'Rogue One' Reshoots Spelling Disaster? Not Even Close.

According to Page Six, Disney executives are not happy with what they've seen so far from Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, so they've ordered "expensive" reshoots to take place during the month of July. In essence, they feel that this film is not living up to the success of The Force Awakens. Before I get into why this is a non-issue and does not spell disaster for the highly anticipated film, I'll provide you with the exact quote from the alleged source:

“The filmmaking team and the studio always anticipated additional shooting and second unit work to make the film the absolute best it can be, and the actors were aware there would be additional shooting. Coming off ‘The Force Awakens,’ there’s an incredibly high bar for this movie and we have a responsibility to the franchise and to the fans to deliver the best possible movie we can.”

First of all, if this report is true, remember who said the film isn't testing well: Disney. Not Kathleen Kennedy. We have to remember that the nature of this film will probably be the most adult oriented Star Wars film we've ever had. Disney has always produced lighthearted films with adult themes, but knowing how to hide those behind a hopeful backdrop. They know this will be much different. You don't bring people involved with films like Black Hawk Down and Zero Dark Thirty to make a happy, G-rated fantasy film. This is going to be a straight up war movie with a lot of death, so I wouldn't doubt that the test screenings may feel pretty dark, if that's the issue. But, we also have to remember that reshoots happen all the time for one reason or another. Its a common occurrence in filmmaking. Remember all of the noise created by Suicide Squad when that film had to undergo reshoots? Oh, and The Force Awakens underwent reshoots as well, and so will Episode VIII.

Above all, I wouldn't trust this report unless I hear Kathleen Kennedy confirm what the source said in one way or another. Page Six has a reputation of being gossipy, although they did get the Alden Ehrenreich casting right (even though we all speculated he was the frontrunner for the role, but I digress). There have been so many bogus stories concerning these films since Disney bought Lucasfilm. If its not a "leaked" script, its character information, or something else to grab headlines (remember the Finn action figure that alluded to him being Lando's son?). This is nothing more than click-bait, in my opinion, just to stir up controversy and plant seeds of doubt in the minds of Star Wars fans. All I'll say is this: we're gonna see Vader kicking ass on that battlefield and that alone should make you freaking excited.

Also, some advice to Page Six, if you wanted to make a bigger splash with this story, you should've waited until Star Wars Celebration since there will be a Rogue One panel. Chances are people will forget about this in about a week. Just sayin'.

May the Force be with you.