Subscribe to Mstars News!
Sign up for our weekly news updates by entering your email:
Last month, screenwriter Gary Whitta quit as writer of the highly anticipated Gareth Edwards-directed Star Wars spin-off, stand-alone film set to hit theaters after J.J. Abrams' 2015 blockbuster The Force Awakens in 2016. This week, we learned that acclaimed writer and director Chris Weitz has officially been hired by Disney as the new writer for the sci-fi project. Let's examine Weitz's past film work and see what we can expect from this secretive movie project below!
Check out more movie news coverage from MStars News right here!
In our title, we mentioned two of Weitz's big directorial projects, The Twilight Saga: New Moon and American Pie. Fans of Star Wars might be cringing at those titles, but we should also point out that he also directed The Golden Compass. Plus, according to Slash Film, his writing credits include 2015's Cinderella and Academy Award nomination for About A Boy.
The Hollywood Reporter broke this news, also pointing out that he's currently authoring his own YA novel franchise. The first novel in the series is entitled The Young World. You can read more about this news right here!
With his writing background, we could expect some sort of romantic storyline playing a big role in this 2016 film. We might want to get ready for Weitz to get a director's chair for another spin-off film, too, joining Edwards and Josh Trank as another helmer of the standalone movies.
The latest news about this upcoming project includes some plot details that could involve Han Solo and Boba Fett as central characters, and actresses Tatiana Maslany, Felicity Jones, Rooney Mara, and Kate Mara auditioning for the same role in the movie.
Let us know what you think about this Star Wars spin-off script writer news in the comments section below!
© 2024 Mstars News, All rights reserved. Do not reproduce without permission.
