After the news that Gary Whitta had left Gareth Edwards’ Star Wars standalone movie (here), there was much pondering of who would step up to the plate. And now someone may have emerged from the cold fogs of Hoth…
In steps Simon Kinberg if Slashfilm is to be believed. Kinberg is a consultant on The Force Awakens, a writer and producer on Star Wars Rebels, and writer of at least one standalone movie, so this is certainly not out of the question.
“The guy is a well-known relief pitcher in Hollywood, coming in at the last minute to save projects. He’s got crazy geek experience and is very well-embedded at Lucasfilm not just withRebels, but the standalones too. He was announced as one of two writers on the films years ago, but it was unclear which film was his. Rumors pointed to Josh Trank directing his film, potentially in 2018, but that’s still unconfirmed. We still don’t know if Whitta and Edwards’ film was a wholly new venture or just a rewrite of one of the first two announced films.
“What we now know is that Whitta wrote a first draft of this movie, left the project, and Lucasfilm was looking for someone to step in. Enter Kinberg, who is familiar with the world, tone and more. He’s the perfect replacement to come in and polish/rewrite the script to Lucasfilm’s liking.”
So what do you all think, is Kinberg the man for the job? Let us know your thoughts…
Marc
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