Don't Panic: "Rogue One" To Get Expensive Reshoots

After the first trailer for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story was released back in April, fans been ravenous to get their hands on another Star Wars movie to follow last years Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Rogue One is set to take place before A New Hope with a team infiltrating the empire to steal the plans for the Death Star.

PageSix has recently received reports stating that, "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.”

Why I'm Not Worried:

Now, before anyone freaks out, you have to understand that every big budget movie goes through reshoots. Disney even builds an extensive reshoot schedule into ALL of their actor's contracts. They know that sometimes an idea on paper doesn't translate as well as they thought it would on the screen. Additionally, it is not until a scene is viewed as a whole that they realize that there are plot holes or it simply doesn't work. So after viewing the movie they do some quick rewrites and get back to shooting.

Why I'm a Little Worried:

Now that I have extinguished some of the flames, it's time to fan them back up again. Although reshoots are perfectly normal, some of the wording does worry me.

1) Execs aren't happy

By this point in the process, the film should be pretty much complete, needing only minor tweaks needing to be made. The fact that Rogue One is due in December and that they still aren't happy is not a good sign.

2) "Four Weeks of Expensive Reshoots"

Four weeks is a long time for reshoots. Usually two is considered a normal amount of time, but since they've established four weeks of reshoots means that they are really going to be doing some major changes. Plus with them being expensive, it will make it difficult for the studio to make back their money if Rogue One is not as good as we are all hoping.

Take A Step Back:

A Disney source went on to tell PageSix that “the film making 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.”

What that means to me is that everyone involved in the process is doing the best they can to deliver a movie that fans will be proud of. Like any studio, Disney does have its missteps, but more often than not Disney is able to deliver a product that brings joy to many. So regardless of these reshoots, Rogue One, is bound to be an exciting movie that will expand the Star Wars universe and bring joy to millions of people.

What are your thoughts on Rogue One getting expensive reshoots? Are you still excited, or does this worry you a little? And what other Star Wars stories are you excited to see Disney expand upon? Leave your comments below, and remember to always keep it unpopped.