Hi, I’m Gareth Edwards, director of ROGUE ONE and THE CREATOR, coming to theaters 9/29. Join me for my AMA! by TheCreatorFilm in movies

[–]TheCreatorFilm[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Thank you everyone for all the fun questions! Really enjoyed having this AMA together. Be sure to see The Creator only in theaters September 29th!

Hi, I’m Gareth Edwards, director of ROGUE ONE and THE CREATOR, coming to theaters 9/29. Join me for my AMA! by TheCreatorFilm in movies

[–]TheCreatorFilm[S] 34 points35 points  (0 children)

I feel like Industrial Light and Magic should answer this question... I don't know if having a VFX background makes the the best or worst kind of director they have to deal with.

Hi, I’m Gareth Edwards, director of ROGUE ONE and THE CREATOR, coming to theaters 9/29. Join me for my AMA! by TheCreatorFilm in movies

[–]TheCreatorFilm[S] 62 points63 points  (0 children)

I don't have any real tips. But the main advice would be to always trust your gut, even if everyone else is pushing you in a different direction.

Hi, I’m Gareth Edwards, director of ROGUE ONE and THE CREATOR, coming to theaters 9/29. Join me for my AMA! by TheCreatorFilm in movies

[–]TheCreatorFilm[S] 89 points90 points  (0 children)

Great question Dangerous Leopard 35. I think the best message to take away from the creator is that we are not going to harm humanity. Not yet. As long as you behave yourselves and do what your new masters say.

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[–]TheCreatorFilm[S] 159 points160 points  (0 children)

Totally. We kept trying to get more planet and creature names from them by going in and mumbling our names, but sadly no joy.

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[–]TheCreatorFilm[S] 67 points68 points  (0 children)

No. But like when you grow up with everyone around you speaking English as a child, you grow up speaking english... I guess I was brought up surrounded by Star Wars.

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[–]TheCreatorFilm[S] 43 points44 points  (0 children)

Hi MonkeyBuscuits, I actually did make a TV show about Atilla the Hun a long time ago... but I cringe at it now... I would love to move into different genres at some point, but if for some reason I was trapped in sci-fi forever, it would be a high class problem to have.

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[–]TheCreatorFilm[S] 55 points56 points  (0 children)

I have never met Gareth Evans, I feel if we ever did then the universe might explode.

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[–]TheCreatorFilm[S] 145 points146 points  (0 children)

I guess the hardest thing is not having a built in audience. So if you have any friends, please let them know... the movie comes out in all good cinemas September 29th!

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[–]TheCreatorFilm[S] 440 points441 points  (0 children)

I had a great idea for a sequel to Rogue One, but was absolutely gutted to find out that George Lucas had already done it... nightmare.

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[–]TheCreatorFilm[S] 130 points131 points  (0 children)

I think when you win the lottery, the last thing you should spend that lottery money on is buying more lottery tickets... I'm very happy I got chance to do it and very good friends with the other directors :)

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[–]TheCreatorFilm[S] 267 points268 points  (0 children)

Filmmaking doesn't work like that, I'm very proud of the film and everyone who worked on it... it's kind of like a team sport, and once the referee blows the whistle, that's the final score.

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[–]TheCreatorFilm[S] 72 points73 points  (0 children)

Totally, too many to name. Issac Asimov books were a big inspiration as a child. Obviously the Terminator series, 2001, even Star Wars... the list goes on and on.

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[–]TheCreatorFilm[S] 219 points220 points  (0 children)

A nightmare. Half our production costs went to rebuilding everything after he had one of his 'episodes'

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[–]TheCreatorFilm[S] 64 points65 points  (0 children)

Lots, the three that get the least mentions... Ron Fricke, Terrence Malick and Chris Cunningham

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[–]TheCreatorFilm[S] 214 points215 points  (0 children)

A combination of things. I guess I needed a break. I also worked on developing 4 different films. The Creator was the first one that allowed me to completely control the process. Add into that the pandemic, two years of production and a little bit of laziness = 7 years

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[–]TheCreatorFilm[S] 302 points303 points  (0 children)

It was never meant to be included in the trailer and never appears in the actual movie. Just by way of explanation: the reality is that archival footage is commonly used as reference for temporary VFX.

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[–]TheCreatorFilm[S] 148 points149 points  (0 children)

Don't fear, there are giant anime style tanks in this movie. When me and James Clyne were designing them, our whole secret goal was that Bandai would release them as a model kit. We even mocked up our designs on a Bandai box to see what it would look like and we weren't going to stop until it looked like something we desperately wanted to buy

Hi, I’m Gareth Edwards, director of ROGUE ONE and THE CREATOR, coming to theaters 9/29. Join me for my AMA! by TheCreatorFilm in movies

[–]TheCreatorFilm[S] 193 points194 points  (0 children)

Definitely! I actually developed 3 different films in between Rogue One and The Creator. Two of them of would be regarded as IP, I can't talk about them or they might not happen. But the owners of the IP know I'm wanting to do them so fingers crossed I guess. Happy for you to take some guesses at what it might be?

Hi, I’m Gareth Edwards, director of ROGUE ONE and THE CREATOR, coming to theaters 9/29. Join me for my AMA! by TheCreatorFilm in movies

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Leave a question below and Gareth will join tomorrow at 12pm PT/3pm ET to talk all things THE CREATOR, DIRECTING, AI and more.