2. Producer
•Producer – Simon Emanuel
•British highly exclaimed producer
•He also produced Star Wars: The Force
Awakens, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of
Azkaban and The Dark Knight Rises
4. Development
Writer – Chris Weitz and Tony Gilroy
Casting – Jina Jay
Financing – Budget not yet released but estimated to be $120 million-
$150 million which is considerably cheaper than The Force Awakens
which had a budget of $200 million (estimated that $40-$50 million will
be spent on marketing)
Genre/storyline – (Set just before the New Hope)
Jyn Erso, a Rebellion soldier and criminal, is about to experience her
biggest challenge yet when Mon Mothma sets her out on a mission to
steal the plans for the Death Star. With help from the Rebels, a master
swordsman, and non-allied forces, Jyn will be in for something bigger
than she thinks. Jyn Erso is the daughter of bounty hunter Bobo Fett.
5. Director
•Director – Gareth Edwards
•Also directed Godzilla, Monsters and In
the Shadow of the Moon
•Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
•Has not directed that many films –
majority of his work is documentaries
such as Hiroshima, Dive to Bermuda
Triangle and Seven Wonders of the
Industrial World
6. Talent
Actors (stars) – Felicity Jones (Jyn Erso), Riz Ahmed (Bodhi Rook), Mads
Mikkelsen (Galen Erso)
Cinematographer – Greg Fraser
Music director – Alexandre Desplat
SFX/VFX - Chris Corbould, Neal Scanlan, Roger Guyett and Patrick
Tubach
7. Marketing
- Lead actress Felicity Jones has
appeared in lots of magazine articles
and has done interviews including
appearing on the cover of
Entertainment, few months before the
official release of the film which is 16th
December 2016.
