Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (Pre-release)

[Reelo]

Maybe they felt the story was simply too predictable.
Maybe after monitoring fan sites and social media they realized there were really no surprises for the fans. After all, the only thing worse than a bad film would be a boring film.

Too predictable?!? I'll tell you how the film ends: The Rebels earn their first victory against the Empire and steal the plans of the Death-Star. Predictable? Yes. It has been predicted 1977 and any other outcome would be weird.

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[dascoyne]

Too predictable?!? I'll tell you how the film ends: The Rebels earn their first victory against the Empire and steal the plans of the Death-Star. Predictable? Yes. It has been predicted 1977 and any other outcome would be weird.

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Not the outcome - the character arcs and the plot, silly.

 

[Getoninja]

don't care about reshoots. All I care for is for the RottenTomatoes score.

The score will determine either its a must watch or if its bad I will just watch it mainly for the props, blaster, outfits, vehicles, etc

 

[DINVADER]

Like Skellig Michael has a distinct look and it was barely touched or how they dressed up the buildings on Island of Djerba for the first Star Wars. They covered a lot up. People bitch with too much CG they go more practical set and places people bitch too. OMG ROTJ is totally ruined because of the Redwood trees we can see in Cali! I've never been to that London terminal and many things about it were changed to look SW Imperial, floors, walls, etc, I doubt most of the world's population has been there, either, perhaps even more for the finished film than the 3 sec shot we saw in the teaser.

 

[hansicle]

I believe it's WAY different when you're familiar with an area that was used in filming, and can see through the set dressing to what's underneath. I'll be honest, that hall looked like a part of the Death Star to me. I was surprised to find out it was a subway station. Now... the giant fermenting hoppers in Star Trek reboot.... might have looked cool, but knowing it was a brewery, looked out of place. A movie was filmed in my neighborhood, Stir of Echos with Kevin Bacon. There is a scene where they go to Logan Square train station.... I use that stop, and it's a booth with about 5 turn styles, then stairs and a train platform. In the movie, it makes it look like it's a train station, with a bunch of ticket takers, booths selling tickets, ect. During the movie, when that scene came up, I bust out laughing.

 

[Inquisitor Peregrinus]

I agree that pretty much every non-geek I talk to is confused about this. Which annoys me, because it's a really, really simple concept to grasp. But they're just utterly adrift: "Wait, it's not about like Luke and Rey? I don't get it!" So Disney has their work cut out for them. Because most people are pretty damn dense. Hope they have a good ad campaign!

Back in the day when USEnet was still a popular hangout (the '90s), I was on rec.arts.startrek.tech about as much as I'm on here now, along with -- amongst others -- Rick Sternbach. One of the things he recounted that blew me away was after the end of Next Generation, after Generations (where they destroyed the Enterprise-D), they figured with the hero ship of that show gone, it was safe to bring in other Galaxy-class ships, so the second-season finale of Deep Space Nine featured the Galaxy-class U.S.S. Odyssey (registry number prominently visible, ship referred to by name in dialogue many times) and its Captain, Keogh. As part of the episode's climax the ship was destroyed by the Dominion while rescuing Commander SIsko. Very easy to follow all that...

...And yet Rick said they got dozens if not hundreds of letters, phone calls, and e-mails that were a mix of wondering why, if the Enterprise was there, we didn't see Picard, and who was this other Captain? ...and angrily blasting them for destroying the Enterprise in that episode, how dare you, I'll never watch again!

There will always be a subset of the population who just never gets it. Sad, but true, and don't try to find a way to compensate for it. Just make the best thing you can, and know a portion of the audience will miss the point.

--Jonah

 

[Reelo]

Sometimes Lego leaks are worth checking out closer!

"U-Wing" confirmed as troop-transport:

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[Victor3]

Is that an Escort Shuttle?

 

[Reelo]

Is that an Escort Shuttle?

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The black one looks related to Sentinel and Lambda class ships.

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[Reelo]

https://www.reddit.com/r/starwarssp...t_all_the_crap_about_people_saying_they_know/

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[Bryancd]

Some more insight...

http://makingstarwars.net/2016/06/how-extensive-will-the-rogue-one-reshoots-be/

 

[Anakhron]

A bit more encouraging than I was expecting...

