"The filmmaking 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."
Fair enough. Additional filming isn't unusual and doesn't mean, on its own, that a film is in "crisis." But now that Page Six's report is spreading, it's leading to headlines like Forbes's new piece, titled "What's At Stake For 'Star Wars' If 'Rogue One' Bombs."
Is everyone already heading for the lifeboats? Come on, now.
Hopefully the references to "The Force Awakens" don't mean the studio wants something to match the tone or style of Episode VII. This is meant to be a standalone, and it has "rogue" right in the title, so why not take a chance and let it be its own thing? Or is that too naive, since this is a major franchise and "own thing" is never the droid they're looking for?
"Rogue One" will be released December 16th, 2016.
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