Now they’re at the center of the first standalone Star Wars film expected to build a universe to rival Marvel’s. ![]() Their efforts were previously an afterthought, mere exposition to allow young Luke to flourish. Rogue One takes it way back to before Episode IV, focusing on the band of rebels who stole the plans for the Death Star and allowed Luke Skywalker to blow it all up by exploiting an improbably simple vulnerability. While his fandom is unquestioned, he’s been tasked with creating a Star Wars tale unlike any other, in which the Jedi and their lightsabers are absent and our protagonists are more ordinary, down-to-Earth rebels. Gareth Edwards, 41, was given the director’s chair for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story after making his name as a visual effects artist and directing the Godzilla reboot in 2014. ![]() The man in charge of Star Wars’ first foray into universe-building has wanted to be a director since he was a child-mainly because of the George Lucas saga he now finds himself a part of.
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