is rogue one part of the star wars series
The first in a series of upcoming stand-alone Stars Wars films will be titled Rogue One, Disney chairman Bob Iger announced at a shareholders meeting on Thursday. Iger confirmed it will star Oscar nominee Felicity Jones (The Theory of Everything, Like Crazy), who was reportedly in talks for the role last month. Rogue One will shoot in London this summer and open Dec. 16, 2016.