Rogue One Imax Screenings Announced Ahead of Andor Series Debut

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Rogue One Imax Screenings Announced Ahead of Andor Series Debut

Lucasfilm has officially partnered up with Imax for the re-released screenings of Rogue One: A Star Wars, which will feature a remastered version of the 2016 film. The screening will take place on August 25, in 150 Imax theaters across North America. Tickets for the one-week special event are now on sale at Imax theaters and at Fandango.

In addition, it has also been confirmed that the Rogue One Imax screening will also be including an exclusive sneak peek footage of Disney+’s next Star Wars series Andor, which will be available for streaming on September 21 with the first three episodes.

Disney+’s Andor features Diego Luna as he reprises his role of Cassian Andor. Set five years before the events of Rogue One, the series will follow the adventures of the titular hero rebel spy during the formative years of the Rebellion. It will explore tales of espionage and daring missions to restore hope to a galaxy in the grip of a ruthless Empire.

The new Star Wars prequel series will also star franchise alums Forest Whitaker as Saw Gerrera, Genevieve O’Reilly as Mon Mothma and Alan Tudyk as Cassian’s droid sidekick K-2SO, who reportedly won’t appear in the first season. Additional cast also includes Star Wars newcomers Denise Gough, Stellan Skarsgård, Kyle Soller, and Adria Arjona. It has also been rumored Ben Mendelsohn is reportedly reprising his role as Director Orson Callan Krennic.

Andor is executive produced by showrunner Tony Gilroy, who previously directed the reshoots for Rogue One. Gilroy was originally expected to direct three episodes but was forced to give up the position to Black Mirror‘s Toby Haynes due to pandemic-related travel issues.

The 2016 film was a critical and box-office hit with a gross of over $1 billion worldwide. It starred Luna, Felicity Jones, Mads Mikkelsen, Donnie Yen, Jiang Wen, Riz Ahmed, Forest Whitaker, and Ben Mendelsohn.

Check out the poster for the Rogue One Imax screening below: