'Star Wars Rebels' Trailer Will Debut on May 4

While the Star Wars: Episode VII casting news was the big Star Wars announcement on Tuesday, we also learned that the first trailer for Star Wars Rebels will debut on Sunday, May 4. Of course, some online outlets managed to cross these wires and think that an actual Episode VII trailer was coming soon, but that's not quite the case.

Star Wars Rebels will be an animated series (launched by a one-hour special) that will bridge the gap between Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith and Star Wars: Episode IV — A New Hope, telling the story of the birth of the Rebel Alliance during the spread of the Galactic Empire. The series will air on Disney XD, with the one-hour special airing on Disney Channel.

USA Today broke the news about the Star Wars Rebels trailer, reporting that it "premieres early Sunday morning (3:01 a.m. ET/12:01 PT) on various websites including StarWars.com and Disney.com, and will also air during Disney XD's LEGO animated special Star Wars: The New Yoda Chronicles on Sunday night (7 ET/PT)."

USA Today also unveiled an image of several Stormtroopers in front of what appears to be a group of Wookiees in shackles and an image of Rebels heroine Sabine.

Star Wars Rebels premieres this fall.