Pulse-Pounding Trailer for Rogue One Proves There's a New Hope for Star Wars Spinoffs

A worthy way to pass the time before Episode VIII

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Do you even know what's happening in the world today? Me neither, because I've been watching the Rogue One trailer on repeat pretty much since I woke up.

Officially called Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, this prequel/spinoff hits theaters this December. Like many fans, I've been withholding my excitement until I could get a sense of whether this was just going to feel like cash-grab filler before Episode VIII debuts in 2017.

Well, the good news is, if it's cash-grab filler, it looks like some Grade A cash-grab filler.

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