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Felicity Jones Is So Badass In Star Wars: Rogue One Cast Photo

British star looks grimy and dangerous in exciting snap...

Up until now we've only been teased with a few casting details and plot hints about the forthcoming franchise spin-off Star Wars: Rogue One.

But things got very real last night when the first cast photo for the movie was dropped at Disney's D23 convention in Anaheim, California.

It shows Felicity Jones and her co-stars looking mean and moody as rebels fighting against the evil Empire.

Riz Ahmed, Diego Luna, Jiang Wen and Donnie Yen appear alongside her, with a cast list also including Ben Mendelsohn, Forest Whitaker and Mads Mikkelsen - plus Alan Tudyk playing a performance-capture character.

The movie tells the story of a group of resistance fighters who steal the plans to the Death Star - and is being directed by British filmmaker Gareth Edwards, of Godzilla fame.

Lucasfilm head honcho Kathleen Kennedy said: "Rogue One takes place before the events of Star Wars: A New Hope and will be a departure from the saga films but have elements that are familiar to the Star Wars universe.

"It goes into new territory, exploring the galactic struggle from a ground-war perspective while maintaining that essential Star Wars feel that fans have come to know. Gareth is such an innovative director and I'm so excited to be working with him and the extraordinary ensemble cast he's selected for Rogue One."

The movie is due to hit cinemas in December 2016.

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