Adam Wingard has recently been making the rounds to promote Godzilla Vs Kong, which is finally getting released after several delays.
Edwards was then tapped by Lucasfilm to helm Rogue One, the first standalone movie in the history of the Star Wars franchise.
As the filmmaker recently explained, the upcoming blockbusters works, in some ways, as an audition to direct a Star Wars movie at some point down the line.
In a lot of ways, I think this movie is like my audition to try to direct a Star Wars film at some point.”