First Cast Photo Of 'Star Wars: Rogue One' Revealed At D23

Disney/Lucasfilm has revealed that Donnie Yen, Jiang Wen, Mads Mikkelsen and Alan Tudyk are joining Felicity Jones, Ben Mendelsohn, Forest Whitaker, Riz Ahmed to play in Gareth Edwards' Star Wars: Rogue One. Here is the first cast photo revealed too.

Disney/Lucasfilm also revealed the logo for the film, and it now says Rogue One - A Star Wars Story.

Here is the press release:

Resistance Fighters Unite to Steal Plans for Death Star SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. (August 15, 2015) - Lucasfilm announced today that their first film in the new standalone Star Wars stories series, Rogue One, has begun principal photography. Gareth Edwards (Godzilla, Monsters) is directing Rogue One, which tells the story of resistance fighters who have united to steal plans to the dreaded Death Star. The film is produced by Kathleen Kennedy and is slated for a December 16, 2016 release.

The filmmakers have assembled a stellar cast, including Felicity Jones, nominated for an Academy Award® for her leading role in The Theory of Everything; Diego Luna, who was featured in 2008's Oscar®-winning Milk and the critically acclaimed Killing Them Softly; Ben Mendelsohn, recently nominated for an Emmy® for his leading role in Bloodline and co-starring in the upcoming Mississippi Grind; Donnie Yen, Hong Kong action star and martial artist who starred in Ip Man and Blade II; Jiang Wen, who co-wrote, produced , directed and starred in the award-winning  and ; Forest Whitaker, recently featured in the critically-acclaimed Lee Daniels'  and winner of an Academy Award® for his leading role in 2006's ; Mads Mikkelsen, who starred in  and was the memorable villain from 2006's ; Alan Tudyk, who plays a performance-capture character in , stars in the soon-to-be-released  series and , which releases this November; and Riz Ahmed, who was recently featured in and starred in the BAFTA-winning film .