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by **TheButcher** on Sun Apr 19, 2015 9:32 pm

STAR WARS: ROGUE ONE: Gareth Edwards Spills Details for “Anthology Film” at Celebration
Rogue One takes place between Episode III and Episode IV, but Edwards noted “maybe a little bit more towards IV,” and said that A New Hope is his favorite film.

by **Lord Voldemoo** on Sun Apr 19, 2015 9:42 pm

Here's the clearest video of the "teaser" I've found so far. Still bootleg. I put teaser in quotes here because it's truly that, there's some footage but I don't think it's meant for the film.

I'm intrigued. If done right it should shut up everyone who thought Disney was going to make Star Wars even more kiddie oriented.

by **Fievel** on Mon Apr 20, 2015 1:22 am

Lord Voldemoo wrote:I put teaser in quotes here because it's truly that, there's some footage but I don't think it's meant for the film.

Yeah, it's gone now but I saw it before they pulled it. They haven't even started shooting yet so that footage is definitely just for the teaser. But still.... that shot of the Death Star was awesome.

by **bastard_robo** on Mon Apr 20, 2015 3:07 am

I was in this panel. The teaser was made entirely by ILM. There was nothing shot. But it was to give you an idea of the type of film they're going for.

On that note: I couldn't believe how many people didn't show up for this panel. People were lined up for a day for the Force Awakens trailer, this one, you could walk right on in to. Still was an amazing time though. I love the idea they're going to tell the Death Star hist story.

by **TheButcher** on Mon Apr 20, 2015 11:49 am

Star Wars Rogue One Interview - Gareth Edwards

by **TheButcher** on Thu Apr 23, 2015 9:51 pm

AICN:
Copernicus Gets The Scoop On The Death Star Planet in ROGUE ONE Straight From The Horse's Mouth!!

by **Fried Gold** on Fri Apr 24, 2015 9:22 am

Now see, in past days of the Zone, the title of this thread would have been humourously mis-spelled as "Star Wars: Rouge One".

by **Peven** on Fri Apr 24, 2015 10:07 am

Fried Gold wrote:Now see, in past days of the Zone, the title of this thread would have been humourously mis-spelled as "Star Wars: Rouge One".

and it would have been a bitch to find using the search function

by **Fievel** on Fri Apr 24, 2015 11:04 am

Peven wrote:
Fried Gold wrote:Now see, in past days of the Zone, the title of this thread would have been humourously mis-spelled as "Star Wars: Rouge One".

and it would have been a bitch to find using the search function

Regardless of the spelling! :lol:

by **TheButcher** on Fri Aug 14, 2015 8:15 pm

‘Star Wars: Rogue One’ Reportedly Casts Jiang Wen

by **TheButcher** on Sun Aug 16, 2015 2:48 am

Star Wars:
ROGUE ONE—THE DARING MISSION HAS BEGUN: CAST AND CREW ANNOUNCED

To create the lived-in, realistic feel of Rogue One, Edwards chose Greig Fraser (Zero Dark Thirty, Foxcatcher) to be his director of photography and Neil Corbould (Black Hawk Down, Gladiator, Saving Private Ryan) to be his special effects supervisor. Star Wars and Lucasfilm veteran Doug Chiang (Star Wars: Episodes I-II, Forrest Gump) and Neil Lamont (supervising art director for the Harry Potter series, Edge of Tomorrow) will be the production designers. Additional crew members will include stunt coordinator Rob Inch (World War Z, Marvel’s Captain America: The First Avenger), creature effects supervisor Neal Scanlan (Prometheus) and co-costume designers Dave Crossman (costume supervisor for the Harry Potter series, Saving Private Ryan) and Glyn Dillon (costume concept artist for Kingsman: The Secret Service, Jupiter Ascending).

by **Cpt Kirks 2pay** on Mon Nov 23, 2015 5:10 pm

Fuck TheButcher's news post on this. You want to get it from a first hand source.

As for today's filming on this....

.... I have so many things to show you...

by **Lord Voldemoo** on Mon Nov 23, 2015 8:48 pm

Cpt Kirks 2pay wrote:Fuck TheButcher's news post on this. You want to get it from a first hand source.

