Tag: Gareth Edwards

Trailer for Star Wars spin-off ‘Rogue One’ released

Reuters – Movie fans got a sneak peak at Disney’s first spin-off from the “Star Wars” universe on Thursday, with the release of a trailer introducing new rebel characters in the sci-fi saga. “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story”, set for release in December, follows “resistance fighters who have united to steal plans to the dreaded Death Star”, according to starwars.com. It stars “The Theory of Everything” actress Felicity Jones as lead character Jyn Erso, […]

‘Star Wars’ spin-off to be directed by ‘Godzilla’ filmmaker

(Reuters) – The yet-to-be-titled “Star Wars” film, which is being written by “The Book of Eli” screenwriter Gary Whitta, is being described as a stand-alone movie in addition to the next three installments beginning with Abrams’s “Star Wars: Episode VII,” to be released in December 2015. British director Edwards made his feature film debut with his re-imagining of “Godzilla,” which stormed the North American box office with $93.2 million in sales over the past weekend. […]