Still, hand-wringing persists, partly because aStar Warsfilm is never just another movie.
But first, the background:
What is true and false?
Rumors about the reshoots are so varied, its hard to know what to believe.
Credit: Jonathan Olley/2016 Lucasfilm Ltd.
But what fans want to know is: Why?
What do they need that they didnt capture the first time?
What do the filmmakers say?
I mean it was always part of the plan to do reshoots.
We always knew we were coming back somewhere to do stuff.
Whats the nature of the material being reshot?
Thats why I think its been blown out of proportion a little bit.
He sounded exasperated by the wilder rumors.
Its funny, making a film stops you believing anything youve ever read on the Internet, he said.
I think thats the most important thing, to reassure fans that its the movie we intended to make.
What is the tone?
By all accounts, its still a war film.
Gareth has shown a stylistic preference thats much more handheld, visceral, inside-the-action kind of feel.
She said that remains the look and the feel ofRogue One.
He does a lot of handheld, intimate, close-up work.
Thats not something youve necessarily seen in aStar Warsmovie before, Kennedy says.
And we brought in [cinematographer] Greig Fraser, to shoot it, who had doneZero Dark Thirty.
Edwards reiterated that the hardscrabble vibe of the movie has not been undermined.
Id definitely describe it as: Its got dark tone, he said.
The studio has been very supportive of that.
And thats not in any way been compromised.
What happens now?
(By comparison,The Force Awakenslocked its edit in October.)
We talk about that all the time.
So were right in the middle of talking about that.
Whatever they decide will likely set a new template for future stand-alone films.
The next one, based on the adventures of a young Han Solo, is coming in 2018.
Edwards said he understood the concern.
We have a lot of attention on this.
Id be [worried] the same if I wasnt involved in it, he said.
So its just part of the privilege of makingStar Wars.
A film is a very creative, organic process, and it evolves over time, he says.
Theres no right or wrong.
Theres just better and best, and withStar Wars, nothing but the best is going to do.
Tomorrow on EW.com: The return of Rebel leader Mon Mothma.
