Page Six says Disney wants reshoots on Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Despite strong trailer, Disney reportedly wants more control over upcoming flick.
Page Six, a gossip and culture spinoff of the New York Post, reported yesterday that Disney executives are unhappy with the current version of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, the spinoff that’s supposed to tell the story in between Star Wars episodes III and IV. According to anonymous sources, the movie is now scheduled for an "expensive reshoot" over the summer, ahead of its December release.

A source elaborated that, "the movie isn’t testing well” and “Disney won’t take a back seat.”
Screen testing of a movie is common in Hollywood and tweaking the film according to the screen tester’s comments is routine, but the Page Six sources seem to suggest these alterations go beyond that.

A Disney source also told Page Six that "The filmmaking team and the studio always anticipated additional shooting and second unit work to make the film the absolute best it can be, and the actors were aware there would be additional shooting.”

Ars has contacted Disney and will update if we receive a response.

The news is surprising because the Rogue One trailer seemed solid and was well-received by many of the franchise’s most ardent fans. The Page Six article seems to suggest that the director, Gareth Edwards, is given to risk-taking and keeping studio presence at bay. This may have caused friction among those studio execs, causing one of Page Six’s “movie insider” sources to comment that “Rogue One has fallen short of what J.J. Abrams did with Star Wars: Episode VII — The Force Awakens. So Disney has ordered reshoots."