As for today's filming on this....

.... I have so many things to show you...

You can totally post scoops here. The Zone is kinda like the Dark Web. Nobody really knows how to get here but us!

by **Cpt Kirks 2pay** on Mon Dec 07, 2015 1:30 am

Well, don't ask me how I know, but there is a crashed X Wing part buried in a village/town square on an occupied planet. And Donnie Yen beats up Stormtroopers that outnumber him with a stick-like weapon - despite the fact that he can't see them. So I'm told.

by **TheButcher** on Fri Dec 11, 2015 3:03 am

That sounds awesome!

by **RaulMonkey** on Fri Dec 11, 2015 9:52 am

Zatoichiesque. Word.

by **TheButcher** on Wed Feb 10, 2016 6:51 pm

Star Wars: Episode VIII has started filming
Disney CEO Bob Iger updates investors on the galactic franchise.

ANTHONY BREZNICAN wrote:“Filming of Rogue One is virtually completed and we absolutely love what we’ve seen so far,” he said, of the heist story about Rebel plans to steal the blueprints for the original Death Star. (The film, directed by Godzilla’s Gareth Edwards, will be released Dec. 16.) “This is the first of a set of planned stand-alone stories and we’re already in preproduction on our next one, for release in May of 2018.”

by **Fried Gold** on Wed Feb 10, 2016 8:53 pm

TheButcher wrote:“Filming of Rogue One is virtually completed

Wasn't that a large part of the problem with the prequels?

by **Ribbons** on Wed Feb 10, 2016 10:59 pm

Zing!

by **so sorry** on Thu Apr 07, 2016 8:28 am

Ummm, holy fuck balls does this look awesome or what?????

Seriously, I got more excited by this trailer than 2 hours of The Force Awakens.

by **TheButcher** on Thu Apr 07, 2016 9:06 am

THAT WAS AWESOME!

by **Fievel** on Thu Apr 07, 2016 9:24 am

TheButcher wrote:THAT WAS AWESOME!

He lives!!!!
:!:

....and that was amazing.

by **Ribbons** on Thu Apr 07, 2016 11:42 am

NEEDS MORE EWOKS!!@!

by **caruso_stalker217** on Thu Apr 07, 2016 8:44 pm

I am currently at work, but I can't wait to get home and spill seed to this trailer.

by **TheButcher** on Fri Apr 08, 2016 5:51 am

Ribbons wrote:NEEDS MORE EWOKS!!@!

The Emperor Never Knew About The Ewoks

Caravan of Courage Never Forget!

by **Ribbons** on Sun Apr 10, 2016 4:51 pm

TheButcher wrote:The Emperor Never Knew About The Ewoks

Is this you? :shock:

Are you in Dubai!? What's going on with your hair!!!

...

In other news, certain pockets of the Internet are none too pleased that a lady is the main character in another Star Wars film

by **Fievel** on Sun Apr 10, 2016 5:00 pm

Ribbons wrote:
In other news, certain pockets of the Internet are none too pleased that a lady is the main character in another Star Wars film

I hate the term "Social Justice Warrior."

I also hate most of the people who wrote the shit posted in that article.

by **caruso_stalker217** on Sun Apr 10, 2016 9:18 pm

I must say this looks hella juicy. Obviously scores big in the nostalgia category. The shot of the star destroyer with the shadow passing over felt like old school Star Wars goodness, along with the shot of the robed Imperial dude. Looking forward to seeing Donnie Yen kick ass and also Forest Whitaker.

