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‘Star Wars Rogue One’ trailer fills fans with excitement

Viewers waited a long time to see this.

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Josh Katzowitz

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Posted on Aug 11, 2016   Updated on May 26, 2021, 6:52 am CDT

As the Olympics TV coverage continued Thursday night, Star Wars fans were forced to wait for hours of commercial breaks to discover the majesty of the new Rogue One trailer.

Frustration grew on Twitter.

https://twitter.com/frankpallotta/status/763910384260644864

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And grew and grew until finally at 10:35pm ET, NBC showcased the newest trailer for the movie—which previously showed  a trailer last April—that will be released this December. 

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*First Published: Aug 11, 2016, 10:47 pm CDT

Josh Katzowitz

Josh Katzowitz is a staff writer at the Daily Dot specializing in YouTube and boxing. His work has appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and Los Angeles Times. A longtime sports writer, he's covered the NFL for CBSSports.com and boxing for Forbes. His work has been noted twice in the Best American Sports Writing book series.

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