ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY Covers Entertainment Weekly; Darth Vader Confirmed To Appear

EW's cover provides new looks at Felicity Jones' Jyn Erso, as well as the still unnamed characters played by Diego Luna and Alan Tudyk. Plus, it's been officially confirmed that the Dark Lord of the Sith will return.

By MarkCassidy - Jun 22, 2016 06:06 AM EST

Filed Under: Star Wars

Thanks to EW, we have a great new look at some of the characters that are set to debut in Gareth Edwards' Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. The cover also confirms that Darth Vader will be back, but the content of the mag promises to delve deeper into the long-awaited return of one of the most iconic villains in film history.

Check out the cover and a video report below, and click HERE for an intriguing breakdown of what we can expect when the issue hits shelves.

WATCH: @StarWars: #RogueOne secrets revealed; Darth Vader's return, and much more... - @breznican https://t.co/pqVJC1inFH
— Good Morning America (@GMA) June 22, 2016

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is set for release on December 16th, 2016.

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regularmovieguy - 6/22/2016, 6:11 AM

Really interested to see how this turns out...reshoots and all.

incredibleTalk - 6/22/2016, 6:15 AM

Greatest villain of all time.......DARTH VADER!!!

BloodyBed - 6/22/2016, 6:20 AM

@incredibleTalk -

Shanksman - 6/22/2016, 8:15 AM

@ALostCause -

Eli - 6/22/2016, 8:25 AM

@incredibleTalk - Heh...actually, he's a close second to the guy Lucas says inspired him: Doctor Doom!

BloodyBed - 6/22/2016, 11:40 AM

@Shanksman - ahahaha

14 - 6/22/2016, 6:15 AM

"34 years before The Force Awakens"
How about "Directly before A New Hope"?

DashParr - 6/22/2016, 6:15 AM

Hopefully this movie is good. Because if it isn't, the screams of a thousand fanboys will never end.

Supes17 - 6/22/2016, 7:19 AM

@DashParr - BILLIONS

DashParr - 6/22/2016, 7:33 AM

That's true!

newmutantsRETURNS - 6/22/2016, 6:21 AM

Vader in his prime [frick]ing up the rebels? SIGN ME UP !

MonsterSquad35 - 6/22/2016, 6:25 AM

If anything, just to see Vader on screen again is worth the price of admission.

But, I have hope for this.

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