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‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’ Went Through Plenty Of Changes From Its Original Script According To Chris Weitz

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story may be behind us now, but its post-production stories will live on. Months before its release, the first Star Wars spinoff went through numerous reshoots and rewrites, many of which led to speculation that the film had major issues. While it did go on to be a box office hit for a non-Skywalker saga film, many of the creative forces behind it have spoken out about screenwriters like Tony Gilroy helping to save it and which scenes had to be re-shot.
Now original screenwriter Chris Weitz is talking about what changed and what was kept a mystery. Check out what he had to say below, but fair warning to anyone who has not yet seen Rogue One, there will be some spoilers ahead.
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Blu-ray Review: The Twilight Saga: New Moon Extended Edition
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New Moon
Blu-ray | DVD
Directed by Chris Weitz
Written by Melissa Rosenberg
Based on the novel by Stephenie Meyer
Starring Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Billy Burke, Gil Birmingham, Peter Facinelli, Elizabeth Reaser, Nikki Reed, Jackson Rathbone, Kellan Lutz, Ashley Greene, Rachelle Lefevre, Michael Sheen, Dakota Fanning, Jamie Campbell Bower, Charlie Bewley, Christopher Heyerdahl, Chaske Spencer, Chaske Spencer, Daniel Cudmore, Justin Chon, Michael Welch, Anna Kendrick, Christian Serratos
Lionsgate Films / Summit Entertainment
Rated PG-13
130 minutes
Release Date: October 23, 2018
The opening dream scene in the meadow gets me every time as Bella sees herself as old with Edward. I think it is a beautiful concept as Bella (Kristen Stewart) worries about aging while her true vampire love Edward (Robert Pattinson) stays forever young at seventeen, and will not turn her. It’s Bella’s birthday, and as much as she “doth” protests, everyone reminds her of the celebrating. She really doesn’t get Edward’s attitude, until her disastrous birthday party at the Cullens where she almost becomes dessert that Carlisle (Peter Facinelli) explains it all to her.
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Tags: Anna Kendrick, Ashley Greene, Billy Burke, Blu-ray, Blu-ray review, Charlie Bewley, Chaske Spencer, Chris Weitz, Christian Serratos, Christopher Heyerdahl, Dakota Fanning, Daniel Cudmore, Elizabeth Reaser, Gil Birmingham, Jackson Rathbone, Jamie Campbell Bower, Justin Chon, Kellan Lutz, Kristen Stewart, Melissa Rosenberg, Michael Sheen, Michael Welch, Nikki Reed, Peter Facinelli, Rachelle Lefevre, Robert Pattinson, Stephenie Meyer, Taylor Lautner, The Twilight Saga, The Twilight Saga: New Moon, Twilight
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‘Paddington’s Paul King To Direct Disney’s Live-Action ‘Pinocchio’

The Paddington films are so tenderly sweet, innocent, and loving. It’s hard to resist their charms. When films are as universally loved as they are, you can be sure that studios want someone like director Paul King on board for one of their projects.
Disney, who has been re-envisioning their animated films and turning them into live-action ones, will now bring in King to direct their live-action telling of Pinocchio. More on the story below.
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Sam Mendes In Talks To Direct Disney’s Live-Action ‘Pinocchio’

As Disney continues to mine through their animation vault, more and more acclaimed directors are climbing aboard live-action adaptations. Sam Mendes (Spectre, American Beauty) is the latest filmmaker to join the club. According to new reports, Mendes is in talks to direct a live-action remake of Pinocchio – not to be confused with the Pinocchio starring Robert Downey Jr. that is being developed at Warner Bros – the 1940 classic film about an elderly, impoverished woodcarver named Gepetto, who creates Pinocchio and wishes upon a star that he could be a real boy.
More on the story below.
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‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’ To Hit Digital HD In March, Blu-ray In April

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is full proof that a Star Wars spinoff can work. The film is a massive box office success with the film earning over $1 billion worldwide.
Now on the off chance that you missed it in theaters, you will be able to get to see it in the comfort of your own home when the film hits Digital HD in March or Blu-ray and DVD in April. Check out a new trailer and the special features below.
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Tags: Alan Tudyk, Ben Mendelsohn, Chris Weitz, Christopher McQuarrie, Diego Luna, donnie yen, Felicity Jones, Forest Whitaker, Gareth Edwards, James Earl Jones, Jiang Wen, Michael Giacchino, Riz Ahmed, Rogue One, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Star Wars, Star Wars Anthology: Rogue One, Star Wars: Rogue One, Tony Gilroy
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‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’ Editors Reveal Which Scenes Were Part Of The Reshoots

