The standalone Star Wars films, including Rogue One , will fall under the "Anthology films" banner.

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Lucasfilm's VP of Development, Kiri Hart, announced the news today at Star Wars Celebration.Any stand-alone films that Lucasfilm is developing outside of the numbered, episodic series will be called Anthology films. Hart said Star Wars is a place to be explored, and these new movies are a great place to do that.Rogue One, directed by Gareth Edwards, is the first Anthology film. During the event, several Rogue One movie details were also revealed. It's set between Episode III: Revenge of the Sith and Episode IV: A New Hope in an era without Jedi. The official Star Wars Twitter account shared the film's synopsis:

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