Show Notes
In 2001, The Bourne Identity went through four rounds of reshoots, after going massively over budget and over schedule. The final product, partly directed and potentially edited by producer Frank Marshall instead of director Doug Liman, was a hit. Liman wasn't invited back for the sequel, but writer Tony Gilroy was.
In 2016, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story went through six weeks of reshoots and a massive, post-directors cut re-edit, under the guidance of Tony Gilroy - initially as a writer, and later as a lot more. Lucasfilm would essentially bury his role during the film's promotion, but thanks to the Writers Guild of America, Gilroy got a screenplay credit. To do so, he essentially had to remake Rogue One.
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CLIPS:
The Bourne Identity Access Granted: Screenwriter Tony Gilroy
Get Out Original Ending with Director Jordan Peele's Commentary
Happy Sad Confused: Chris Weitz
The Moment with Brian Koppelman: Tony Gilroy (2018)
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
MUSIC:
"Industrial Cinematic", "Hitman", "Black Vortex", "Hero Down", "Concentration", "Hiding Your Reality", "Bleeping Demo", "The Complex", "Scissors", "Screensaver", "Peace of Mind", "Floating Cities", "Stay the Course", "Anguish", "Prelude & Action", "Lost Frontier", "Wisps of Whorls", "On the Shore" & "Rynos Theme"
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
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"Suspended Animation" & "The Paladin's Underworld" by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
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