 

[joshvanrad]

I hope they don't tone down the Vader murder machine scene or this supposed beachhead scene. If that redditor is telling the truth (which I am always super hesitant to believe things coming from reddit) it doesn't sound like they're toning it down all that much.

However, the film I was hoping for was really pushing the PG-13 rating.

 

[DINVADER]

I know it's the "in" thing to like gory, dark as hell films to feed the ego that you're not a kid anymore. But Empire is considered dark, but really wasn't all that so. It was full of uncertainty more than anything. Nobody main died in it.

 

[Sluis Van Shipyards]

How gory could it be? It would basically be cauterized limbs that we've seen since ANH. Even then if they had Vader moving very fast through the Rebels, you would only see a blur as the limb fell unless they chose to focus on the screaming guy who just lost an arm (or more). I actually think it sounds funny, like Vader is so mad he lost limbs that he's going to make everyone else do the same. :lol

 

[Vivek]

https://twitter.com/chrismcquarrie/status/738536269928669184

 

[SofaKing01]

Pulled from the EPVIII Thread:

• Some crew initially heard J.J. Abrams was supervising the reshoots.
• Gareth Edwards is doing the reshoots himself but with a partner, Christopher McQuarrie.
• Christopher McQuarrie, the final writer on Rogue One will be working extensively with Edwards on set to make sure they’re on the “same page” with the most recent draft of the film.
• Christopher McQuarrie’s draft of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story was considered superior to the film they shot previously.
• It was not Edwards’ fault as McQuarrie’s draft wasn’t completed when much of the film was shot and revisions kept coming in that made the film feel uneven.
• 32 sets have been recreated for the reshoot.
• The crew expects they are reshooting 40% of the film.
• They are working 6 days a week for 8 weeks.

When the movie began filming there was a lot of talk that the budget had been greatly reduced slightly before shooting meaning, more CGI would be needed. Now it looks like the movie is going to cost what it was supposed to cost from the start. The quality of the film wasn’t bad, it just needs to be better and all involved are happy to make that happen.

If all this true... DANG! 40% of the film is being reshot? Expect a delay for the release date. I would rather they do it right then just rush to get into into theaters. Glad to hear that all involved are ready and willing to produce a top quality product.

 

[Vivek]

http://www.slashfilm.com/rogue-one-reshoots-details/
Update from Slashfilm.

McQuarrie firmly denied the rumor that he’s supervising the reshoots:

"If there are any reshoots on Rogue One, I’m not supervising them. For any outlet to say so is not only wrong, it’s irresponsible. Gareth Edwards is a talented filmmaker who deserves the benefit of the doubt. Making a film – let alone a Star Wars chapter – is hard enough without the internet trying to deliberately downgrade one’s years of hard work. Who does that even serve? Let him make his movie in peace."

Reporting on reshoots or additional photography is one thing, but this false rumor regarding McQuarrie was dismissive of Edwards’ work, which was what Christopher McQuarrie took issue with. Reporting that Edwards required supervision wasn’t fair to him, McQuarrie, or anyone else involved in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.

 

[CutThumb]

Disney and Lucasfilm REALLY need to make a statement over this and quickly. This endless amount of rumour and speculation is not helping anybody. If what they really wanted was a Star "WAR"s film and that's what they got and what they actually want now is a "Star Wars" film that fits into the trilogies then they should say so NOW. If the director ,writers and crew delivered the original concept then the fault lies with the Execs who have changed their minds, but currently the impression is anything but.
Nothing p***es off the people at the production end more than having to reshoot a movie and then being blamed for its failures because the studio heads have now changed their opinions about what they wanted in the first place. Who the hell was watching the daily footage coming off this before even a rough cut was shown????!!!! Somebody must have known what direction this was being taken and approved!!!!
Personally I really wanted a darker toned mature movie but I'd happily settle for anything that tells the story of that mission before ANH because I really thought it was an exciting and interesting point in the history of the SW universe. I have little doubt they will deliver a good movie but what actually has gone "wrong" with this needs to be stated before it starts to hit moral . If the issue is that it is a little too " brutal "for the general SW audience then say it now and people will relax. Keep letting these often wrong and exaggerated rumours muddy the water and the potential for people to be already predisposed to finding fault with this, be it because its now "out of sequence" or because its " not what Disney expected" will have a horribly corrosive effect going forward and everyone involved with it at EVERY level..

 

[Reelo]

My thoughts exactly CutThumb

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