History Creator / GarethEdwards

Impressed by what the young director achieved with such a small budget, Creator/WarnerBros and Creator/LegendaryPictures decided to let him tackle, as just his second foray as director, a much bigger project. Having already made a film about his own original monsters, Gareth Edwards would now handle [[Franchise/{{Godzilla}} the King of the Monsters]] himself: ''Film/{{Godzilla|2014}}''. Made on a much bigger budget of $160 million, the film takes a RevisitingTheRoots approach to the franchise, hewing more closely to the dark tone of [[Film/{{Gojira}} the very first film]]. Despite the big budget and grand scale, the film crew has stated that the film is still essentially an indie film at heart. Shortly afterwards, he was hired by ''Creator/{{Disney}}'' and its subsidary, Lucasflim, to direct the first ''Franchise/StarWars'' spin-off film, ''Film/RogueOne''. While he was originally intended to direct a sequel to ''Godzilla'', he opted to take a break instead after completing his work on ''Rogue One''.

** SceneryPorn ''and'' [[SceneryGorn Gorn]]: All three of his films so far feature incredibly gorgeous scenery and locations, which remain gorgeous even after, or ''while'', they're being smashed to bits by giant monsters or blown to ashes in massive explosions.

* CreatorThumbprint: ''Scale''. Both ''Film/Godzilla2014'' and ''Film/RogueOne'' really love to utilize foreshortening to show off just how small and almost insignificant everything in the foreground is compared to what's in the back.

* ''Franchise/StarWars: Film/RogueOne'' (2016)

* PromotedFanboy: Edwards was a fan of Godzilla, having first been exposed to the franchise through the Godzilla Power Hour and eventually watching the actual films. He went on record stating that directing the reboot was a dream come true.
** He also grew up re-watching ''A New Hope'' on VHS (and wearing out the player).

* TheCameo: He appears in ''Film/TheLastJedi'' as a Resistance soldier during the battle of Crait.

* ''Franchise/Star Wars: Film/RogueOne'' (2016)

* ''Film/RogueOne'' (2016)

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Gareth Owen Edwards (born 12 July 1947) is a Welsh film and television director. His first works in the world of cinema were as a visual effects team member for the documentary ''In the Shadow of the Moon'' and an episode of the television series ''Heroes and Villains''.

Gareth Edwards is a British film and television director. His first works in the world of cinema were as a visual effects team member for the documentary ''In the Shadow of the Moon'' and an episode of the television series ''Heroes and Villains''.

Impressed by what the young director achieved with such a small budget, Creator/WarnerBros and Creator/LegendaryPictures decided to let him tackle, as just his second foray as director, a much bigger project. Having already made a film about his own original monsters, Gareth Edwards would now handle [[Franchise/{{Godzilla}} the King of the Monsters]] himself: ''Film/{{Godzilla|2014}}''. Made on a much bigger budget of $160 million, the film takes a RevisitingTheRoots approach to the franchise, hewing more closely to the dark tone of [[Film/{{Gojira}} the very first film]]. Despite the big budget and grand scale, the film crew has stated that the film is still essentially an indie film at heart. Shortly afterwards, he was hired by ''Creator/{{Disney}}'' and its subsidary, Lucasflim, to direct the first ''Franchise/StarWars'' spin-off film, ''Film/RogueOne'', that is due for release on December 16th, 2016.

'''Gareth Edwards''' is a British film and television director. His first works in the world of cinema were as a visual effects team member for the documentary ''In the Shadow of the Moon'' and an episode of the television series ''Heroes and Villains''.

* ''Film/RogueOne''(2016)

Impressed by what the young director achieved with such a small budget, Creator/WarnerBros and Creator/LegendaryPictures decided to let him tackle, as just his second foray as director, a much bigger project. Having already made a film about his own original monsters, Gareth Edwards would now handle [[Franchise/{{Godzilla}} the King of the Monsters]] himself: ''Film/{{Godzilla|2014}}''. Made on a much bigger budget of $160 million, the film takes a RevisitingTheRoots approach to the franchise, hewing more closely to the dark tone of [[Film/{{Gojira}} the very first film]]. Despite the big budget and grand scale, the film crew has stated that the film is still essentially an indie film at heart. Shortly afterwards, he was hired by ''Creator/{{Disney}}'' and its subsidary, Lucasflim, to direct the first ''Franchise/StarWars'' spin-off film that is due for release on December 16th, 2016.

* Untitled ''Godzilla'' sequel (2018)

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* PromotedFanboy: Edwards was a fan of ''Godzilla'', having first been exposed to the franchise through the ''Godzilla Power Hour'' and eventually watching the actual films. He went on record stating that directing the reboot was a dream come true.

* ''Franchise/StarWars: Film/RogueOne''(2016)
* ''Monsters: Dark Continent'' (TBA)

* Untitled ''Franchise/StarWars'' Spin-Off film (2016)

Impressed by what the young director achieved with such a small budget, Creator/WarnerBros and Creator/LegendaryPictures decided to let him tackle, as just his second foray as director, a much bigger project. Having already made a film about his own original monsters, Gareth Edwards would now handle [[Franchise/{{Godzilla}} the King of the Monsters]] himself: ''Film/{{Godzilla|2014}}''. Made on a much bigger budget of $160 million, the film takes a RevisitingTheRoots approach to the franchise, hewing more closely to the dark tone of [[Film/{{Gojira}} the very first film]]. Despite the big budget and grand scale, the film crew has stated that the film is still essentially an indie film at heart.