It seems hard to believe Star Wars: Episode VIII is already halfway through shooting. The world hung on every minute scrap of information leaked from the Star Wars: The Force Awakens‘ set, but the production of Episode VIII has been much more low-key. Hell, you’d be forgiven if you didn’t even realize production of Lucasfilm’s next mega-project had started.
But yes, Star Wars: Episode VIII has been filming since February at Pinewood Studios in the UK, and based on the “no news is good news” principle, things must be going smoothly. Episode VIII director Rian Johnson shared a couple of new behind the scenes photos on his Tumblr to celebrate production hitting the halfway mark, and they’re definitely the most revealing things we’ve seen from the set to date.
Man, that is some pretty retro design. It’s beyond my level of Star Wars expertise, but perhaps something could be gleaned from what’s on that monitor? It appears to perhaps show something targeting…something?
Welp, the X-Wings won’t be left out of this one. Also, apparently everything in this movie is going to be very well-polished. The microfiber cloth budget must be astronomical.
Star Wars: Episode VIII filming should wrap sometime in late June, at which point Rian Johnson’s team will have over a year to tinker and work on effects before the movie’s Dec. 15, 2017 release date.
(Via Screen Rant and Rian Johnson on Tumblr)
