Rogue One: A Star Wars Story has had a troubled production

[Matteo]

There has been numerous expensive reshoots during principal photography because Disney were reportedly dissatisfied with the direction Edwards took. There has been some speculations that the director made the film too dark, too gloomy and too serious, and this was thus seen as a detriment to the financial interests involved in the work.

I would not be surprised if this were the case. Disney has now apparently hired a supervisor to surveil Edwards for the rest of the production.

[KaiserGlider]

http://www.ew.com/article/2016/06/03/rogue-one-reshoots

In what may reassure fans, reshoots were scheduled for the film before even a single scene was shot. It’s standard practice now for large-scale films to build in additional weeks of shooting so filmmakers can tweak a movie after the first assembly cut. Those reshoots were originally planned for the spring, but were bumped to mid-summer to allow for extra time as director Gareth Edwards and the creative team decided what they wanted to alter. “The changes have everything to do with clarity and character development and all take place [as inserts] within scenes we’ve already shot,” said one source on the project.

The rumor that almost half the movie is being reshot elicits both laughter and groans from those closest to the film. While it might seem like spin-control from those working on the film, their logic bears out: “If we were rewriting the movie and reshooting 40 percent of movie, we would not be finishing in August,” a source on the production says. “People really would be panicking – and changing the release date.” The length of the reshoots adds up because it involves separate contributions from many different actors. Rogue One is an ensemble story with seven major characters.

Fears that the heavy-duty war movie is being watered down into a lighthearted caper are unfounded, according to what EW has learned. “The movie is very different than [The Force Awakens], and that’s intentional,” one source says. “It’s a war film.” Rumors that Disney executives have forced the changes to make the movie more family friendly are also false. According to EW’s sources, there have been no test screenings, and it’s unlikely there ever will be on a Star Wars film. The only two individuals outside of Lucasfilm who have seen Rogue One at this point are Disney CEO and Chairman Bob Iger and studio chief Alan Horn.

Guess we'll know for sure when it comes out.

[Everlong]

I trust Disney to get it right. They knocked it out of the park with Episode VII and don't really make low quality franchise films. I'm still looking forward to this one.