More Details Revealed About 'Rogue One' Including New Character Details, New Interactive Experience at Magic Kingdom, and More

More Details Revealed about 'Rogue One' Including New Exciting Character Details:

Thanks to Entertainment Weekly, we now have some exciting new details on "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" along with details on the characters of the film. The new issue reveals details that Lucasfilm and Disney have been keeping secret for so long until now. We now have details and names of characters that we hadn't before as well as confirmation that.... yes, Darth Vader will be making an appearance in the film.

Here is what you can see in the new issue of Entertainment Weekly:

• The background of our cover showcases new Imperial weaponry being used against the nascent Rebellion: taller, slimmer walkers known as AT-ACTs hauling cargo, and flatter, fang-like interceptors known as TIE Strikers.
• New information about Jyn Erso (The Theory of Everything’s Felicity Jones), the outlaw who has clashed with both the Rebellion and the Empire, and now has a chance to clear her ledger of past wrongs by leading a mission for the good guys. It’s also personal – her father, played by Mads Mikkelsen, is a scientist whose knowledge is sought by both sides.
• Full details of the squad of characters uniting to take on the Empire, played by the most multicultural cast to appear in a Star Wars film yet: Diego Luna, Jiang Wen, Donnie Yen, Riz Ahmed, Forest Whitaker, and Alan Tudyk – as a performance-capture droid. (One of these has been seen before by Star Wars fans.)
• A look at the skullduggery inside the Imperial ranks, as seen through the eyes of a new villain: Ben Mendelsohn’s ambitious officer, who’s eager to earn the favor of the Emperor – and avoid the wrath of his black-masked enforcer.
• Candid revelations from the filmmakers about what the current reshoots are adding to the story as the film nears its December release.
• Finally, confirmation of what fans have hoped ever since the project was announced: Vader is back. We have a run-down of the Sith lord’s first day on set, and what his return means for the larger Star Wars storytelling universe.

Let's take a look at the characters that have been revealed (All Photos Credit to Entertainment Weekly and Lucasfilm:

Jyn Erso (Felicity Jones) is a streetwise delinquent who has been on her own since the age of 15, she has fighting skills and a knowledge of the galactic underworld that the Rebel Alliance desperately needs.

Diego Luna is Captain Cassian Andor. Andor is by-the-book Rebel intelligence officer that is brought in to steady the volatile Erso. He's committed, steady, and practical, and has seen more than his share of combat. 

Donnie Yen plays Chirrut Imwe, who is no Jedi but is devoted to their ways and has used spirituality to overcome his blindness to become a formidable warrior.

Jiang Wen plays the heavily armored Baze Malbus. Baze prefers a blaster to hokey religions and ancient weapons. He is also devoted to protecting Chirrut (Donnie Yen) at all costs.

Bodhi Rook is played by Riz Ahmed and is the Rebel squad's lead pilot. He tends to be hot-headed, but any abrasiveness is overshadowed by his skills in the air and the void of space. 

Alan Tudyk voices the powerful security droid, K-2SO, "the antithesis of C-3PO" as described by director Gareth Edwards. He is tough, confident, not especially interested in the "human/cyborg" relations, in other words he's the complete opposite of the fussbudget that is C-3PO.

Mads Mikkelsen plays Jyn's estranged father, Galen Erso. He is like the galactic version of nuclear pioneer, J. Robert Oppenheimer, with doomsday knowledge that is sought by both the Empire and the Rebellion.

Ben Mendelsohn plays the villain in the film, Director Orson Krennic. He is an ambitious Imperial apparatchik who intends to use his squad of Deathtroopers to pulverize the Rebel uprising and ascend into Emperor Palpatine's good graces, all while trying to avoid the wrath of his enforcer, Darth Vader.

Finally, Forrest Whittaker will be playing a familiar face that Star Wars fans will recognize in Saw Gerrera. The last we saw Gerrera was in The Clone Wars battling alongside his sister Steela and young Jedi in Anakin Skywalker. He was a young man then fighting the Separatists on his home planet of Onderon. For a little more detail on what has become of Gerrera since then and what he is seen as in "Rogue One" check out Entertainment Weekly's detailed story on Whittaker familiar character here.

"Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" hits theaters in 177 days on December 16, 2016. 

Treasures of the Seven Seas Experience Now Available at Magic Kingdom:

According to WDWMagic, guests can now earn a bonus FastPass when they complete 3 of the 5 missions in the new interactive experience called, "A Pirates Adventure - Treasures of the Seven Seas." The FastPass will be for Pirates of the Caribbean. 

“A Pirates Adventure – Treasures of the Seven Seas” is an interactive experience that takes place throughout Adventureland. Guests can sign up for a mission at The Crow’s Nest, just beyond Pirates of the Caribbean. Each mission takes approximately twenty minutes to complete.

Refillable Popcorn Buckets to be Offered at Walt Disney World:

WDW News Today is reporting that beginning this Sunday, June 26 for a limited time Disney World will begin offering refillable popcorn buckets. Guests at Disney World theme parks, water parks, Disney Springs, and ESPN Wide World of Sports will be able to purchase the refillable buckets at $10 and will be enjoy refills for $1.50 for remainder of the day.