As many of you recall, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story went through a series of reshoots last summer. During the course of that time, many were concerned about the timing of these reshoots and script rewrites. Naturally, big budget blockbusters like Rogue One will go through reshoots just to work out any issues the film may have. In the long run, these reshoots helped the film, as it quickly became the third highest grossing film of 2016 in just a matter of a few short weeks.
Now the subject of these reshoots has popped up again, as many are wondering what scenes were reshot and what scenes were rewritten. Of course, now is the perfect time to ask about it considering that the film is practically behind us. Find out more about what Rogue One editors John Gilroy and Colin Goudie had to say about those scenes in the full story below.
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Tags: Alan Tudyk, Ben Mendelsohn, Chris Weitz, Christopher McQuarrie, Diego Luna, donnie yen, Felicity Jones, Forest Whitaker, Gareth Edwards, James Earl Jones, Jiang Wen, Michael Giacchino, Riz Ahmed, Rogue One, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Star Wars, Star Wars Anthology: Rogue One, Star Wars: Rogue One, Tony Gilroy
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‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’ Almost Had A Very Different Ending

At this point in time, we should tell you that any news about Rogue One: A Star Wars Story will contain spoilers. Not just because we know that the rebels steal the plans to the Death Star, but in terms of how the film specifically ends.
For those who have seen it already, we know the fate of the crew, but for those who have yet to see it, this will be your only warning as spoilers will follow. But for those that have seen it, did you know that there was a different ending. Find out what it is in the full story below.
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Tags: Alan Tudyk, Ben Mendelsohn, Chris Weitz, Christopher McQuarrie, Diego Luna, donnie yen, Felicity Jones, Forest Whitaker, Gareth Edwards, James Earl Jones, Jiang Wen, Michael Giacchino, Riz Ahmed, Rogue One, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Star Wars, Star Wars Anthology: Rogue One, Star Wars: Rogue One, Tony Gilroy
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Yes, There Was Unused Original ‘Star Wars’ Footage In ‘Rogue One’

Apparently plenty of you rebelled over the weekend as Rogue One: A Star Wars Story was the number one film, grossing over $290 million worldwide. Many critics were overjoyed by Lucasfilm’s first Star Wars spinoff praising it for being new by mixing in the old — the new being focusing on the untold story of how the plans to the Death Star were stolen, the old being seeing digitized classic characters from the original trilogy. But the old also included some unused footage – that many of us didn’t even notice at the time – from the original 1977 film Star Wars: A New Hope. Check out the full story below. Minor spoilers follow. There’s your only warning.
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Tags: Alan Tudyk, Angus MacInnes, Ben Mendelsohn, Chris Weitz, Christopher McQuarrie, Diego Luna, donnie yen, Drewe Henley, Felicity Jones, Forest Whitaker, Gareth Edwards, James Earl Jones, Jiang Wen, Michael Giacchino, Riz Ahmed, Rogue One, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Star Wars, Star Wars Anthology: Rogue One, Star Wars: Rogue One, Tony Gilroy
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Felicity Jones Has A Sequel Option For ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story officially hits theaters today (check out our review here), and depending on whether or not you have seen it, it could change the way we see Jyn Erso (Felicity Jones).
While we’ve heard Kathleen Kennedy say that this is just one standalone film, the actress is under contract to appear in one sequel. Before we can speculate how she will appear, we have to warn you that MAJOR SPOILERS will follow after the jump. I repeat, MAJOR SPOILERS are ahead, so you’ve gotten your warning.
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Tags: Alan Tudyk, Ben Mendelsohn, Chris Weitz, Christopher McQuarrie, Diego Luna, donnie yen, Felicity Jones, Forest Whitaker, Gareth Edwards, James Earl Jones, Jiang Wen, Michael Giacchino, Riz Ahmed, Rogue One, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Star Wars, Star Wars Anthology: Rogue One, Star Wars: Rogue One, Tony Gilroy
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Movie Review: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Director: Gareth Edwards
Screenwriter: Chris Weitz and Tony Gilroy
Cast: Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Donnie Yen, Mads Mikkelsen, Alan Tudyk, Jiang Wen, and Forest Whitaker
Distributor: Walt Disney Studios
Rated PG-13 | 133 minutes
Release Date: December 16, 2016
While spinoffs have a reputation of being written off as a cash grab scheme, the Star Wars universe has a wealth of material to work with. When it was first announced that there would be spinoffs, many wondered what or rather who they could be about. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, will be the first of those planned spinoffs. The film centers on a group of rebels who embark on the fabled mission to steal the plans to the Death Star. As storied as those troubling reshoots and issues with the script were, Rogue One is highly entertaining.
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Tags: Alan Tudyk, Ben Mendelsohn, Chris Weitz, Christopher McQuarrie, Diego Luna, donnie yen, Felicity Jones, Forest Whitaker, Gareth Edwards, James Earl Jones, Jiang Wen, Michael Giacchino, Riz Ahmed, Rogue One, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Star Wars, Star Wars Anthology: Rogue One, Star Wars: Rogue One, Tony Gilroy
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