The only issue with the main girl is she seems kinda bland and, like, fourteen.

by **TheBaxter** on Mon Apr 11, 2016 12:21 pm

it's gotta be hard for certain kinds of people to accept that roles which formerly only went to white male actors, could now be played by non-whites and females and Dumbledore people and any other group they don't belong to.

by **Peven** on Mon Apr 11, 2016 11:40 pm

looks like it could be the best SW movie yet

by **Cpt Kirks 2pay** on Wed Apr 13, 2016 8:51 pm

Felicity Jones is a very good actress from what I've seen of her in The Invisible Woman, Like Crazy, Chalet Girl and The Theory of Everything, and of course in Rogue One, where she also looked back at me - I was her eyeline even if I was only off camera, it still counts awright!? - So don't go slagging off this girl as being bland or you'll have my Partizan Rebel character to answer to!

by **caruso_stalker217** on Thu Apr 14, 2016 1:30 pm

I said seems bland.

by **TheButcher** on Tue May 31, 2016 9:31 am

io9:
There's Good News and Bad News for the Star Wars Spinoffs

James Whitbrook wrote:Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

And now the bad: Page Six is reporting that Disney executives are panicking about the film, which is apparently not testing well in the cut director Gareth Edwards has provided, and are prepping expensive and intensive reshoots to take place throughout July.

A source from Disney also told Page Six that reshoots were expected, citing a desire to ensure the film has the same quality as The Force Awakens. Whether it’s the good spin or the bad, take all this with a pinch of salt for now.

Bleedingc Cool:
The Reason I’ve Been Given Why The Star Wars: Rogue One Comic Was Cancelled

Rich Johnston wrote:Money had certainly been spent on it. It would have been a big seller for the publisher. So why exactly was it that the Star Wars: Rogue One mini-series and one-shot comics from Marvel were cancelled months after being announced?

I’m told it’s all down to rewrites. Re-writes, reshoots, changes to the movie and no time of budget for a comic book creative team to keep reworking and reworking pages

by **TheButcher** on Tue May 31, 2016 5:06 pm

'Rogue One' and the Trouble With Stand-Alone Movies
Even more than 'The Force Awakens,' this movie will demonstrate whether the property has long-term value as a franchise with a new film every year.

by **TheButcher** on Tue May 31, 2016 5:07 pm

ROGUE ONE Goes In For Reshoots
But is that a sign of trouble?

DEVIN FARACI wrote:Bad news: I've heard similar things. A few months ago I told you that Chris McQuarrie had been brought in to do major rewrites that 'saved' the movie, but I guess that wasn't enough. For the last couple of weeks I've been hearing a building buzz about the movie not working, a buzz I kind of wanted to just ignore. I don't really have any specifics, and I can only hope that the whole thing is fixable. Rogue One is a movie I'm really excited about - a new flavor in the Star Wars universe, and hopefully the start of an exciting set of side stories under the A Star Wars Story banner.

Sources: Christopher McQuarrie Came In To Fix STAR WARS: ROGUE ONE
His Impossible Mission? Tune up the STAR WARS STORY script.

by **TheBaxter** on Tue May 31, 2016 5:40 pm

i hope all of this is wrong. the trailer looked excellent. and really, how difficult could this story be? seems like a hard film to fuck up. but then i remember how bad Monsters was, and how much he screwed up Godzilla, and... i think i understand.

by **Cpt Kirks 2pay** on Tue May 31, 2016 6:06 pm

I hope they give me more work on it.

Fuck everyone else.

by **Fried Gold** on Tue May 31, 2016 7:29 pm

Based on what Godzilla turned out like, I'm not surprised that it might need a bit of work.

That said, doesn't pretty much every major motion picture have reshoots like this?

by **Ribbons** on Tue May 31, 2016 8:58 pm

Fried Gold wrote:Based on what Godzilla turned out like, I'm not surprised that it might need a bit of work.

That said, doesn't pretty much every major motion picture have reshoots like this?

It does seem like it's become more and more common with blockbusters. Write it, shoot it, realize stuff isn't working in the edit bay, go back and do re-shoots. It's hard to tell where the line is between Thor 2 "we need more Loki" re-shoots and World War Z "holy shit we need a whole new second half" re-shoots.

...although guess which one Christopher McQuarrie was brought in on? :shock:

by **so sorry** on Wed Jun 01, 2016 9:38 am

TheBaxter wrote:i hope all of this is wrong. the trailer looked excellent. and really, how difficult could this story be?.

