Comments on: There’s Now 2 Directors Assisting On The ‘Rogue One’ Reshoots

By: alex

alex — Fri, 10 Jun 2016 23:16:00 +0000

Mark my words, folks, this movie will not be as good as the landmark movie ‘Caravan of Courage’. It won’t even be ‘Battle for Endor’. 🙂
They had this little Drew Barrymore look-a-like in those movies.

By: THX11384EB

THX11384EB — Tue, 07 Jun 2016 15:41:00 +0000

In reply to Glorious_Cause. Ok then.

By: ZIL

ZIL — Sun, 05 Jun 2016 16:00:00 +0000

No. I bet the studio doesn’t really care about the billion dollar hit. I bet they’re just scared shitless of what happens to the overall franchise if Rogue One is bad. They read the script and knew what they were getting. Gareth must have just messed up the execution somehow or made a movie that didn’t work. I can’t imagine this is all because Disney is facing a financially-motivated change of heart.

By: YarnGuy

YarnGuy — Sun, 05 Jun 2016 02:09:00 +0000

I see both sides of the coin here, and want ROGUE ONE to be fantastic as much as anyone, but it’s just not a good sign when a studio steps in and starts messing with a film, especially one that’s been described as a dark, war movie. Tonally it might not fit right in, but it still sounds like Edwards has made the film he wanted to make. The fact that it wasn’t the film Disney wanted is their problem. Watch what happens when Rian Johnson delivers something closer to “The Brothers Bloom” than “Looper.”

By: Andy

Andy — Sun, 05 Jun 2016 02:02:00 +0000

Gareth has been for all intents and purposes- shit canned off this film. Tony has been brought in to write and direct all the reshoots. Tony brought in Simon who he worked with on Bourne. The math here isn’t too difficult to follow.

By: Cameroon

Cameroon — Sat, 04 Jun 2016 20:55:00 +0000

In reply to blue439. The second film in the Marvel series was "The Incredible Hulk" ;).

By: blue439

blue439 — Sat, 04 Jun 2016 19:32:00 +0000

I think the problem, if it can be called that, is the $2B gorilla in the room. A Force Awakens raised the bar so high expectation-wise that following up with a grim, morally ambiguous film with no recognizable Star Wars characters is going to be a letdown in all respects. This is only the second film in I imagine a whole series of planned Star Wars films so hitting a road block in the second film is something Disney desperately wants to avoid. Yes, I know it’s not part of the official Star Wars series but it’s still supposed to take place in the Star Wars universe and people are going to have expectations of that. Imagine if the second film in the Marvel series had been clunker. It might have put a damper on the entire series. Disney basically cannot afford a clunker or even a mediocre result — they need unblemished success.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sat, 04 Jun 2016 18:52:00 +0000

Gareth’s biggest weaknesses as a director are character development and action; this was evident in Godzilla; which had 1 dimensional charcaters and bad action. So disney brought in a writer known for creating compelling characters in Gilroy, and a second unit action director known for some pretty awesome action sequences. This isn’t a negative. And since Gareth is still involved, there isn’t an issue. Second unit directors are the most common thing when doing action movies. And bringing in new writers to fix holes is again something that has always happened with big films. The sky is falling propaganda is designed as click bait. Everyone needs to just keep calm and wait for the final film before passing judgment. The problem is that the article wil already have affected opinions; with many determined not to like the final film, and wishing they just saw Gareth’s original cut, regardless of if it was any good

By: The Movie Waffler

The Movie Waffler — Sat, 04 Jun 2016 18:42:00 +0000

Imagine a Star WARs movie that plays like a WAR movie. Unthinkable.

By: The Movie Waffler

The Movie Waffler — Sat, 04 Jun 2016 18:40:00 +0000

In reply to Glorious_Cause. Return of the Jedi was directed by a Brit.

By: sunpapushi

sunpapushi — Sat, 04 Jun 2016 18:06:00 +0000

In reply to Glorious_Cause. I don't think it's matter of serious British vs fun American directors. The British Matthew Vaughn is far more fun than the American Zack Snyder.

By: Glorious_Cause

Glorious_Cause — Sat, 04 Jun 2016 17:31:00 +0000

In reply to Dheep'. Handing a Star Wars movie over to an overly serious British director was the problem. Star Wars movies are supposed to be fun and adventurous, something most British directors don't understand. You want fun you hire an American director

By: Dheep'

Dheep' — Sat, 04 Jun 2016 15:16:00 +0000

So what was probably going to be a pretty decent little movie has now been taken away from the director & is being destroyed.
Way to go Disney. Sure, times have been SO tough for you ,how could you be expected to take any chances with an Interesting movie? You have just destroyed the good will you have built with your audience who were hoping for a string of related & INTERESTING movies. Not a String of the SAME thing – over & over.
I now have Zero interest in going to a theater for this one. I’m sure when it is all said & done, Mr. Edwards will have a very sad ,But interesting tale to tell.