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Darth Vader’s return in teaser

AFP
Published : Aug 13, 2016, 12:08 am IST
Updated : Aug 13, 2016, 12:08 am IST

The second trailer for the hotly-anticipated Rogue One: A Star Wars Story was released on Thursday — giving fans the first new footage of Darth Vader in more than a decade.

The second trailer for the hotly-anticipated Rogue One: A Star Wars Story was released on Thursday — giving fans the first new footage of Darth Vader in more than a decade.

The 135-second teaser was due to premiere in the United States during NBC’s primetime Olympics coverage but it didn’t hit screens until 10:30 pm on the east coast — past a young child’s bedtime.

But the wait was worth it for older fans, who were treated to sweeping space-scapes, all manner of Imperial battleships, laser fire everywhere and a suitably portentous Forest Whitaker.

The highlight was undoubtedly a one-second cameo by a certain Dark Lord of the Sith in full villainous black regalia, his back to the camera, breathing like someone had just stamped on his inhaler.

It was the first glimpse of the character since 2005’s Revenge of the Sith, and came at the climax of the clip, which was made available online after its TV debut.

Forbes magazine’s film writer Scott Mendelson called it a “terrific piece of stand-alone entertainment as well as rock-solid marketing.”

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