Gary Whitta

Date of Birth

1972-07-21

Place of Birth

Poplar, London, England, UK

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The Last Starfighter 2 sizzle reel teases the potential sequel

Posted 5 years ago

Together with original screenwriter Jonathan Betuel, Gary Whitta has been working on a sequel to The Last Starfighter for a number of years, and it would seem that the project is now very close to the finish line. The original...

The Last Starfighter sequel is still in the works

Posted 6 years ago

There have been rumblings over the years about a potential sequel or reboot to THE LAST STARFIGHTER, and Gary Whitta (ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY) revealed two years ago that he was working on a sequel to the film...

Brie Larson reveals which Star Wars movie she missed out on

Posted 6 years ago

Brie Larson has made her desire to appear in a STAR WARS movie pretty well-known over the last few years. Larson is actually a fan of many big franchises that she would love to be a part of, including hustling...

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The Last Starfighter reboot/sequel in the works?

Posted 8 years ago

The other day, screenwriter Gary Whitta (ROGUE ONE, THE BOOK OF ELI) dropped some killer news over on Twitter when he let all of us know that he's currently working on a reboot of Nick Castle's THE LAST STARFIGHTER with...

Rogue One’s Gary Whitta working on a reboot of The Last Starfighter

Posted 8 years ago

Do you remember THE LAST STARFIGHTER? Well, here's a quick refresher: The 1984 sci-fi film found Alex Rogan (Lance Guest) becoming embarrassingly good at an arcade game called Starfighter. Once he becomes the highest-scoring player, Rogan is approached by the...

More magic for Benedict Cumberbatch as he’s set to star in The War Magician

Posted 11 years ago

Looks like DOCTOR STRANGE won't be Benedict Cumberbatch's only foray into the world of magic, Bob Cooper and Richard Saperstein of Storyscape Entertainment have announced that Cumberbatch is attached to star in THE WAR MAGICIAN as Jasper Maskelyne, a British...

Gareth Edwards’ Star Wars film titled Rogue One; Ep. VIII hits in May 2017

Posted 11 years ago

Starting this December, we’re going to get 3 Star Wars films in less than two years, so buckle up! Just recently announced is that the Gareth Edwards (GODZILLA) spin-off has been given an official title: ROGUE ONE. The concept for the...

Chris Weitz Talks Secrecy and What To Expect From The Star Wars Spinoff

Posted 11 years ago

Near the end of January Chris Weitz replaced Gary Whitta as the screenwriter on Gareth Edwards' STAR WARS SPIN-OFF, a move which had many wondering just what was happening and what that meant for the script Whitta had been writing....

Felicity Jones cast as lead in Gareth Edward’s standalone Star Wars movie

Posted 11 years ago

From THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN to an Oscar nomination for THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING and now to a galaxy far, far away. Felicity Jones has just been announced as the female lead in Gareth Edwards‘ STAR WARS SPIN-OFF slated for release...

Rumor: Could Michael Fassbender be up for the role of Boba Fett?

Posted 11 years ago

You can go ahead and take this one with all of the grains of salt, but it's a rumor that's been snowballing the past couple days so we might as well talk about it! The website iKwiz has reported that...

Chris Weitz set to write Gareth Edwards’ Star Wars spinoff

Posted 11 years ago

After original writer Gary Whitta departed GODZILLA director Gareth Edwards' STAR WARS SPIN-OFF movie (after completing a draft), the film has now found a new writer to complete the script. Academy Award nominee Chris Weitz, the writer and director of...

Rumor: The first Star Wars spin-off to focus on both Han Solo AND Boba Fett

Posted 11 years ago

While we await any sort of concrete news about Gareth Edwards STAR WARS SPIN-OFF, we continue to alternate between rumors that claim the film is about either Han Solo or Boba Fett and other bounty hunters. Well, what if both...

Update: Rooney Mara, Tatiana Maslany & others testing for Star Wars spinoff

Posted 11 years ago

UPDATE: Variety‘s Justin Kroll has tweeted a fourth actress tested, Rooney Mara’s sister, Kate Mara. Kate has four movies coming to theaters in 2015, including CAPTIVE, THE FANTASTIC FOUR, MAN DOWN, and THE MARTIAN. The original story follows: Pre-production is...

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