Official Info Rogue One Trailers and TV Spots - NSA Edition

Thursday morning, 4/7-16, (tomorrow, as of writing this), the first Rogue One: A Star Wars Story teaser trailer will debut on Good Morning America.
Right now, a teaser for the teaser is available:

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I haven't looked at this mini-teaser, but I'm really looking forward to the full trailer!

 

And now it's out!

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Uh, this looks... amazing!

My initial thoughts after having watched it twice:

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-Wonderful rendition of the main theme
-Yavin IV
-Mon Mothma!
-The Death Star being completed (maybe)
-A Grand Admiral?
-AT-AT's
-This is awesome!

 

Chills! I can't wait.

 

Question:

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Is it the same actress playing Mon Mothma in this as in the deleted scenes from Revenge of the Sith? She looks perfect!

I've seen the trailer a couple of more times now.

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It looks great, but it is quite clear that this is not a "Star Wars movie". As in - it looks like a really good movie set in the GFFA, but it is quite different from the Saga movies. I'm not complaining, by the way, I think it's the right way to go with the Anthology films!

But I'm still hoping they surprise us with Donnie Yen fighting with a lightsaber in the film

 

No Vader that I could see!
If he's in the film, they'll probably not show him in the trailers. At least not until the final trailer.

 

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Awesome! So much for "Disney wants nothing to do with the Prequels".

 

Really? Where?

 

I don't think that's Tarkin.
It looks like someone in a Grand Admiral's uniform - like Yularen in A New Hope.

 

Well, here's my in-depth analysis of the visuals in the trailer - with pictures (not great pictures all of them, Youtube compression isn't pretty).
Trailer-spoilers obviously:

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Wonderful A New Hope designs. The egg-helmets are back!
I also like the Gonk droid, and the Yavin IV-style ruins (I'm guessing it is Yavin IV, but we can't be too sure).
Lots of lense flares in this trailer. The JJ haters who were whining about his lensflares are probably going to hate this too Personally, I think they look great!


Now we're mixing A New Hope imagery with a Return of the Jedi character and a Revenge of the Sith actress. Marrying the films - isn't it wonderful? I'm extremley happy to see Mon Mothma again (was a bit dissappointed she wasn't in TFA)! Didn't expect her to appear in this film.


It seems our heroine can take care of herself. I'm really intrigued by her, and I'm looking forward to learning more about her!
Also, this Mos Eisly-ish town reminds me a bit of the locations in the old Droids cartoon for some reason. It's neat!


This just looks cool! All the sparks in the explosions remind me a lot of old 80's movies - like the OT. Those stormtroopers are cooked.



This shot. THIS SHOT! It's gorgeous!
I'm guessing the Star Destroyer is CG, but it really looks like a model to me.


This shot is also great. I like how we actually gets to see the Death Star being completed. It also gives us a nice size comparison between the Death Star and regular Star Destroyers. The use of light and darkness is beautiful.


A shot that could be straight out of A New Hope. I love the Rebel pilots, the X-Wing in the background, the Gonk droid. I love how loyal to the original designs the film seems to be. If all of the film is like this, it won't be a problem to watch this back-to-back with ANH.


Grand Admiral Cigarette Smoking Man?
I love this shot. Very ominous. I'm curious about this character! Seems to be onboard the Death Star. Looks like the room where Tarkin, Leia and Vader watch the destruction of Alderaan. Great lighting and composition.


Quite possibly my favorite shot in the trailer. Again, it reminds me of Droids - only, you know, grown up. And after four films, it's great to see the original Stormtroopers again! The tank-like vehicle looks cool.


Shadow Trooper maybe? Looks scary. That looks like a moisture vaporator in the background. Interesting.



The Death Star? A Star Destroyer? A base? Interesting! Also, looks like a new droid of some sort to the left.


Plenty of Stormtroopers, as well as some other sort of soldier. I wonder who they are. Looks a bit like scout troopers, but not quite.


Ah, the always awesome Donnie Yen! I just hope we'll get to see something like this in the movie:





The aftermath of a battle. The dead Stormtroopers in the water, the (I'm guessing) Grand Admiral in the foreground, the burning palm trees in the background. Beautiful shot!


Very cool shot. I love that the Crimson Guards are back. But what's that thing between them? And who's the hooded, kneeling character? Could it be... Snoke?
Nah, probably not. But I'm curious!


He looks cool. That is all.


More sparks! This shot, for some reason, reminds me of the second Ewok movie. And I mean that in a good way!


D-day in the Star Wars universe? The AT-AT's are back! Love it! This has potential of being a magnificent scene!


Katniss?
I like the way this shot looks, with the Imperial insignia on her shoulder. But it does remind me of The Hunger Games.

All in all, this trailer was awesome!