Disney has ordered four weeks of reshoots for Star Wars: Rogue One, the first Star Wars Anthology film, a source telling the New York Post that "...the movie isn’t testing well." The reshoots by director Gareth Edwards on the prequel story of rebels efforts to steal plans for the Death Star will begin in June.
Other anonymous sources suggested that audience tests had not yet taken place, but that executives that screened the film felt it was tonally off and needed lightening, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Reshoots in and of themselves are not unusual; even Star Wars: The Force Awakens had reshoots, in that case much later (September for a film releasing in December (see "'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' Reshoots"). But multiple reports of problems with the film may reveal some real problems, which reshoots may or may not correct.
The first trailer was released earlier this year (see "First 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story' Trailer") to underwhelming reaction. The film is due for release December 16 (see "Best in Shows – Q4 2016").
'Movie Isn't Testing Well'
Posted by Milton Griepp on June 1, 2016 @ 2:02 am CT
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