#garywhitta

[fanthatracks]

John Boyega to star in a prequel series to Gary Whitta film The Book of Eli.

Earning $157.1 million worldwide on an $80 million budget back in 2010, The Book of Eli from Rogue One writer Gary Whitta was a sizeable hit, and continuing the Star Wars connections a small screen prequel series is about to hit the marketplace starring John Boyega, fresh off 'They Cloned Tyrone' opposite Jamie Foxx and with sci-fi romance 'The Freshening' from director Cathy Yan up ahead. https://youtu.be/VNPaYCIklD4 The neo-Western Book of Eli movie takes place 30 years after a nuclear catastrophe caused an ecocide. It revolves around Eli (Washington), a nomad who fights his way across a ravaged, post-apocalyptic America while protecting a sacred book that holds the secrets to humanity’s salvation. Details about the TV series are sketchy, but I hear it is set 30 years prior to the events in the film, which would put it around the time of the nuclear event or its immediate aftermath. This marks one of the highest-profile, star-driven, IP-based packages to hit the premium TV marketplace since the end of the Hollywood strikes. While there have been a handful of deals so far, buying has been slow out of the gate. It is expected to pick up in early 2024, with The Book of Eli an example of the caliber of auspices and premise a TV package needs to stand out. We caught up with Gary Whitta back in 2022, a chat you can listen to below. [amazon box="0593597958"]

[fanthatracks]

Imagine a world where a spiritual sequel to Rogue One saw Rebel forces take down Imperial war criminals.

It's an interesting thought, that Rogue One - the ultimate standalone film that fed into the 1977 classic A New Hope - could have had a thematic sequel, but in another life that could have been the case. Gary Whitta and Chris Weitz had thoughts of a TV series in the days before Disney Plus that would have shown the galaxy after the fall of the Empire as Rebel forces tracked down Imperial war criminals and brought them to justice. Gary Whitta and Chris Weitz conceptualized a TV series that would focus on the rebels after the fall of the Empire – a “Mossad-style rebel team” that would track down fleeing Imperial war criminals in the galaxy following Palpatine’s demise and the destruction of the second Death Star. By the sounds of it, this would have held on to the more grounded tone that worked so well in Rogue One and explored how the Rebel Alliance and New Republic worked together to keep hold of their desperately-won peace. While this concept would certainly have been interesting, producing this would have meant foregoing the creation of Andor, one of Disney’s most intricate and acclaimed Star Wars stories to date. While Screen Rant believe this would have cancelled out the creation of Andor, it's post-Return of the Jedi setting equally steps on the toes of Favloni's post-Empire Mandalorian era, but either way the thought of a hard-hitting death squad taking down the war criminals of the Empire is a tantalising concept. We caught up with Gary Whitta last year, a chat you can listen to on a special episode of Making Tracks. [amazon box="B0C5YWBSHR"]

[thealbertstudio]

The unquantifiably awesome @gwhitta being his rad and wholesome self, coming in with a shout out to boot :) #GaryWhitta #BookOfEli #KindaFunny #StarWars #RogueOne #AwesomePerson #WhittaForOscar

[pyroleon15]

Check this out guys! First time going to #siliconvalleycomiccon , and I got to stand behind @iamraypark aka #DarthMaul , @theofficialmads aka #GalenErso , @temueramorrison aka #JangoFett , and @instadaniellogan aka #BobaFett for the #StarWarsPanel . Not only that, I wanna thank my #lightsaber for being a #staffsaber , enough to grab Ray's attention for that split second, and enough for us to be able to interact a bit after the induction ceremony. I also want to thank my black robes, dark enough to confuse Daniel a bit into thinking that I was the Emperor. All in all, a great start to a great con. I hope I get more chances to meet them, so let's see what else this con has in store for me, shall we? #madsmikkelsen #garywhitta #temueramorrison #daniellogan #raypark #rebellegion #endorbase #rebellegionendorbase #svcc

[brokeballer]

Book: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story by Alexander Freed Based on a story by John Knoll and Gary Whitta Screenplay written by Chris Weitz and Tony Gilroy Film directed by Gareth Edwards Music: "Jedha Arrival" by Michael Giacchino Lyrics: A long time ago in a galaxy far away / Alexander Freed hath captured a masterpiece / On papyrus from the screen / Of Cassian and Jyn's valorous path to their destiny / See, these rebels were rebels before rebels were en vogue, son / Okay, you a rebel, but what's a rebel to a Rogue One? . . / A father-daughter story; a fallen martyr's glory / The strongest stars have hearts that could spark the swords / Of Skywalkers and Obi-Wans, but also could form the scourge / Of Alderaan, and that's the kicker; the Emperor's planet killer / The engineer inserted a monkeywrench in the system / And sent a Rook to sneak this secret weakness to a bishop / Who slant-passed to the queen who would ransack Krennic / So he could die at the hands of his own calamitous vision / The takeaway, friends, is as a film and a novelization / This is way more amazing than Force Awakens / If you say this is less than an A, then I say / Bor Gullet; know why? 'Cause no lie is safe . . The 4th edition of #16BarBookReports doubles as the 1st edition of #16BarCinema as I tribute one of my lifelong obsessions: #starwars ! Here, I reviewed #rogueone as film and novelization. Enjoy, and may the Bars be with you!  #StarWarsRogueOne #16BarBookReport #AlexanderFreed #bookreview #bookreviews #StarWarsbooks #starwarsfan #starwarsfans @rogueone @starwars @starwarsrogueone @starwarsfan @starwarsfans #starwarsday #starwarsbookreviews #johnknoll #garywhitta #chrisweitz #tonygilroy #GeorgeLucas @georgelucas #michaelgiacchino @michaelgiacchino #starwarsfanart @starwarsfanart #jedha #jedhaarrival

[brunolazzsays]

Olhei esse livro respingado de sangue na livraria e o comprei imediatamente. Sentei-me confortavelmente e já tô quase acabando... Me afogando em sangue, mas adorando. Depois falo mais sobre essa obra é sobre Lovecraft! 😉💀💬 #Abominação #GaryWhitta #leituraatual

[sneaka]

FT @garywhitta: @nchan WTF JUST HAPPENED

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