A number of media reports have surfaced that alleges that Rogue One “is in crisis” and that Disney have called for extensive reshoots to “salvage” the film.
A source talking to the website, Page Six, reports:
One Hollywood source told us, “The execs at Disney are not happy with the movie, and ‘Rogue One’ will have to go back into four weeks of expensive reshoots in July.
Edwards is well-known as a risk-taking director, but has also been reported to prefer to keep studio influence at a minimum. The source added, “Disney won’t take a back seat, and is demanding changes, as the movie isn’t testing well.”
Such reports have to be taken with a heavy pinch of salt as we have known since January that pickups, and additional shooting would be taking place over the summer. The filming is also due to begin in June rather than the reported July.
A Disney “source” responded to Page Six with the following alleged comment:
“The filmmaking team and the studio always anticipated additional shooting and second unit work to make the film the absolute best it can be, and the actors were aware there would be additional shooting. Coming off The Force Awakens, there’s an incredibly high bar for this movie and we have a responsibility to the franchise and to the fans to deliver the best possible movie we can.”
These reports fly in the face of other reports from the production hailing Rogue One as being “pure Star Wars.” It is also very doubtful that the film has been shown to any kind of “test” audiance, but we will let you form your own opinions.
