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We recently reported on screenwriter Chris Weitz taking over writing duties for the 2016 Star Wars stand-alone, spin-off movie project directed by Godzilla filmmaker Gareth Edwards. This week, Weitz opened up about the new Disney and Lucasfilm project, talking about taking over Gary Whitta's script and sharing some information on what we can expect next year when the highly anticipated new adventure hits theaters, one year after 2015's The Force Awakens, directed by J.J. Abrams. Keep reading to find out what the writer had to say about the movie! Read More »
Last month, screenwriter Gary Whitta quit as writer of the highly anticipated Gareth Edwards-directed Star Wars spin-off, stand-alone film set to hit theaters after J.J. Abrams' 2015 blockbuster The Force Awakens in 2016. This week, we learned that acclaimed writer and director Chris Weitz has officially been hired by Disney as the new writer for the sci-fi project. Let's examine Weitz's past film work and see what we can expect from this secretive movie project below! Read More »
Disney's takeover of Lucasfilm has resulted in a great amount of new Star Wars movies being announced, including standalone spin offs from great, young directors like Gareth Edwards and Josh Trank. While the former has his film set for a 2016 release date, Trank has a bit more time and could be working with Fantastic Four collaborator and Star Wars writer Simon Kinberg. In fact, Kinberg recently revealed that he got Trank the directing job with Disney! Read More »
