Tony Gilroy may be taking over Rogue One: A Star Wars Story from Gareth Edwards

Wow way to take a negative spin on this. Reports said that Gilroy is working together with Edwards, not that he's replaced him. Yes, maybe he has more control now than Edwards, but that doesn't mean he's completely taken over. Reshoots after the first cut are normal and having someone else edit with the director seems acceptable too. Disney is just trying to make the best movie possible, and perhaps wanted a different perspective. People are way too negative on this I feel...

I would have interpreted this negatively as well, in all honesty. Re-shoots are common, sure, but hiring someone to watch your every move and to essentially take over your position as director? Whether Edwards admits to it or not, that's a slap in the face. It limits his creative freedom and vision, no director wants that.

Mad Max: Fury Road was a nightmare of re-shoots, but at least Miller maintained his position and didn't have to be baby sat through the process. Hard not to take this update negatively.

Wow, never saw that coming! Upvoted!

Looking into this story a bit more reveals that Tony Gilroy, having only directed three features is no more experienced than Edwards as a director, but he does have quite an extensive career as a screenwriter. The movies of which Gilroy has written are much lighter in tone than those written and directed thus far by Edwards which would suggest that Kathleen Kennedy and J.J. Abrams have brought Gilroy on board, not as a replacement director but to help Edwards lighten the tone of the movies narrative to be more in line with what audiences expect from a Star Wars movie.

Don't worry Rogue One isn't in danger, just needs a slight tweaking is all.