{"id":143002,"date":"2014-05-23T08:16:59","date_gmt":"2014-05-23T15:16:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/?p=143002"},"modified":"2014-05-23T08:24:32","modified_gmt":"2014-05-23T15:24:32","slug":"gareth-edwards-and-gary-whitta-onboard-for-star-wars-stand-alone-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/2014\/05\/23\/gareth-edwards-and-gary-whitta-onboard-for-star-wars-stand-alone-film\/","title":{"rendered":"Gareth Edwards and Gary Whitta Onboard for Star Wars Stand-Alone Film"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;Godzilla&#8217; director Gareth Edwards has signed on to helm the recently announced first stand-alone film in the &#8216;<a href=\"http:\/\/starwars.com\/news\/gareth-edwards-and-gary-whitta-onboard-for-star-wars-stand-alone-film.html\">Star Wars<\/a>&#8216; movie franchise. Lucasfilm and Disney have scheduled the stand-alone movie is set to be released on December 16, 2016.<\/p>\n<p>The production companies also revealed that they have begun development on multiple stand-alone movies that will offer new stories beyond the core Saga. The stand-alone entries will be made in addition to the new trilogy, which will kick off with next year&#8217;s &#8216;Star Wars: Episode VII&#8217; and will be directed by J.J. Abrams.<\/p>\n<p>Edwards first gained fame for his acclaimed work on the 2010 sci-fi thriller, &#8216;Monsters,&#8217; which he wrote, helmed and served as the cinematographer and visual effects artist. The skills he showed on the drama earned his the high profile directing job on this year&#8217;s hit sci-fi action adventure, &#8216;Godzilla.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Edwards will be joined on the new &#8216;Star Wars&#8217; stand-alone film by scribe Gary Whitta, who previously wrote Denzel Washington&#8217;s &#8216;The Book of Eli.&#8217; The journalist is also an editor in the video game industry, and is also a part of the BAFTA award-winning team on Telltale Games&#8217; adaption of &#8216;The Walking Dead.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Ever since I saw Star Wars I knew exactly what I wanted to do for the rest of my life &#8211; join the Rebel Alliance! I could not be more excited &#038; honored to go on this mission with Lucasfilm,&#8221; Edwards said about directing the first &#8216;Star Wars&#8217; stand-alone film.<\/p>\n<p>Whitta also shared his excitement on working on the project, saying &#8220;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. 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