The latest trailer for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story has given fans a long-awaited glimpse of Darth Vader.<\/p>\n
The trailer, shown to thousands of fans at the Star Wars Celebration event in London, ends with a shot of Vader and his trademark heavy breathing.<\/p>\n
Director Gareth Edwards revealed James Earl Jones, who voiced Vader in the original trilogy, will be back in the new film.<\/p>\n
The veteran actor recorded his dialogue in New York last December.<\/p>\n
Edwards said recording the dialogue had been “like an early Christmas present”.<\/p>\n
He described how he and his sound recordist had a “nerd-gasm” when they heard Jones say the word “power” in his deep, distinctive voice.<\/p>\n
“We said, ‘that’s great – let’s do that one more time.'”<\/p>\n
The poster for the film shows a beach battle taking place on the planet Scarif – with the Death Star looming in the sky.<\/p>\n
Rogue One tells the story of a group of rebel fighters on a mission to steal the plans for the Death Star.<\/p>\n
The film, out in December, is the first in a series of on-screen adventures exploring stories outside the core Star Wars saga.<\/p>\n
It is set before the first part of the original series, Episode IV: A New Hope.<\/p>\n
Vader’s appearance had been rumoured for some time, but Lucasfilm only confirmed the Sith Lord’s inclusion last month, giving no more details.<\/p>\n
Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy said Rogue One was going to be an “incredibly immersive experience”.<\/p>\n
Edwards also introduced behind-the-scenes footage from the film during the Rogue One panel at the ExCel exhibition centre.<\/p>\n
The reel ended with British actress Felicity Jones, who plays Jyn Erso, saying: “May the Force be with us.”<\/p>\n
Jones was joined on stage by a number of cast members including Riz Ahmed, Forest Whitaker, Mads Mikkelsen and Ben Mendelsohn.<\/p>\n
Mendelsohn, who plays villain Director Krennick, had arrived in costume – flanked by stormtroopers. He described his character as a “smarter villain than most of his predecessors”.<\/p>\n
The panel began with the host Gwendoline Christie, who played Captain Phasma in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, making reference to Thursday’s terror attack in Nice.<\/p>\n
“Our hearts go out to people in Nice and in France,” she said.<\/p>\n
Earlier in the day, Luke Skywalker actor Mark Hamill said new Star Wars film Episode VIII contained “so many great catchphrases”.<\/p>\n
He recently finished filming on the sequel, which comes out in 2017.<\/p>\n
Hamill told fans: “There is dialogue in there I can see on T-shirts. You will forget all about May The Force Be With You.”<\/p>\n
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Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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