There have been five different trailers, clips, and featurettes released (maybe more) in the last week forRogue One: A Star Wars Story. This is pretty classic (read: deeply aggravating) Disney behavior now, amping up marketing for a movie that everyone is going to see to the point that you begin alienating fans. And okay, maybe not everyone is going to seeRogue One: I’m sure people who absolutely love telling people that they don’t care aboutStar Warswill not be in attendance.
In line with the rest of the week, today brings another TV spot for the film’s IMAX release, which focuses almost entirely on Director Krennic, the villainous honcho and noted Death Star lover played by the greatBen Mendelsohn. Hopefully, this trailer, which you can take a look at below, will be last marketing blast for the week.
Here’s the new IMAX TV spot forRogue One: A Star Wars Story:
And as with allStar Warsmovies,Rogue Onehas a do-good charity component to its marketing campaign that, no matter how good the intentions and the money made for good causes, always feels a bit beguiling. In this case, it’s#CreateCourage, a global initiative to help kids with terminal diseases around the world. You can check out the adorable, tear-jerker ad for the initiative right below:
Here’s the official synopsis forRogue One: A Star Wars Story:
From Lucasfilm comes the first of the Star Wars standalone films, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, an all-new epic adventure. In a time of conflict, a group of unlikely heroes band together on a mission to steal the plans to the Death Star, the Empire’s ultimate weapon of destruction. This key event in the Star Wars timeline brings together ordinary people who choose to do extraordinary things, and in doing so, become part of something greater than themselves.
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is directed by Gareth Edwards and stars Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Donnie Yen, Mads Mikkelsen, Alan Tudyk, Riz Ahmed, with Jiang Wen and Forest Whitaker. Kathleen Kennedy, Allison Shearmur and Simon Emanuel are producing, with John Knoll and Jason McGatlin serving as executive producers. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story opens in U.S. theaters on July 25, 2025.
