Disney Unhappy with the Star Wars Spin-Off; demands reshoots
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Disney execs in a panic over upcoming ‘Star Wars’ film
The first “Star Wars” spinoff, “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” is in crisis, and the movie will have to go into expensive reshoots over the summer, sources exclusively confirmed to Page Six.
The much-anticipated “Rogue One” is due for release on Dec. 16, but we’re told bosses at Disney are not fully satisfied with the first cut from director Gareth Edwards.
One Hollywood source told us, “The execs at Disney are not happy with the movie, and ‘Rogue One’ will have to go back into four weeks of expensive reshoots in July.”
There has been much speculation that the movie will take a darker turn and Darth Vader will appear as the Emperor’s chief enforcer. It is also believed that a young Han Solo will make a cameo appearance. Page Six exclusively revealed earlier this month that Alden Ehrenreich has landed the coveted part to play the young Solo, a role made famous by Harrison Ford.
It was announced earlier this month that Edwards would not direct “Godzilla 2” later this year, and would instead “focus on smaller films.” Edwards is well-known as a risk-taking director, but has also been reported to prefer to keep studio influence at a minimum. The source added, “Disney won’t take a back seat, and is demanding changes, as the movie isn’t testing well.”
This is going to inevitably delay it + and I'm not sure if reshoots are always a good thing...
4 weeks in July still gives them 4 months to finish the movie, I'm not an expert but it seems enough to finish vfx and other effects on time for the premiere
That's not surprising, it's the first even big star wars spin off and is going to be launching that aspect of the universe. It needs to be perfect. I doubt there's a panic, this is probably one of the most intensely monitored and shepherded thing happening over at Disney.
