Gareth James Edwards is an English filmmaker. He gained recognition for
Monsters (2010), an independent film in which he served as writer, director, cinematographer, and visual effects artist. He subsequently directed
Godzilla (2014), a reboot of Toho's
Godzilla franchise and the first film in Legendary's MonsterVerse, and
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016), the first installment of the
Star Wars anthology series and an immediate prequel to
Star Wars: Episode IV â A New Hope (1977). He returned to making original films with the science fiction thriller
The Creator (2023); soon afterward, he was appointed as director for an
upcoming Jurassic Park film scheduled for 2025.