Disney’s plan to make a “forever franchise” out of the Star Wars saga gets rolling with Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, which takes place prior to the events of A New Hope. In fact, this film leads into the original classic in a key way, depicting the struggles of the band of Rebel fighters who stole the plans for the first Death Star, thus setting in motion Luke Skywalker’s fateful transition from moisture farmer to legendary space pilot and Jedi warrior. With Godzilla director Gareth Edwards at the helm and a cast that includes Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, and Donnie Yen, this looks like a sure box office winner to top the 2016 movie charts—and a solid first installment in a theoretically never-ending series of Star Wars spinoffs.