Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, or simply
Rogue One, is an upcoming American
epic space opera film directed by
Gareth Edwards and written by
Gary Whitta and
Chris Weitz, from an idea by visual effects supervisor
John Knoll. It will be the first film in the
Star Wars Anthology series, a collection of stand-alone stories set in the
Star Wars universe, and will star
Felicity Jones,
Diego Luna,
Riz Ahmed,
Ben Mendelsohn,
Donnie Yen,
Jiang Wen,
Forest Whitaker,
Mads Mikkelsen, and
Alan Tudyk. Set shortly before the events of
Star Wars (1977), the story will center on a group of Rebel spies on a mission to steal the plans for the Empire's new weapon, the
Death Star.