what you think. He doesn't fully check himself before he says things and does things. He just speaks the truth.' Like Jyn, he’s also seeking a bit of redemption for past wrongs."


Captain Cassian Andor (Diego Luna)


"Andor is a by-the-book Rebel intelligence officer, brought in to steady the volatile Erso, but he’s no square. He’s committed, steady, and practical, and has seen more than his share of combat."


Saw Gerrera (Forest Whitaker)


"Meet the Rebel fighter who’s so extreme that the other good guys aren’t sure if he really is one. 
"Forest Whitaker’s character has been one of the more closely held secrets of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, but Lucasfilm is ready now to make his identity official: this shadowy freedom-fighter is Saw Gerrera, a figure with a surprisingly deep background in galactic history. 
"The warrior — seen in the Rogue One trailer asking, 'If you continue to fight, what will you become?' — was actually first seen in season 5 of The Clone Wars animated series, when he was a young man on the planet Onderon, unleashing guerilla combat on the droid army of Separatists who took over his world."