Darth Vader and his dramatic entrance music is making a heavy breathing return to the Star Wars new film, Rogue One: A Star Wars story.

The upcoming movie is set in the period immediately before 1977’s Star Wars: A New Hope, exploring how the rebels obtained the plans to the Death Star.

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The film, which technically sits outside the original narrative of the franchise, could provide insight into the Empire’s major weapon’s infamous two-metre wide design flaw.

It is scheduled to release on December 16, despite reports of recent reshoots.

Watch the trailer to the newest Star Wars instalment below.