If you are like me, you love Star Wars and have been obsessed with all Star Wars related news since "The Force Awakens" was announced. It's been Star Wars Mania for the past couple of months. The last few weeks were especially full of Star Wars news. Here are a few of the newest developments in the Star Wars universe.

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1. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Trailer

The trailer for Star Wars' first Anthology film was released on April 7th. The movie will star Felicity Jones, Donnie Yen, Jiang Wen and Alan Tudyk. The film will take place just before "A New Hope." It will focus on a group of Rebel spies who are on a mission to steal the plans for the Death Star. The release of the trailer spurred much speculation from fans and theories about who Jyn Erso (Felicity Jones) actually is. Some fans have wondered if she is the answer to the ever pressing question of "Who is Rey's mother?" Some have run with this theory and even suggest she could have been a love interest for Luke Skywalker. Another theory is that Jyn is Poe Dameron's mother. Regardless, the release of the trailer has brought up many topics of discussion for fans about the anthology of the Star Wars Universe.

2. C-3PO's red arm

Five months after the release of "The Force Awakens," we finally have answers! OK, we certainly don't have all the answers, but we do now know why C-3PO's arm was red in the film. Last Wednesday, the reason was revealed in a one-shot comic published by Marvel titled "C-3PO." The story is that C-3PO wears the red arm in memory of a fallen droid who sacrificed itself to save him. The comic falls the tale of a group of Resistance droids all of which die (despite C-3P0, obviously) in a mission to save the captured Admiral Ackbar. C-3PO loses an arm in this mission and takes the one of Omri who sacrificed himself in acid rain. Fans believe the comic does a good job of addressing the nature of droids in the Star Wars world.

3. Breaking ground for Star Wars Land

Last Thursday, Disney broke ground on the new lands coming to their theme parks. Star Wars Land at both Disneyland and Walt Disney World both have a long way to come. But they released a 360 sneak peek of the 14-acre site at Disneyland. The 360 images show the early stages of construction and some help from characters such as R2-D2.

4. The Original Fate of Obi-Wan Kenobi

Last Friday, Chewbacca actor Peter Mayhew shared some original pages for the script of "A New Hope." These pages revealed that Obi-Wan Kenobi was not originally supposed to die at the hands of Darth Vader. In the script, Kenobi fights with Vader but manages to survive. He runs to the Falcon and Luke uses Vader's lightsaber to help Kenobi after a blast knocks him down. The rest of the plot remains mostly the same.

These are exciting times to be a Star Wars fan. The franchise is expanding in terms of movies and theme parks. But mostly it is expanding the stories. Star Wars is becoming a full thought out universe by introducing the first anthology film, releasing books that are now part of the canon and by creating a way to actually step into the story. There is so much more to come!