Rogue One may have been a billion dollar success, but according to Director Krennic star Ben Mendelsohn, Gareth Edwards film originally looked quite different.
Now screenwriter Gilroy has spoken out on being parachuted in to oversee reshoots and postproduction, working essentially as a “ghost director.”
Speaking with The Hollywood Reporter, Oscar-nominated writer was very candid about his time on the Star Wars spin-off.
The Jason Bourne scribe said: “If you look at Rogue, all the difficulty with Rogue, all the confusion of it … and all the mess, and in the end when you get in there, it’s actually very, very simple to solve.
Gilroy continued: “Because you sort of go, ‘This is a movie where, folks, just look. Everyone is going to die.’ So it’s a movie about sacrifice.
“I came in after the director’s cut. I have a screenplay credit in the arbitration that was easily won.”
The screenwriter was unafraid to be bold in his decision-making, having no emotional attachment to the franchise.
He added: “I’ve never been interested in Star Wars, ever. So I had no reverence for it whatsoever. I was unafraid about that.”
The insider said: “They were worried about it before all The Last Jedi controversy, but now they’re essentially writing Solo off.
“The lead actor, Alden Ehrenreich, can’t act, and they had a dialogue coach on hand for all of his scenes.
“On top of that, the script is unworkable. It’s going to be a car crash.”
Nevertheless recent box office predictions envision Solo will be a hit on par with Rogue One.
Solo: A Star Wars Story will be released in UK cinemas on May 24, 2018.
