""We had a whole different idea for something in the third act, and then things didn't align, and I was forced to come up with a new idea," Levy said. "And I'm literally right now shooting that section of the movie. And every day, I'm grateful that the way I was supposed to do it didn't work out, because the new idea that it forced me to explore is so much better than the original idea would have been.""
"When a movie or TV episode wraps principal photography, there's always a chance that additional scenes need to be filmed, or even rewritten and entirely recrafted. In the world of film commentary and journalism and geekdom, we tend to all, perhaps, overreact when we hear that some major movie is getting a ton of reshoots. Having said that, the next major Star Wars film is going through what sounds like a fairly drastic reshoot, which will completely change the ending of the film."
Reshoots are a normal part of film and television production, sometimes requiring additional filming, rewriting, or full recrafting of scenes. Public reaction to large-scale reshoots often skews toward alarm, despite their routine nature. Star Wars: Starfighter is currently undergoing a significant reshoot that will replace the film's original ending. Director Shawn Levy was forced to develop a new third-act idea, is actively shooting that section, and reports that the new sequence improves upon the original plan. Previous Star Wars projects have also seen major reshoots, including Rogue One and Solo, with substantial changes to final cuts.
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