Principal photography for Star Wars: Episode VIII is all finished, and you can’t expect such an important film to wrap up without an excellent wrap party as well. All the stars and crew from the movie converged on the Natural History Museum in London over the weekend, and it looks like a pretty great time was had by all.
We weren’t invited somehow… but fortunately, plenty of photos and footage from the event made it out onto the internets via social media. Our favorite clips that showed up? Definitely the Stormtrooper dance squad, who brought new meaning to ‘moving in formation.’ Here they are doing their best Magic Mike impression:
France may have lost, but meanwhile at the Star Wars VIII wrap party… pic.twitter.com/e8TukSYWZc
— Danny Kelly (@DannyKelly51) July 10, 2016
And here they are rocking out to a Michael Jackson-esque number. Keep an eye out for the Stormtrooper backflip at the end. And now watch it again to catch Daisy Ridley in the back grooving to the beats as well.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BHt0o8QhXv9/
The whole things seems to have devolved into a big old rave by the end that rivals the Ewok celebration in Return of the Jedi…
https://www.instagram.com/p/BHtDHdCjpVf/
And many selfies involving Episode VIII star Mark Hamill were taken. His reaction to the love was a lot of love right back. Mark is a gentleman and true Jedi knight.
C'était la fête hier soir! Voici quelques photos de Mark Hamill avec des fans! #Ep8WrapParty #NationalHistoryMuseum pic.twitter.com/OJ4sv7IJ8z
— Mark Hamill France (@FranceHamill) July 11, 2016
More time was spent apologizing for "bothering" me than actual time snapping pics! Truth is #ILoveSelfies #NoWorries https://t.co/9FXrynMfve
— Mark Hamill (@MarkHamill) July 11, 2016
So great to meet #Ep8 crew's Wives-Husbands-BFs-GFs-Partners etc. Selfies are so much more personal than autographs! https://t.co/Y71yPQVJbI
— Mark Hamill (@MarkHamill) July 11, 2016
NEWS ALERT! Ep VIII's exceptional cast & crew vote brilliant producer, Ram BEST WRAP PARTY GIVER OF THE YEAR. Almost as much fun as filming!
— Anthony Daniels (@ADaniels3PO) July 11, 2016