| [NEWS] First stand-alone Star Wars movie gets writer & director [message #252413] |
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Gareth Edwards and Gary Whitta
Onboard for Star Wars Stand-Alone Film
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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 outDecember 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 2010's 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."
The rumours have been that the stand-alone movies will be based around
Boba Fett, Han Solo, and Yoda, but the list in last weekend's
ComingSoon.net Star Wars Roundup had this list supposedly shown at a
Hasbro training course in Germany:
- Fall 2014: Rebels (animated TV series)
- 2015: Episode VII
- 2016: Boba Fett
- 2017: Episode VIII
- 2018: Solo
- 2019: Episode IX
- 2020: Red Five
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