'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story' in Pictures

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

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"Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" delivers a blast to the past with familiar characters and revamped versions of spacecrafts and other vehicles. See photos of the new tech and scenes from the film in this gallery.

The Cast

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"Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" cast photo (with actors Riz Ahmed, Diego Luna, Felicity Jones, Jiang Wen and Donnie Yen)

The Protagonists

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Cassian Andor (Diego Luna), Jyn Erso (Felicity Jones) and K-2SO (Alan Tudyk) are the three main protagonists in "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story."

Cassian Andor and K-2SO

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Cassian Andor, a rebel soldier played by Diego Luna) and a K-2SO Security Droid named "Kay-Tuesso" (voice of Alan Tudyk) in "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story."

Droid-Human Friendship

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K-2SO (Alan Tudyk) and Jyn Erso (Felicity Jones) in "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story"

"Kay-Tuesso"

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K-2SO (Alan Tudyk) in "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story"

Jyn Erso and the TIE Striker

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Jyn Erso, a rebel soldier and protagonist played by Felicity Jones, comes face-to-face with the TIE Striker starfighter jet in "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story."

AT-ACT Walker

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The All Terrain Armored Cargo Transport (AT-ACT) walker in "Rogue One" is a larger, upgraded version of the All Terrain Armored Transport (AT-AT) walker used by the Imperial Army, or the ground forces of the Galactic Empire in "Star Wars" Episodes V, VI and VII.

War of the Machines

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X-Wing and U-Wing spacecraft battle AT-ACTs in "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story"

Death Star Returns

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The Death Star returns even bigger and more deadly than ever before in "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story"

Death Star 'Superlaser'

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The Death Star deploys its planet-destroying superlaser in "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story."

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Hanneke Weitering
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Hanneke Weitering is a multimedia journalist in the Pacific Northwest reporting on the future of aviation at FutureFlight.aero and Aviation International News and was previously the Editor for Spaceflight and Astronomy news here at Space.com. As an editor with over 10 years of experience in science journalism she has previously written for Scholastic Classroom Magazines, MedPage Today and The Joint Institute for Computational Sciences at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. After studying physics at the University of Tennessee in her hometown of Knoxville, she earned her graduate degree in Science, Health and Environmental Reporting (SHERP) from New York University. Hanneke joined the Space.com team in 2016 as a staff writer and producer, covering topics including spaceflight and astronomy. She currently lives in Seattle, home of the Space Needle, with her cat and two snakes. In her spare time, Hanneke enjoys exploring the Rocky Mountains, basking in nature and looking for dark skies to gaze at the cosmos.