在《星球大战外传：侠盗一号》上映近十年后，导演加雷斯·爱德华兹表达了他对这部电影的看法。他表示对离开“星球大战”系列感到满意，并分享了对电影长久影响力的思考。文章回顾了影片幕后的波折，包括大规模的补拍，以及粉丝对这部电影的喜爱。爱德华兹认为，电影的价值在于其长久的生命力，而非上映时的即时反响。他提到，电影的真正回报来自于多年后观众的喜爱和认可。

🎬爱德华兹对“星球大战”系列的感情深厚，他将其比作生活的一部分，并表示对该系列持续关注。

🎬《侠盗一号》是“星球大战”系列的首部衍生电影，尽管制作过程中经历了大规模补拍，但影片受到了粉丝的喜爱。

🎬导演认为电影的价值在于其长久的生命力，并分享了对电影长久影响力的思考，他认为观众多年后的喜爱才是电影的真正回报。

🎬爱德华兹表示，他并不同意“侠盗一号”是迪士尼收购卢卡斯影业后最好的“星球大战”电影的说法，但他感谢观众的喜爱。

Gareth Edwards is content moving on from the '"Star Wars" franchise after "Rogue One.""Rogue One" faced behind-the-scenes drama, including massive reshoots.Edwards appreciates the affection fans have for the movie since it was released close to a decade ago.

Despite renewed interest in 2016's "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story," its director, Gareth Edwards, is content with moving on from a galaxy far, far away.

"I'm very happy to move on and do my thing," Edwards, director of the anticipated summer blockbuster "Jurassic World: Rebirth," told Business Insider when asked if he'd ever make another "Star Wars" movie.

"Rogue One," which marked the first spin-off ever created from the "Star Wars" franchise, has grown in appreciation as other "Star Wars" releases since, like "Solo" and "The Rise of Skywalker," were disasters. Interest has also peaked thanks to the hit "Star Wars" series "Andor" concluding recently on Disney+.

Not only that, "Rogue One" was riddled with reports of behind-the-scenes drama. There were the massive reshoots, and Tony Gilroy, who would go on to create "Andor," being hired to oversee the reshoots from Edwards. (Edwards has always said that he worked alongside Gilroy during the reshoots and was never sidelined.)

"It's the thing that was in my life before I knew what a film was," Edwards told BI when talking about what "Star Wars" means to him while doing press for "Rebirth" (out in theaters July 2).

"It's like your mom, it's like something that's a part of you. I'm always fascinated by what they're doing. I never stop loving that trilogy."

Edwards downplayed the claim spread wide through the internet that "Rogue One" is the best "Star Wars" movie that's come out since Disney bought Lucasfilm in 2012.

"I don't agree with it, but I appreciate it," he said. "I'm very grateful that people say nice things."

With "Rogue One" celebrating its 10th anniversary next year, Edwards said he's come to understand the best way to think about the movie: staying power.

"What you have to keep in your pocket as you go through making other films, is that it's not about how people feel the day it gets released, it's how people feel about it 10, 20 years from now," he said.

"When you make a movie, you're living at least a year from now, you're trying to imagine what it's like, all these decisions you're making, what they are going to be like a year from now when this movie is released, what's the audience going to think?" he continued.

"And as the movie comes out, you go, 'I'm going to pretend I'm living 10 years from now, and it doesn't matter what people say in the moment.'

"It's the kid who comes up to you 20 years from now and goes, 'Oh my god, I loved that movie!' I think that's the reward."

Disney's next planned "Star Wars" release is "The Mandalorian & Grogu" on May 22, 2026.