Rogue One Writer Discusses Lucasfilm’s Top Secret Writing Restrictions

Via Comicbook.com:

Before Disney purchased Lucasfilm, there was hardly any worry about leaks and rumors ruining stories in the Star Wars Universe.

The internet didn’t have as big of a presence as it does now and all of the story beats were kept by one man: George Lucas himself.

But now there is a whole story group of writers and multiple filmmakers and different media across multiple companies—there’s a lot of room for loose lips. But Lucasfilm has since established protocol to keep key details under wraps.

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story screenwriter Gary Whitta recently revealed some details during a spotlight panel at Salt Lake Comic Con’s FanX 2017 (via the Good Men Project), illustrating the many different precautions Lucasfilm takes when dealing with creative aspects of future films.

“Working for Lucasfilm is like working for the CIA,” Whitta revealed.

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