Fans of 2014's "Godzilla" film, a reboot of Toho's "Godzilla" franchise, might be thrilled about the upcoming Godzilla-Kong cinematic universe designed to bring the two legendary monsters together, but they may be bummed by today's news. Deadline reports that director Gareth Edwards has exited the project today with the split being described as "amicable." Edwards reportedly wants to focus on smaller projects rather than pursue more studio tentpoles, especially considering his upcoming film is "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story," the first stand-alone "Star Wars Anthology" film of the new franchise. Read More: Gareth Edwards Talks Tone Of 'Rogue One'; Kathleen Kennedy Wasn't Sold On ‘Star Wars’ Anthology Films At First Edwards got his start in the film industry with the 2005 BBC docu-drama "End Day," about fictional scientist Dr. Howell (Glenn Conroy) as he travels from his London hotel room to his New York laboratory and...
- 5/13/2016
- by Vikram Murthi
- Indiewire
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