Star Wars: Rogue One tops list of most-anticipated 2016 movies

Star Wars: The Force Awakens continues shattering box office records, so it may be little surprise that a spinoff in the series is at the top of viewers' list of most-anticipated movies for 2016.According to a recent survey by Fandango, Rogue One, which will release on December 16, is set to tell the tale of how the Rebels stole plans for the original Death Star.

Star Wars: The Force Awakens continues shattering box office records, so it may be little surprise that a spinoff in the series is at the top of viewers’ list of most-anticipated movies for 2016.

According to a recent survey by Fandango, Rogue One, which will release on December 16, is set to tell the tale of how the Rebels stole plans for the original Death Star.

Films that follow Rogue One on the list include Finding Dory (the sequel to Finding Nemo), Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and even an “Untitled Jason Bourne Movie.”

You can see the full list of results for the survey below, as well as for other categories including 2016’s most-anticipated actress and actor.

Most Anticipated Movie:

  1. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (December 16)
  2. Finding Dory (June 17)
  3. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (March 25)
  4. Untitled Jason Bourne Movie (July 29)
  5. Captain America: Civil War (May 6)
  6. Star Trek Beyond (July 22)
  7. Independence Day: Resurgence (June 24)
  8. X-Men: Apocalypse (May 27)
  9. Zoolander No. 2 (February 12)
  10. The Jungle Book (April 15)

Most Anticipated Actress:

  1. Melissa McCarthy (Ghostbusters)
  2. Scarlett Johansson (Captain America: Civil War)
  3. Jennifer Lawrence (X-Men: Apocalypse)
  4. Emily Blunt (The Girl on the Train)
  5. Charlize Theron (The Huntsman: Winter’s War)

Most Anticipated Actor:

  1. Matt Damon (Untitled Jason Bourne Movie)
  2. Will Smith (Suicide Squad)
  3. Ryan Reynolds (Deadpool)
  4. Ben Affleck (Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice)
  5. George Clooney (Hail, Caesar!)

Rising Female Movie Star:

  1. Sophie Turner (X-Men: Apocalypse)
  2. Leslie Jones (Ghostbusters)
  3. Karen Fukuhara (Suicide Squad)
  4. Christina Wren (Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice)
  5. Nadia Hilker (The Divergent Series: Allegiant)

Rising Male Movie Star:

  1. Tom Holland (Captain America: Civil War)
  2. Riz Ahmed (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story)
  3. Tye Sheridan (X-Men: Apocalypse)
  4. Stephan James (Race)
  5. Ed Speleers (Alice Through the Looking Glass)

Most Anticipated Comic Book Character Debuting in a Major Role:

  1. Wonder Woman (Gal Godot in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice)
  2. Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds in Deadpool)
  3. Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie in Suicide Squad)
  4. Aquaman (Jason Momoa in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice)
  5. Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch in Doctor Strange)
  6. Black Panther (Chadwick Boseman in Captain America: Civil War)
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