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    Director reveals plot for “Star Wars” film “Rogue One”

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    Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy appears on the Cantina set at Star Wars Celebration: The Ultimate Fan Experience held at the Anaheim Convention Center on Thursday, April 16, 2015, in Anaheim, Calif. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

    By Lindsey Bahr, Film Writer

    ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) --

    The Jedis are all but extinct, the Old Republic is in turmoil and the threat of the Death Star is looming in "Rogue One," fans learned at Star Wars Celebration on Sunday.

    Director Gareth Edwards ("Godzilla") debuted a tantalizing concept reel to preview the mysterious film, which is part of a series of films exploring other stories outside of the core "Star Wars" saga.

    "For more than 1,000 generations, the Jedi Knights were the guardians of peace and justice in the Old Republic. Before the dark times. Before the Empire," the voiceover reads, as the camera tracks to show a ghostly Death Star hovering in the clouds.

    Set between the third and the fourth movies in the "Star Wars" saga, the film will follow a band of resistance fighters who unite to steal the Death Star plans and "bring a new hope," referring to the subtitle of the original "Star Wars."

    Felicity Jones, who recently garnered an Oscar nomination for her role in "The Theory of Everything" is the only confirmed cast member for the film, which will shoot in London this summer for a Dec. 16, 2016 release. Jones will play a rebel soldier, the director said.

    Edwards said that her character will not just be a stoic soldier, but a complex, fully rounded human.

    "We wanted to see fear, warmth, all of those aspects that everybody has," he said, excited that Jones embodies "the complete package."

    In the world of "Rogue One," Edwards said the "absence of Jedi is omnipresent."

    The characters in the film realize that the "gods are not coming to save us," he said. "It comes down to a group of people who don't have magical powers who band together to bring hope to the galaxy."

    "Cinderella" scribe Chis Weitz wrote the screenplay based on an idea from visual effects supervisor John Knoll.

    Josh Trank, who is set to direct the next, still untitled "Star Wars" anthology film, did not attend the event although he was originally scheduled to appear.

    Kiri Hart, vice president of development for Lucasfilm, said that the anthology films will vary in "scale and genre."

    "We wanted freedom to do some films that would be able to stand on their own and tell unique stories," she said.

    "They can still feel like 'Star Wars' and be 'Star Wars.'"

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    EU accuses TikTok of “addictive design” that harms children, seeks changes to protect users

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    The European Union on Friday accused TikTok of breaching the bloc's digital rules with "addictive design" features that lead to compulsive use by children, in preliminary charges that strike at the heart of the popular video sharing app's operating model.

    EU regulators said their two-year investigation found that TikTok hasn't done enough to assess how features such as autoplay and infinite scroll could harm the physical and mental health of users, including minors and "vulnerable adults."

    The European Commission said it believes TikTok should change the "basic design" of its service. The commission is the EU's executive arm and enforcer of the 27-nation bloc's Digital Services Act, a sweeping rulebook that requires social media companies to clean up their platforms and protect users, under threat of hefty fines.

    TikTok denied the accusations.

    "The Commission's preliminary findings present a categorically false and entirely meritless depiction of our platform, and we will take whatever steps are necessary to challenge these findings through every means available to us," the company said in a statement.

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    "The measures that TikTok has in place are simply not enough," he said.

    The company now has a chance to defend itself and reply to the commission's findings. Regnier said "if they don't do this properly," Brussels could issue a so-called non-compliance decision and possible fine worth up to 6% of... Read More

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