The Creator’s Gareth Edwards flatly refuses to ever say anything bad about making Rogue One
Edwards figures that nobody would have much sympathy anyway for someone who complains about making a Star Wars movie
It’s accepted Hollywood canon at this point that Rogue One: A Star Wars Story was almost entirely reconstructed in the editing bay and with a ton of reshoots, with Disney bringing in writer Tony Gilroy to punch-up director Gareth Edwards’ film into the version we know (and love!) today. There’s proof of this all over the place, whether it’s footage in the trailers that doesn’t appear in the final film, behind-the-scenes shots that imply a different fate for certain characters, or the fact that it was Gilroy who was brought in to make Disney+’s excellent Andor prequel series. But whatever happened, Edwards has no interest in sharing any details. He’s been a good soldier this whole time (a fact lampshaded by his little cameo as a soldier in Star Wars: The Last Jedi), and even now, years later, Edwards refuses to say anything negative about working with Disney.
