Over the weekend we brought you some comments from Rogue One: A Star Wars Story director Gareth Edwards, who discussed how the reshoots changed the original ending that had been shot for the blockbuster Anthology movie. And now screenwriter Gary Whitta has been chatting to EW about the very first draft of the script, which would […]
Future Star Wars movies won’t rely on legacy characters and story elements
We’re two films into the Disney Star Wars canon, and while both Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story have went down well with the majority of fans and critics – and earned a fortune at the box office – there has been some criticism that the movies are relying […]
Rogue One’s Gary Whitta interested in writing for Star Trek
Fresh off the back of mammoth blockbuster Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, writer Gary Whitta has cast his gaze on another beloved sci-fi franchise, Star Trek. With Rogue One – on which Whitta was credited for the story – doing so well, now would be the time to go after any other dream projects. And […]
Star Wars: Rogue One screenwriter Gary Whitta writing for Star Wars Rebels
He may have left writing duties on the first Star Wars Anthology movie Rogue One – which is being directed by Gareth Edwards – but Gary Whitta isn’t done with the franchise just yet. He’s currently writing an episode of Star Wars: Rebels. Whitta confirmed the news yesterday by sending out a tweet. We have […]
Leeroy Jenkins may appear in Warcraft movie
After a recent tweet from Book of Eli writer Gary Whitta, it seems there is a chance that the upcoming Warcraft film will include a reference to iconic viral video star, Leeroy Jenkins. Whitta posted alongside the script image, stating “Leeroy Jenkins was actually in my original draft of the Warcraft movie, and yes, he ran into battle too […]
Star Wars writer Gary Whitta trying to get The Last Starfighter remake off the ground
Star Wars spin-off writer Gary Whitta is currently in demand as a filmmaker, but the one thing he is keen on is getting a remake of The Last Starfighter off the ground. Now Whitta isn’t the first man to attempt this. Seth Rogen was looking to get a remake of the 1984 cult movie written by […]
Rooney Mara, Felicity Jones and Tatiana Maslany testing for Star Wars standalone film
According to THR, Disney and Lucasfilm are currently looking at three actresses for the first Star Wars solo film, which is set to hit theaters in 2016: Academy Award nominees Rooney Mara (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) and Felicity Jones (The Theory of Everything) and Orphan Black‘s Tatiana Maslany. Maslany has reportedly already met with director Gareth […]
Gareth Edwards’ Star Wars movie loses its screenwriter
Just as original writer Michael Arndt left Star Wars: The Force Awakens, screenwriter Gary Whitta has now departed Disney’s first standalone Star Wars movie, which is being directed by Gareth Edwards (Godzilla). According to THR, Whitta has completed a first draft of the film and is now moving on to his next project, which could […]
