One of the more interesting aspects of the return of the Star Wars franchise has been the fact that the generation that grew up watching Star Wars, is now the generation that’s making Star Wars.
It’s clear from Gareth Edwards comments to USA Today that he was one of those kids.
These characters are as much a part of people’s lives as any in the history of fiction, and now the kid who was scared of Darth Vader as a child now has to direct a guy wearing the same armor.