Yeah I'm with you, that first trailer I thought was awesome. I got more enjoyment from that then I did the last Star Wars flick (trailer wise).

by **Peven** on Wed Jun 01, 2016 3:50 pm

I'm not worried, it seems that more and more of these big event movies end up doing reshoots, I think it is a little like game developers getting a game together and then running a beta to check for the bugs and playability. these productions are so big it is more difficult to keep a sense of what has been shot and how it will fit together, and it may take them a few weeks in the editing room to realize they need a few shots they didn't get the first time through, or change a few they already have.

by **TheButcher** on Thu Jun 02, 2016 10:18 pm

Star Wars: Chris McQuarrie Denies Rogue One Reshoot Involvement
Screenwriter Christopher McQuarrie took to Twitter to deny reports that he’ll be on set for the Star Wars: Rogue One reshoots.

Cpt Kirks 2pay wrote:I hope they give me more work on it.

Fuck everyone else.

Get your agent on the phone.
Rumor: 40% of ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’ Will Be Reshot

by **TheButcher** on Fri Jun 03, 2016 9:21 am

AICN:
STAR WARS!! 40% Of ROGUE ONE To Be Reshot??
MISSION IMPOSSIBLE Directors J.J. Abrams And Christopher McQuarrie Supervising An Eight-Week Reshoot??

Star Wars: Chris McQuarrie Denies Rogue One Reshoot Involvement

by **so sorry** on Fri Jun 03, 2016 9:32 am

TheButcher wrote:AICN:
STAR WARS!! 40% Of ROGUE ONE To Be Reshot??
MISSION IMPOSSIBLE Directors J.J. Abrams And Christopher McQuarrie Supervising An Eight-Week Reshoot??

Star Wars: Chris McQuarrie Denies Rogue One Reshoot Involvement

40%?????? Jeebus.

by **TheButcher** on Fri Jun 03, 2016 8:09 pm

‘Rogue One’ Reshoots: Disney Attempts to Reassure Fans; Brings on Tony Gilroy to Handle Script
Gilroy previously did uncredited re-write work on director Gareth Edwards’ ‘Godzilla’.

MATT GOLDBERG wrote:Additionally, while McQuarrie isn’t involved with these reshoots, there is another collaborator coming on board. Michael Clayton writer-director Tony Gilroy “was brought aboard the project in the spring to offer notes on the first cut and write some additional material to enhance the story.” Now he’ll be writing new dialogue and also serving as second unit director. Gilroy previously did some uncredited re-write work on director Gareth Edwards’ Godzilla.

For those concerned about the tone, EW says that this will indeed be a war film. “The movie is very different than [The Force Awakens], and that’s intentional,” one source says.

by **Fried Gold** on Fri Jun 03, 2016 8:35 pm

So, as suspected, the rumour mill ran away with itself.

by **Cpt Kirks 2pay** on Fri Jun 03, 2016 10:31 pm

Since principle production wrapped on this film around Christmas time (which even then included reshoots - I should know. A reshoot was a scene I was in), this film has had reshoots going on virtually ever since anyway.

Make of that what you will.

by **Peven** on Fri Jun 03, 2016 10:35 pm

I am predicting it will be a very good movie and make all sorts of $, too

and remember, I predicted that Guardians of the Galaxy was going to be THE movie of the year...and it was, so, you know.. :-P

by **Ribbons** on Fri Jun 03, 2016 10:54 pm

Fried Gold wrote:So, as suspected, the rumour mill ran away with itself.

I mean... just because Disney is saying it's no big deal, that doesn't necessarily mean it's no big deal. They have another writer-director (Tony Gilroy) currently doing extensive re-writes and hanging around on set to direct some scenes? And Christopher McQuarrie is not supervising re-shoots, but he said he already did a re-write of the film during principal production. I don't know if all that spells disaster but as far as news goes, it's not excellent. This is coming from someone who really liked Godzilla and think the Rogue One trailer looks pretty boss, by the way.

At this point I think the question isn't necessarily whether Disney is doing extensive re-shoots, but whether or not they *should* be.

by **Peven** on Fri Jun 03, 2016 11:20 pm

I don't think you're paying attention, did you not just see my post above saying that I predict good things for this movie, just like i did for Guardians????? what more assurance do you need?? geez.....