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Showing posts with label Star Wars Anthology: Rogue One. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Star Wars Anthology: Rogue One. Show all posts

Monday, May 4, 2015

Josh Trank drops out of Star Wars Anthology Movie
"Fantastic Four" reboot helmer Josh Trank has dropped out of the upcoming "Star Wars Anthology" movie. This would have been the second in the spinoff series, following Gareth Edwards' "Rogue One" which is set to open in December, 2016. The director has issued a statement in which he explains his decision:
"After a year of having the incredible honor of developing with the wonderful and talented people at Lucasfilm, I’m making a personal decision to move forward on a different path. I’ve put a tremendous amount of thought into this, and I know deep down in my heart that I want to pursue some original creative opportunities. That said, the Star Wars universe has always been one of my biggest influences, and I couldn’t be more excited to witness its future alongside my millions of fellow Star Wars fans. I want to thank my friends Kathleen Kennedy, Kiri Hart, Simon Kinberg, and everyone at Lucasfilm and Disney for the amazing opportunity to have been a part of this. May the Force be with you all."
The project is still being developed, although no other information is available at this point. Meanwhile, "Fantastic Four" opens in theaters on August 7th.



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Monday, April 20, 2015

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This weekend's Star Wars Celebration revealed some new information about the upcoming "Star Wars: Rogue One" spinoff. According to an official tweet, the film will follow a band of resistance fighters who unite for a daring mission to steal the Death Star plans. Furthermore, the film has been called an "anthology film", probably the first of many such standalone installments. The official title will now be "Star Wars Anthology: Rogue One". A logo was revealed at the Celebration:


Felicity Jones Photo
"Star Wars Anthology: Rogue One" will take place between Episode III and Episode IV, and Felicity Jones will star as a rebel soldier. There will be no Jedi in this movie and according to director Gareth Edwards:
"It comes down to a group of individuals that don’t have magic powers, that have to bring hope to the galaxy."
The screenplay has been written by Gary Whitta ("After Earth") and Chris Weitz ("Cinderella") and the story was apparently pitched by ILM's John Knoll.

A teaser for the movie was screened at the Celebration and while any online embeds are forbidden, a description of the trailer did make its way on the Internet:
"A card with “December 2016″ fades in and out, with a sound that is somewhere between a slow Inception horn and a lightsaber. Then a familiar voice: Alec Guinness as Obi-Wan Kenobi, saying “For more than a thousand generations, the Jedi Knights were the guardians of peace and justice in the old Republic. Before the dark times. Before the Empire.”

As he speaks, the teaser fades in on a tracking shot, high up through a forested canyon. We hear a TIE Fighter pass overhead, and see the ship move forward into frame as the camera continues to push forward. We see, dominating the sky, the outline of what could be a moon. But that’s no moon, it’s a… well, you know what it is. The Death Star, under construction. Music swells and the screen goes black. The Rogue One logo comes up, and we hear radio voices, like troops communicating during combat. The chatter gets more frantic and loud as light strobes on the logo, which finally breaks up as the sound cuts out."
"Star Wars Anthology: Rogue One" opens in theaters on December 16th, 2016. Below you can also see a photo of the concept art for Rogue One that was unveiled at the Celebration panel:




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