Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Rogue One is an upcoming live-action Star Wars stand-alone film. The film, set for release on December 16, 2016, will be directed by Gareth Edwards. A first draft was written by Gary Whitta, and Chris Weitz took over scripting duties in 2015. Academy Award-nominated actress Felicity Jones will be one of the stars of the film, which is scheduled to begin filming in the summer of 2015.

Development
The film was first announced on May 22, 2014, with Gareth Edwards attached as director and Gary Whitta as writer. By January 9, 2015, Whitta had left the project after completing a first draft of the screenplay. On January 26, 2015, it was announced that Oscar-nominated writer Chris Weitz had been hired to replace Whitta. On March 12, 2015, Disney CEO Bob Iger revealed the name of the film to be Rogue One &mdash; which was a title coined by Whitta.