STAR WARS: EPISODE VIII Begins Shooting This Month In Ireland

STAR WARS: EPISODE VIII Begins Shooting This Month In Ireland

It seems the still untitled "Episode VIII" will revisit a key location from Star Wars: The Force Awakens, as it's being reported that director Rian Johnson and his crew are off to Skellig Michael in Ireland to shoot the first scenes for the middle film in the new trilogy...

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By MarkCassidy - Sep 09, 2015 04:09 PM EST
Filed Under: Star Wars
Source: EW

Star Wars: The Force Awakens is still a few months away from release, but Looper directer Rian Johnson is already set to begin shooting the follow-up movie, which we'll be calling Episode VIII until the official tile is announced.

It was originally reported that The Force Awakens was returning to the island of Skellig Michael off the Southern coast of Ireland for reshoots, but EW has confirmed that it's actually where Johnson and his crew will commence principal photography on Episode VIII.

Skellig Michael will apparently double for the location Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) has been hiding out (held prisoner?) in the years between Return Of the Jedi and The Force Awakens, so this would suggest that he or some other characters return there for whatever reason - unless of course he never actually leaves in TFA, that is.

Star Wars: The Force Awakens arrives in theaters December 18, 2015, while Star Wars: Episode VIII is set for a 2017 release.
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Chekkarma
Chekkarma - 9/9/2015, 5:05 PM
Looks like the Star Wars rollout is in full effect.
DeusExSponge
DeusExSponge - 9/9/2015, 5:12 PM
Still need to see The Force Awakens before I can get hyped about Ep XIII. Just 3 more months!!!
marvel72
marvel72 - 9/9/2015, 5:22 PM
@DeusExSponge

Its Star Wars I'm already hyped,even after the pretty bad Phantom Menace I thought to myself "The next two can't be worse than this" & they weren't,they actually got better with each movie.
NightBoyWonder
NightBoyWonder - 9/9/2015, 5:25 PM
LETS GO
MrFridayNights
MrFridayNights - 9/9/2015, 5:27 PM
Way to early to start shooting
MrMartyMarvel
MrMartyMarvel - 9/9/2015, 5:31 PM


…AGAIN!
SmellofDuty
SmellofDuty - 9/9/2015, 5:33 PM
Ep. VII is my most anticipated movie right now (and probably ever), so I can't help but be excited for this too.
BatmanHeisenberg
BatmanHeisenberg - 9/9/2015, 5:39 PM
I anticipate this more than 7, simply because of Rian's involvement. He directed the greatest episode of the greatest show ever:



Don't get me wrong, 7 will probably be my favorite movie this year. But this sounds great. I'm guessing it's mostly shooting establishing shots and what not. Full on filming? Likely not.
Nickk
Nickk - 9/9/2015, 6:10 PM
BlackStar25
BlackStar25 - 9/9/2015, 6:18 PM
BlackStar25
BlackStar25 - 9/9/2015, 6:27 PM

The legacy continues...
RichardBoldly
RichardBoldly - 9/9/2015, 6:42 PM
Possible Spoilers>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>




The latest rumor I read was that the very last shot of The Force Awakens is the camera moving away from Luke's home.

And the young actresses they are testing are for Luke's daughter.
RichardBoldly
RichardBoldly - 9/9/2015, 6:45 PM
And the fact that Rian is gonna test the best candidates with John Boyega, makes me think they're creating a possible love triangle in the future.

Unless they make Rey and Poe a thing.
BatmanHeisenberg
BatmanHeisenberg - 9/9/2015, 7:36 PM
@RichardBoldy

What in the world would make you think Rey and Finn are gonna go out? Because they are male and female, and in an adventure together?

Jesus christ.
SuperCat
SuperCat - 9/9/2015, 7:50 PM
MisterHolmes
MisterHolmes - 9/9/2015, 7:53 PM
MisterHolmes
MisterHolmes - 9/9/2015, 7:54 PM
@MrFridayNights how is it to early?
Humperdink
Humperdink - 9/9/2015, 8:13 PM
RichardBoldly
RichardBoldly - 9/9/2015, 9:00 PM
@BatmanHeisenberg

Yes.

There is possibility that that can happen. We are talking about DISNEY here.

Please. We all know DISNEY is the McDonald's of Cinema. They produce shit for the masses. Whatever is popular this days, they're gonna do it too, they wanna play it safe.

Look at the most watched TV shows and how many of them have AT LEAST love as a part of the drama.

It's not what I would most like to see, but you gotta be prepared.
BlackStar25
BlackStar25 - 9/9/2015, 9:38 PM
Humperdink
Humperdink - 9/9/2015, 10:25 PM
sickboy76
sickboy76 - 9/9/2015, 10:55 PM
Course they're going to start filming probably made the budget for episode 7 back already on toy sales alone.
alibaba3317
alibaba3317 - 9/10/2015, 1:13 AM
I hate this, disney and every other studio setting up sequels before the first one isn't even released, STOP
BatmanHeisenberg
BatmanHeisenberg - 9/10/2015, 2:34 AM
@RichardBoldly

Yeah, but I think Disney is handling Star Wars like they are Marvel Studios. Kathleen Kennedy seems to be in charge more than anyone.

I don't think there is any correlation between the creative decisions of Disney and Lucasfilm here. Disney appears to be just funding and a little creative input.

I wouldn't make such presumptions, personally.
spidey1994
spidey1994 - 9/10/2015, 4:27 AM
LET'S DO THIS!!!!!
monkey
monkey - 9/10/2015, 8:12 AM
Why so secretive on this films cast. Am I to presume that some characters are being killed of the JJ's film?
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