Chris Weitz is an American creative force, working as a screenwriter, director, producer, and actor. He has contributed to such films as American Pie, About a Boy, The Golden Compass, The Twilight Saga: New Moon, and Cinderella. On March 12, 2015, the public learned that Weitz replaced Gary Whitta as the screenwriter for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, a film in the Star Wars Anthology Series, which then premiered on December 16, 2016.
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