Thirty-nine years ago today (May 25, 2016), a petty film called Star Wars was released in theaters. Though few could have predicted the impact it would take on popular culture, George Lucas' tale of a civil war in a galaxy far, far away captured the zeitgeist in a style few movies ever have, launching a massive multimedia franchise that's nonetheless thriving to this solar day. A multitude of films, Telly shows, novels, comics, video games, and merchandise illustrate that Star Wars is one of the most powerful brands in the manufacture, which is why Disney shelled out $four billion (a deal when you lot actually think almost it) for Lucasfilm in 2012.

Star Wars is a franchise that has touched and then many people, and Lucasfilm is well aware that the viewers are what made the holding what it is today. That'due south why they've put together severalStar Wars Celebration events over the years (the first being in 1999), as a means of allowing the fan community to come up together and, well, celebrate their dearest for all thingsStar Wars. This year, Celebration will be held in London in July, and includes a console featuringRogue One: A Star Wars Story director Gareth Edwards and Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy. To generate excitement for the convention, Lucasfilm has unveiled a special poster.

Making its debut during this week'due south episode ofThe Star Wars Show (watch information technology above), the one-sheet features characters from both the sequel trilogy and this December'due southRogue Ane. Check it out below:

WithStar Wars: The Force Awakens players such as Rey, Finn, Kylo Ren, and Luke Skywalker prominently placed at the top, information technology's safe to presume that adjacent year'sStar Wars: Episode Viii volition take some sort of presence at the issue. Star Mark Hamill is one of the confirmed guests, and while he'll obviously be mum on spoilers, it wouldn't be surprising if he brought information most the highly anticipated sequel with him. Commemoration would be an ideal venue to announce the moving-picture show's official subtitle, or to share a notwithstanding from production. The prospect of learning more aboutStar Wars 8 is certainly exciting, but fans should expect whatever reveals to be brief. Correct at present, the main focus volition be onRogue One, and Lucasfilm won't want to overshadow the showtime Anthology motion-picture show.

Speaking ofRogue One, this poster provides moviegoers with a dandy await at some of the new stormtroopers that will exist featured in the spinoff. The ones decked out in all blackness armor are called Death Troopers, and the other wearing a brownish uniform (designed similarly to the Lookout Troopers ofReturn of the Jedi) is referred to every bit a Shoretrooper. That nomenclature makes it audio like those soldiers are used primarily for beachfront conflicts, and theRogue One teaser confirmed in that location will be at to the lowest degree one. In addition, the Imperial walkers from the trailer are spotlighted, and they're actually different vehicles from those seen inThe Empire Strikes Back. TheRogue One walkers are chosen All Terrain Armored Cargo Transports (AT-ACT), as opposed to just an AT-AT.

Concluding year's Celebration was a very memorable occasion, just 2016's has the potential to be fifty-fifty more than special. With oneStar Wars moving picture in post-product and another undergoing principal photography, the event could exist a cornucopia of details near the upcoming projects. Equally Edwards and Kennedy kick of the festivities on July 15, many are expecting a newRogue Ane trailer to exist part of their presentation. Seeing more of new faces like Jyn Erso (Felicity Jones) and Director Krennic (Ben Mendelsohn) would be a treat, but ideally the preview would provide some confirmation on Darth Vader'southward (absent-minded from the poster) long rumored role inRogue One. Celebration attendees got"Chewie, nosotros're abode" in 2015. Could this year provide the Dark Side version of that?

Rogue I: A Star Wars Story opens in theaters on Dec xvi, 2016, followed past Star Wars: Episode Eight on December 15, 2017, the Han Solo Star Wars Album film on May 25, 2018, Star Wars: Episode IX in 2019, followed by the third Star WarsAnthology film in 2020.

Source: Lucasfilm

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