Gary Whitta (born July 21, 1972) was the screenwriter for the first draft of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,[2] for which he also coined the title.[3] In 2015, Chris Weitz was brought on to complete the screenplay.[4]
Previously, Whitta served as editor-in-chief of both the UK and US versions of PC Gamer Magazine. Several years prior to the announcement that he would write one of the Star Wars spin-off films, Whitta made a number of posts to the NeoGAF message boards, in which he criticized the prequel trilogy and the 2011 Blu-ray changes to the original trilogy.[5]
He had a cameo appearance in Rogue One as Gray Leader, which was cut from the film.[6]
Star Wars work[edit | edit source]
Star Wars Rebels – "The Antilles Extraction"- Star Wars Rebels – "The Wynkahthu Job"
- Star Wars Rebels – "Warhead"
- Star Wars Rebels – "In the Name of the Rebellion" (Part One)
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
- "Raymus"—From a Certain Point of View
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi Adaptation
- "Rogue Two"—From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back
Bibliography[edit | edit source]
- Gareth Edwards and Gary Whitta Onboard for Star Wars Stand-Alone Film on StarWars.com (backup link)
- "Launch Pad"—Star Wars Insider 151
- Gary Whitta on Exploring the Force and Giving Ackbar His Moment in Marvel's Star Wars: The Last Jedi Comic on StarWars.com (backup link)
Notes and references[edit | edit source]
- ↑
Gary Whitta (@garywhitta) on Twitter: "Writing an episode of @StarWars Rebels while my daughter sits in my office in Rebels pajamas, watching Rebels. #StarWarsRebels" (backup link)
- ↑
Gareth Edwards and Gary Whitta Onboard for Star Wars Stand-Alone Film on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ Gary Whitta (@garywhitta) on Twitter: "Well I can now say that I named a @starwars movie! That's pretty cool. #RogueOne" (screenshot)
- ↑ Rogue One is the First Star Wars Stand-Alone Film, Rian Johnson to Write and Direct Star Wars: Episode VIII on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ Bricken, Rob (May 23, 2014). Why Screenwriter Gary Whitta's Rant Proves He's Perfect For Star Wars. io9.com. Archived from the original on June 16, 2016. Retrieved on October 6, 2014.
- ↑ Alex Welch (2016-12-23). Star Wars: Rogue One Cut Pilot Cameo Revealed. Screenrant. Archived from the original on January 25, 2020. Retrieved on December 2, 2017.
External links[edit | edit source]
- Gary Whitta on Wikipedia
- Gary Whitta at the Internet Movie Database
- Gary Whitta (@garywhitta) on Twitter
- Gary Whitta On Growing Up With Star Wars, Prequel Disappointment and Writing a Spin-Off on /film (Backup link)
- Now we know what the writers of Star Wars: Rogue One were really thinking on Ars Technica (Backup link)
Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted.
