Star Wars: Rogue One Reshoots Ordered By Panicked Disney Execs
The expensive reshoots begin in July.
Executives at Disney have ordered extensive reshoots for Star Wars: Rogue One following a screening of the first cut from director Gareth Edwards.
Reported at Page Six, sources at Disney revealed that, 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. The insider went on to explain:
"Gareths work on the first Godzilla shows he can handle a big studio blockbuster. But Rogue One has fallen short of what J.J. Abrams did with Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens. So Disney has ordered reshoots."
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Gareth Edwards, whose also directed the low budget science fiction film Monsters, is a filmmaker noted for his risk-taking and ability to work effectively within a budget. While Edwards is known to prefer the studio not to interfere, the source added that "Disney wont take a back seat, and is demanding changes, as the movie isnt testing well.
The source concluded:
"The filmmaking team and the studio always anticipated additional shooting and second unit work to make the film the absolute best it can be, and the actors were aware there would be additional shooting. Coming off The Force Awakens, theres an incredibly high bar for this movie and we have a responsibility to the franchise and to the fans to deliver the best possible movie we can."
With the source of this report currently unconfirmed the veracity of these rumours is uncertain, and it is not uncommon for major studios to schedule reshoots and pick-ups once principle photography has been wrapped. Fingers crossed that's all this is.
Star Wars: Rogue One is due for release in December 2016.