Erster "Star Wars"-Spin Off-Film startet 2016 (Update)
Lucasfilm hat heute den ersten "Star Wars"-Spin Off-Film für 2016 angekündigt. Der erste Star Wars-Film, der eine neue Geschichte abseits der Kernhandlung erzählen wird, soll in den US-Kinos am 16.12.2016 anlaufen. Regie führt "Godzilla"-Regisseur Gareth Edwards. Das Drehbuch soll von "After Earth"-Autor Gary Whitta stammen. Worum es in dem Film gehen soll und der Titel sind noch nicht bekannt.
Update: Inzwischen ist auch der deutsche Kino-Start-Termin bekannt: In Deutschland wird Gareth Edwards erster Star Wars-Spin Off-Film bereits einen Tag vorher am 15.12.2016 anlaufen.
Press Release
In addition to the episodes of a new Star Wars trilogy, Lucasfilm and Disney have begun development on multiple stand-alone movies that will offer new stories beyond the core Saga. Gareth Edwards will direct the first stand-alone film, with a screenplay by Gary Whitta. The film is due out December 16, 2016.
Gareth Edwards blazed into the filmmaking forefront with his acclaimed work on Monsters, a film he wrote, directed and served on as cinematographer and visual effects artist. The skill and vision readily apparent in Monsters earned him the high-profile spot directing this year's smash hit Godzilla.
"Ever since I saw Star Wars I knew exactly what I wanted to do for the rest of my life -- join the Rebel Alliance! I could not be more excited and honored to go on this mission with Lucasfilm," said Edwards.
Gary Whitta's screenwriting credits include 2010's The Book of Eli starring Denzel Washington. He is also well known as a journalist and editor in the video game industry, as well as part of the BAFTA award-winning team on Telltale Games adaptation of The Walking Dead.
Whitta states, "From the moment I first saw the original movie as a wide-eyed kid, Star Wars has been the single most profound inspiration to my imagination and to my career as a writer. It is deeply special to me,so to be given the opportunity to contribute to its ongoing legacy, especially in collaboration with a film-maker as talented as Gareth, is literally a dream come true. I'm still pinching myself."
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