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The latest addition to the Star Wars franchise has finally spoken out about his involvement. About A Boy helmer Chris Weitz took over scripting duties on Gareth Edwards’ standalone movie from Gary Whitta last year, and recently spoke to Slash Film about the process.
“Well I think it still is the core,” he says of Whitta’s original script. “So there’s a very strong structure from Gary’s work and that’s a huge advantage to me. But just like with Cinderella [his most recent effort], it’s a director’s medium so it’s really about my making what Gareth needs to do his film.”
He goes on to discuss the experience of securing the gig, which sounds like a dream come true...
“But in terms of…in a weird way, it was like meeting for any assignment. Go in, talk about how you work and talk about the idea... So I tried to be as cool as possible in these meetings while still being aware if I got the assignment I was going to be able to work on something I’ve been dreaming of doing.”
Finally, he addresses the hopes of the series' die-hard fans:
“They need to expect everything because it’s Star Wars. They have to. If I don’t do that I’m failing in my job.”
Directed by Gareth Edwards with Felicity Jones expected to star, the first Star Wars standalone movie will open in December 2016.
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Gem Seddon is a freelance writer working to keep all of you updated on all of the latest and greatest movies and shows on streaming platforms like Netflix and Amazon Prime. Outside of entertainment journalism, Gem can frequently be found writing about the alternative health and wellness industry, and obsessing over all things Aliens and Terminator on Twitter.


