Simon Kinberg Pens Star Wars Spin-Off #1?

 The other day we found out that Gary Whitta is no longer writing Star Wars spin-off #1 which is gonna be directed by Godzilla helmer Gareth Edwards. The question is--who will take over as writer of the pic?

Slashfilm suggests that Simon Kinberg ("X-Men: Days of Future Past," "Sherlock Holmes," "Mr. and Mrs. Smith") will take on the job--though nothing is official.
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Kinberg is the logical choice-since he created and serves as executive producer on Star Wars Rebels animated series. He also served as a consultant on  J J. Abrams' "Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens" and was previously hired to pen another of the upcoming "Star Wars" films.

A while back chatter suggested the film will feature a team of bounty hunters and include a young Han Solo and his wookie co-pilot Chewbacca.Then more noise came that suggested the spinoff will focus on a team of bounty hunters hired by the Rebels to steal the plans of the first Death Star, as a result viewers would see the Millennium Falcon in action during the movie.

Sources for Bad Ass Digest now say that the film "is about a group of 'pirates' as opposed to 'bounty hunters,' which could easily include young Mr. Solo." So rather than focusing on a group of characters like those we saw in "The Empire Strikes Back," we'd follow a team of likable rogues akin to James Gunn's film adaptation of Marvel 's Guardians of the Galaxy"

No plot details have been officially disclosed yet. Disney/Lucasfilm did not comment on the hiring of a new writer. Breaking Bad star Aaron Paul is rumored to star in the film. His role in the film was not specified.The actor used Twitter to deny the rumor.

Production on the project is expected to get underway at Pinewood Studio sometime in 2015, likely after the currently shooting James Bond film "Spectre" wraps. It is currently targeting a late 2016 release.