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A new trailer has been released for the upcoming 鈥淪tar Wars鈥� film 鈥淩ogue One,鈥� a film that is expected to be one of the box office highlights of the end of the year following a difficult summer for Hollywood.聽

The new trailer gives the viewer more of protagonist Jyn Erso (Felicity Jones). Her father, Galen (Mads Mikkelsen), appears to encounter villain Director Orson Krennic (Ben Mendelsohn) when Jyn is young, and now it鈥檚 her father in which the Rebellion seems interested.聽

鈥淚t appears he鈥檚 critical to the development of a superweapon,鈥� Rebellion leader Mon Mothma (Genevieve O鈥橰eilly) tells her.聽

Later, Jyn is seen encouraging her comrades.聽

鈥淲e have hope,鈥� she says. 鈥淩ebellions are built on hope.鈥澛�

The film co-stars Riz Ahmed, Alan Tudyk, Diego Luna, Forest Whitaker, and Donnie Yen.

The movie is coming out in December, as Hollywood is no doubt looking ahead to the blockbuster hopefuls that will be released before the end of 2016.聽

Overall box office for the summer was only .04 percent less than 2015, . But there were a lot of blockbuster hopefuls, including 鈥淚ndependence Day: Resurgence,鈥� 鈥淭eenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows,鈥� 鈥淎lice Through the Looking Glass,鈥� and 鈥淭he BFG,鈥� that didn鈥檛 do as well financially as their studios had hoped.

But holiday movie seasons often have blockbusters of their own, and this winter will see the launch of 鈥淩ogue One,鈥� the 鈥淗arry Potter鈥� spin-off 鈥淔antastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,鈥� the Disney animated movie 鈥淢oana,鈥� the video game adaptation "Assassin's Creed," the science fiction film "Passengers," and the newest Marvel superhero movie, 鈥淒octor Strange.鈥澛�

Of those movies, three are coming from Disney, owner of the 鈥淪tar Wars鈥� franchise and the Marvel films. Those movies could do well, as聽 wrote after Disney鈥檚 strong track record this summer.

The success of "Finding Dory" "continues to underscore the studio鈥檚 ability to harness nostalgia eloquently across generations,鈥� Mr. D鈥橝lessandro wrote.

鈥淢eanwhile, Marvel with its infinite interloping superhero stories, doesn鈥檛 just settle for hanging its hat on triple-digit opening weekends, but ensures that each chapter of its infinite universe wows both critics and the masses," he writes. "Yes, there was 鈥楢lice 2,鈥� but you can鈥檛 deny that Disney has an excellent track record in the franchise business.鈥�

wrote that he is also looking forward to 鈥淩ogue One鈥� and 鈥淔antastic Beasts.鈥� 鈥淭his summer might have been a disappointment,鈥� he wrote. 鈥淏ut this spring definitely wasn鈥檛, and this autumn and winter, bringing along new 鈥楽tar Wars鈥� and 鈥楬arry Potter鈥� spin-offs, is unlikely to be either.鈥澛�

Even so, the overall box office financial performance for the year could be in trouble in comparison to 2015, warns Tom Brueggemann of Indiewire. 鈥淔all and Christmas have their share of highly anticipated films, but let鈥檚 not kid ourselves,鈥� he wrote. 鈥淭o top 2015, the rest of the year would have to make up for the $652 million the 鈥楽tar Wars鈥� reboot [鈥楽tar Wars: The Force Awakens鈥橾 earned in its first two weeks, as well as finding films that equal or better $200 million+ [2015] fall successes like 鈥楾he Martian,鈥� the final 鈥楬unger Games鈥� films, and the most recent James Bond.鈥