 The core of Star Wars saga spans seven films and counting, but Rogue One isn't part of that. It's a standalone. So where and how does it fit in? A New Hope's famous opening crawl alludes to a prequel that's only now, nearly 40 years later, been adapted to film. Rogue One is this prequel to Episode IV, A New Hope. I understand, maybe you're a little confused. Here's what you need to know. Rogue One takes place between the two Star Wars movie trilogies, so that's after Anakin Skywalker becomes Darth Vader, but before Luke Skywalker and company blow up the Death Star. It's like a heist film crossed with a war movie. Remember the beginning of the original A New Hope? Princess Leia needs R2-D2 to get the Death Star's blueprints to the Rebel Alliance, so they can do this. Rogue One is about the original ragtag group tasked with stealing those plans from the Empire in the first place. So we have this many people against the Empire. It's basically a suicide mission. When the movie starts, the Empire has already taken control of the galaxy. The Rebel Alliance is just forming. It's the Empire's scrappy underdog adversary. That scene in the trailer with the Adats on the beach, that's the Battle of Scarif, but we won't spoil the plot. The hero of Rogue One is Jyn Erso. She's accompanied by Cassian Andor and this hacked Imperial droid that's kind of a jerk. I will not kill you. Thanks. But Jyn's not a Jedi. She's just someone who causes a lot of trouble, and here's perhaps the most unusual thing about Rogue One. It won't get a sequel. Along with the Skywalker movies we've been watching for years, Disney is releasing standalone films. That's why Rogue One is called a Star Wars story, and Star Wars stories can be about anything at all, so Disney can keep making them forever. So enjoy Rogue One. This may be your only chance to see these characters on the silver screen. Up next in the Star Wars spin-offs is something a little more familiar. Han Solo. I'm Captain of the Millennium Falcon. The origin story of Han Solo starring that dude from Hail, Caesar is Han. Sure, okay. And Donald Glover as Lando Calrissian, because Star Wars never ends.