Jason at Making Star Wars has just posted some really great details regarding John Boyega’s character in Episode VII. As he says, this is all informed speculation, but it does fit with what we know. Firstly, Boyega and Daisy Ridley are playing “Thomas” and “Rachel” respectively, the two characters involved in the open auditions back…
So TMZ has just posted some pretty amazing set pictures from Abu Dhabi. It’s kind of staggering how these photos have been leaked just a day after the Pinewood Tatooine set got leaked and immediately pulled—we now have 45 photos of Tatooine via the Abu Dhabi set. These photos aren’t really spoiler-ish. They simply give…
Star Wars Episode 7 News recently posted a set photo out of Pinewood Studios which featured what appear to huts in a Tatooine settlement. Lucasfilm asked the site to remove the image, so it appears that the photo was legitimate. What can we conclude? John Boyega and Daisy Ridley were apparently the only two stars out…
From Daisy Ridley News (via Making Star Wars) comes this tweet: Apparently the extra was Polish, so can we assume they meant stormtroopers? Keep in mind the following: an earlier report of explosions being set up, with the same report making mention of a market, later confirmed in the Force for Change video there have…
I won’t bury the lead: this video shows some great practical effects from the Abu Dhabi shoot, where first unit are making Star Wars Episode VII. And presumably this is the “big centuries-old-market” that was mentioned in earlier reports. Take a look: To discuss the actual content for a moment, Force for Change allows you…
To be more specific, second unit on Episode VII are filming in (or near) Al Gharbia. If I had to guess, I’d say they’re most likely shooting in the desert outside the Liwa Oasis. Take a look at this photosphere if you want confirmation that they’re filming scenes set on Tatooine, or check out some of these images…
Abu Dhabi is definitely a location for Episode VII—we’ve had official confirmation of such. But people still want to debate about whether the locale is doubling for Tatooine. In my mind, there’s no doubt. Unless they’ll make it visually distinct, there’s no sense in shooting in the desert unless it’s to film scenes for that…
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