Tickets for “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” will go on sale on Monday, and if you're in the Los Angeles area there's an added incentive to buy yours at the earliest opportunity.

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The Los Angeles Times has unveiled an exclusive "Rogue One" poster that will be available to the first 1,000 people who purchase tickets in person as the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood. It's emblazoned with the word "Hope," which has been a recurring theme in the trailers and television spots for the first "Star Wars" standalone film.

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The poster arrives hot on the heels of a recent batch of international billboards that evoke the spirit of the poster produced by illustrator Thomas Jung for 1977's "Star Wars."

Set shortly before the events of that classic film, “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” follows a group of Rebels on a mission to steal the plans for the Death Star, the Empire’s ultimate weapon of destruction.

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Directed by Gareth Edwards from a script by Gary Whitta and Chris Weitz, the film stars Felicity Jones, Mads Mikkelsen, Alan Tudyk, Donnie Yen, Forest Whitaker, Diego Luna and Riz Ahmed. "Rogue One" opens Dec. 15 in the United Kingdom and Dec. 16 in North America.

(via IMPAwards)