And Now People Are Freaking Out About Star Wars reshoots

So rumor has it that Disney has ordered reshoots on “Star Wars: Rogue One.” And naturally fans are up in arms about this.

I never understand why fans go bug nuts over such announcements. Whenever it’s learned that some film is undergoing reshoots, the declaration is that the film must be in trouble.

All it is is a rewrite, basically. If George R.R. Martin declared he was doing some rewrites on his next “Fire and Ice” book to improve it, would the fans declare, “Oh my God, it must be in trouble!!” (Yeah, probably some would.) But most would simply realize that rewrites and redos are just part of the creative process. It’s honestly no big deal. “But it’s going to be expensive!” headlines declare. Expensive. Hah. The average major motion picture spends more on food for the craft services table than most of you make in a year.

I say this so many times, but it bears repeating: Wait until the dámņëd film comes out before passing judgment.

PAD