San Diego, CA Gareth Edwards and Gary Whitta onboard for first Star Wars stand-alone film

DarthBrian · May 22, 2014

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Gareth Edwards and Gary Whitta Onboard for Star Wars Stand-Alone Film
May 22, 2014
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 out December 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 and honored to go on this mission with Lucasfilm," said Edwards.
Gary Whittas 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."

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I am super happy that Gareth Edwards, director of GODZILLA, is directing the film.

Gary Whitta, however, is terrible. He wrote After Earth and Book of Eli, both of which were horrible piles of garbage.

I have less-than-optimistic-expectations.

Lord_Dubi · May 22, 2014

This is awesome news! Haven't seen After Earth and Book of Eli.

DarthBrian · May 23, 2014

Lord_Dubi said: ↑

This is awesome news! Haven't seen After Earth and Book of Eli.
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You don't want to. They are both terrible.

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San Diego, CA Gareth Edwards and Gary Whitta onboard for first Star Wars stand-alone film

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