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  • Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Celebration Reel Posted

    Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Celebration Reel Posted

    Star Wars Celebration Europe is happening right now, and the promise of a new Rogue One trailer has come to light. The above video was shown at a panel and posted on YouTube for the rest of us that couldn’t make it. It’s not really a trailer per se, more like a glimpse of what happens behind the scenes, behind the camera. Anonymous Tipster linked me to this io9 article and they lifted the following quote from director Gareth Edwards from the video:

    If you’re too respectful of it, if you dare not do anything new, then what are you bringing to the table?

    Hopefully, that means Rogue One is as dark and gritty as the trailers make them out to be despite the kerfuffle over nothing about the reshoots. Kind of exciting to hear that.

    Star Wars also posted the following Rogue One poster:

    Thanks to Anonymous Tipster for the tip.

  • Godzilla Director To Helm Unnamed Star Wars Spinoff Film

    Godzilla Director To Helm Unnamed Star Wars Spinoff Film

    So, due to a plague sweeping through my household, our plans to see Godzilla this past holiday weekend went unfulfilled. I still plan on seeing it asap and had a lot of faith in director Gareth Edwards to do a good job after watching his DIY freshman film Monsters. Now that he has a full two films under his belt, it’s time to hand him the reigns of a film in one of the biggest franchises in history. The real question here is, which stand alone film will it be? The official statement reads:

    In addition to the episodes of a new “Star Wars” trilogy, Lucasfilm and Disney have begun development on multiple stand-alone movies that will offer new stories beyond the core Saga. Gareth Edwards will direct the first stand-alone film, with a screenplay by Gary Whitta. The film is due out December 16, 2016.

    Gareth Edwards blazed into the filmmaking forefront with his acclaimed work on “Monsters,” a film he wrote, directed and served on as cinematographer and visual effects artist. The skill and vision readily apparent in “Monsters” earned him the high-profile spot directing this year’s smash hit “Godzilla”.

    “Ever since I saw Star Wars I knew exactly what I wanted to do for the rest of my life – join the Rebel Alliance! I could not be more excited & honored to go on this mission with Lucasfilm, said Edwards.

    Gary Whitta’s screenwriting credits include 2010s “The Book of Eli” starring Denzel Washington. He is also well known as a journalist and editor in the video game industry, as well as part of the BAFTA award-winning team on Telltale Games adaptation of “The Walking Dead”.

    Whitta states, “From the moment I first saw the original movie as a wide-eyed kid, “Star Wars” has been the single most profound inspiration to my imagination and to my career as a writer. It is deeply special to me,so to be given the opportunity to contribute to its ongoing legacy, especially in collaboration with a film-maker as talented as Gareth,is literally a dream come true. I’m still pinching myself.”

    Legendary made sure to announce quickly that, yes Godzilla fans, Gareth is still attached to direct the sequel. Maybe he’ll fight a Zillo Beast…