Gareth Edwards, 'Rogue One' Director Says He Will Never Make Another 'Star Wars' Film
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The massive success of Andor also brought its 2016 sequel, Rogue One, back into the streaming charts of Disney+.
Despite being regarded as one of the best Star Wars movies of the Disney era, its production was troubled by massive rewrites and reshoots, especially for the last third of the film. Andor showrunner Tony Gilroy was brought in, and although the official poster only lists him as screenwriter (together with Gary Whitta), he very much worked “hands-on” to ensure that his vision for Rogue One became a reality.
Rogue One’s “official” director, Gareth Edwards, never said anything negative about working with Disney or Lucasfilm and reiterates to this day that he was neither replaced nor sidelined after Gilroy had joined the project.
Still, it seems that the experiences of working on the film have left their scars on Edwards, who has no intention to ever return to the galaxy far, far away again:
"I'm very happy to move on and do my thing," Edwards, whose most recent film Jurassic World: Rebirth will premiere on July 2, said during the press tour for the film, when asked if he would do another Star Wars project.
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On the other hand, the director seemingly has no hard feelings towards the franchise:
"It's the thing that was in my life before I knew what a film was. It's like your mom, it's like something that's a part of you. I'm always fascinated by what they're doing. I never stop loving that trilogy."
And he also appreciates that fans still speak highly of Rogue One, despite the film having its 10th anniversary next year:
"What you have to keep in your pocket as you go through making other films, is that it's not about how people feel the day it gets released, it's how people feel about it 10, 20 years from now. It's the kid who comes up to you 20 years from now and goes, 'Oh my god, I loved that movie!' I think that's the reward.“
It would be fascinating to one day get a J.W. Rinzler-like Making-of book of Rogue One, to get a sense of the drama that went on behind the scenes during its production, but it is unlikely that Disney will greenlight such a book anytime soon.
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Source: Business Insider
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