Gareth Edwards' STAR WARS Spinoff Gets FOXCATCHER Cinematographer
Though we still don't know which character it'll focus on, it's been revealed that Godzilla director Gareth Edwards' standalone Star Wars flick will be lensed by Greig Fraser (Foxcatcher, Killing Them Softly, Snow White and the Huntsman).
We know that the first Star Wars movie to follow J.J. Abrams' "Episode VII" will be a standalone film directed by Gareth Edwards for a 2016 release, but beyond that we haven't had any new details for quite a while. Well now we at least know who'll be manning the camera, as cinematographer Greig Fraser revealed that he's on board during an interview with Hitfix.
“I’m doing a [frick]ing Star Wars movie, which is like – I don’t know about you but Star Wars is like my first film love, do you know what I mean?… Gareth is doing a standalone film. Of course I do know some specifics, but it’s obviously something I’ve signed my kidneys away for.”
This is great news as Fraser has an impressive body of work, having lensed the likes of not only Foxcatcher, Zero Dark Thirty, Killing Them Softly and Let Me In, but also Snow White and the Huntsman which at the very least looked lovely. He also worked with Rupert Wyatt on his remake of The Gambler. Shame he couldn't spill any details, but perhaps another interviewer might be able to worm a few things outta him at some point. Who do you think the first standalone Star Wars movie will focus on?
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