Remember those awful three months after we all saw The Force Awakens where there was no new Star Wars to talk about? Dark times. Well, thanks to the first trailer for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, those days are over. Let us never speak of them again. Behold:
Sure, it’s not Episode VIII, but we now live in a world where a new Star Wars movie comes out every year. And, at least as far as this teaser shows, the quality doesn’t seem to have suffered at all. Rogue One will tell the story of the mission to retrieve the Death Star plans that Leia hides in R2D2 at the beginning of A New Hope. Of course, if you’re a Star Wars fan, you probably already know that. If you know a Star Wars fan, they’ve most definitely told you all about it. Whether you wanted them to or not.
https://Twitter.com/daysee/status/718129020152360961
Chances are, if you checked the Internet at all this morning you were bombarded with…
http://straightouttamoseisley.Tumblr.com/post/142403946002/tumblr-this-morning
If you haven’t completely bought into the Star Wars hype, the Internet isn’t the friendliest place today.
https://twitter.com/RyanTesch/status/717895756812713984
But if you have, then this was probably your face all morning.
https://vine.co/v/iIItD9OQLBT
And this.
https://twitter.com/DENISEVASQUEZ/status/718107840959741952
And finally.
http://ms-qualia.tumblr.com/post/142405744459/rogue-one
Because that teaser is good enough that it could even make the main series cast jealous.
When a new Star Wars Trailer comes out and you're not in it. pic.twitter.com/l5OAGjIGgM
— EdEMonster (@EdEMonster) April 7, 2016
Bitter, even.
Being the nerds that we are, the Star Wars fandom immediately began dissecting every aspect of the trailer. There’s so much to unpack. First, there’s the scene that appears to have been shot in London’s Canary Wharf tube station. Londoners are having all kinds of fun with that.
When you're fighting the empire but you have to catch the last tube from Canary Wharf home pic.twitter.com/vM5Hf5AhyJ
— TechnicallyRon (On all the platforms) (@TechnicallyRon) April 7, 2016
That’s not the only familiar location spotted in the teaser.
@brandonRohwer The "Mo' Money Mo' Problems" music video just takes place in the Star Wars universe. 😉 pic.twitter.com/yS8fVNThAQ
— Rudie Obias (@RudieObias) April 7, 2016
(Wait, so does that mean Notorious B.I.G. is canonically part of the Star Wars Universe? And by extension, is Brooklyn? You guys! I live in Star Wars!)
We also caught glimpses of Donnie Yen and Forrest Whitaker. Here’s hoping we get to see some of this.
https://vine.co/v/iITeYmImexB
Then there’s the main character Jyn Erso, played by Felicity Jones. With one line, she instantly became many people’s new favorite character.
http://gwendolinechristie.tumblr.com/post/142404794379
Though out of context, it could turn the movie into a teen comedy.
https://vine.co/v/iIIl0Azi0pr
Most importantly though, she’s the second female lead in a Star Wars film. That’s kind of a big deal.
THIS IS MY BRAIN.
THIS IS MY BRAIN ON LADY STAR WARS.
ANY QUESTIONS??? pic.twitter.com/FzRqpYrwGU
— La Rappresentante di Navah 🚀🚀 🇳🇱🇭🇷🇨🇭 (@navahw) April 7, 2016
Predictably, some corners of the Internet have a huge problem with that. Corners like the comments section on YouTube.
http://gayestrey.tumblr.com/post/142406443007/theyre-so-wounded-ive-never-felt-more-alive
And Reddit.
https://twitter.com/sangfroid_san/status/718092002794086400
Are we going to have to deal with this every time a woman is cast in a lead role?
@ people who bitch about another star wars female lead pic.twitter.com/EqL62f4LHI
— maria (@reyslukes) April 7, 2016
At least fans have responded to the backlash in the best ways possible.
https://twitter.com/amy_geek/status/718117273823629312
http://itsstuckyinmyhead.tumblr.com/post/142406293735/me-people-angry-at-star-wars-for-having-another
A dude tries to tell you that feminism is destroying Star Wars and you're all like pic.twitter.com/jL4b42bjsW
— Brandon Schatz, Comics Daddy (@soupytoasterson) April 7, 2016
But at the end of the day, who care’s about those people. We have much more important things to talk about. Like just how awesome that trailer is.
(Via Reddit/Rev84)
Man, do we really have to wait until December for more? Well, only one thing to do.
https://twitter.com/DepressedDarth/status/717990303429304320
Tell my friends and family I’ll miss them.
