Rogue One final trailer: Shot-by-shot breakdown of Star Wars spin-off teases new story details

Star Wars season is waiting in the wings - with the first of its spin-off films set to debut during the holiday season

It's Star Wars season now.

Time to put all petty concerns to one side and focus on the task at hand: getting ridiculously over-hyped for Rogue One. Ignoring the minor hysteria which sparked around news of major reshoots - which have since been largely played down - the buzz has been overwhelmingly positive when it comes to the franchise's first spin-off film.

The film's latest trailer is but testament to that fact; following up on promises this would be a Star Wars film unlike any other, featuring vastly different locations, and a gritty feel more akin to a traditional war movie than a space adventure.

Rogue One follows a wayward band of Rebel fighters brought together for one improbable mission: steal the plans for the Death Star. These events, of course, directly link into the first scenes of A New Hope; when Princess Leia is seen concealing the plans in R2-D2 before she's captured by the Galactic Empire.

Story details have so far been on the slim side, though this final look has offered a better sense of the film's narrative; especially when it comes to the role of Mads Mikkelsen's Galen Erso. Here's a shot-by-shot breakdown to obsessively pour over for clues as to what's coming on the horizon for us.

Directed by Gareth Edwards, the film largely centres around Felicity Jones' Jyn Erso: a criminal misfit who becomes entangled in the Rebellion's ambitious, and resolutely dangerous, schemes. Donnie Yen, Diego Luna, Jian Wen, Forest Whitaker, Alan Tudyk, Riz Ahmed, Mads Mikkelsen and Ben Mendelsohn also star.

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story hits UK cinemas 16 December.