The highly anticipated Star Wars sequel Episode VII, as its commonly been referred to has finished principal photography and will officially be titled, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, according to a tweet from Disney.
Director J.J. Abrams and his cast and crew have been working on Episode VIIthroughout the summer, filming at Pinewood Studios in London, as well as in Abu Dhabi, sparking rumors that Abrams was trying to recreate the desert landscapes of Luke Skywalkers homeplanet, Tatooine. Production, however, was temporarily put on holdwhen Harrison Ford returning as the one and only Han Solo injured his footon set.
Little is known about The Force Awakens other than that it is set 30 years after the events of 1983s Return of the Jedi. The film will also feature Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew and Kenny Baker reprising their roles from the original trilogy alongside Ford.The old guard will be joined by newcomersAdam Driver, Lupita Nyongo, Max von Sydow, Andy Serkis, John Boyega and Daisy Ridley. The Force Awakens was written by Abrams and Lucasfilm veteran Lawrence Kasdan, who replaced original screenwriter Michael Arndt.
Fans were treated to one exclusive reportfrom The Force Awakens set, courtesy of director/Star Wars super fan, Kevin Smith. While he couldnt offer any spoilers, Smith gushed that Abrams wasnt relying on green screens and digital animation to tell the story.
I saw uniforms; I saw artillery that I havent seen since I was a kid, Smith said. I saw them shooting an actual sequence in a set that is real I walked across the set; there were explosions, and it looked like a shot right out of a fucking Star Wars movie.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens is scheduledto open in theaters on December 18th, 2015.
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