Rogue One: A Star Wars Story: Insiders detail why Disney want reshoots

Unconfirmed reports alos claim Han Solo may cameo in the film

Jack Shepherd
Thursday 02 June 2016 10:17 BST
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When news broke earlier this week that Disney ordered ‘expensive reshoots’ on Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, fans were understandably quite shocked.

While reshoots are often done on films, what makes this event notable is how executives are reportedly “not happy” with Gareth Edwards’ first cut of the film, the spin-off “not testing well”.

New sources have weighed in on the discussion, claiming that Disney isn’t necessarily unhappy with the result but feel the film is tonally very different to the other films in the saga.

A source told The Hollywood Reporter that Disney “felt it was tonally off with what a ‘classic’ Star Wars movie should feel like. The pic has not yet been tested before audiences, but one source describes the cut as having the feel of a war movie.”

They added that the film is “the closest thing to a prequel ever. This takes place just before A New Hope and leads up to the 10 minutes before that classic film begins. You have to match the tone!”

There are also unconfirmed suggestions that the reshoots may include Alden Ehrenreich’s Han Solo, the actor having recently taken the role.

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story - Trailer

Fan reaction has so far been mixed, with the appeal of a war film set in a galaxy far, far away actually seeming like a great idea. It is almost unanimously thought that shoehorning Han Solo into the film would be a terrible idea.

However, one character from the original trilogy is expected to appear in the film; Darth Vader. Rogue One will reach cinemas 14 December 2016.

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