Daily Mail has posted some interesting Millennium Falcon photos from the Star Wars: Episode VIII set at Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire. The photos, which you can view here and in the tweets below, show an impressive set featuring the Millennium Falcon and what looks to be a recreation of the Skellig Michael location used for the planet Ahch-To at the end of Star Wars: The Force Awakens and seen again in the announcement video from February. There’s something different though: A big, decaying tree.
In the Millennium Falcon photos, you’ll also see another set built by the Ahch-To set of a spaceport.
The Millennium Falcon on set for Star Wars: Episode VIII pic.twitter.com/UlZRjd3rVL
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Star Wars: Episode VIII set pictures [2] pic.twitter.com/Y4jrtyDINS
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Star Wars: Episode VIII set pictures pic.twitter.com/PEungJckAA
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Star Wars: Episode VIII, which is written and directed by Rian Johnson and continues the storylines introduced in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, welcomes back cast members Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Lupita Nyong’o, Oscar Isaac, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, Gwendoline Christie, and Andy Serkis. New cast members will include Academy Award winner Benicio Del Toro, Academy Award nominee Laura Dern, and talented newcomer Kelly Marie Tran.
Star Wars: Episode VIII is produced by Kathleen Kennedy and Ram Bergman and executive produced by J.J. Abrams, Jason McGatlin, and Tom Karnowski. Joining the production crew will be some of the industry’s top talent, including Steve Yedlin (Director of Photography), Bob Ducsay (Editor), Rick Heinrichs (Production Designer), Peter Swords King (Hair and Make-Up Designer), and Mary Vernieu (US Casting Director). They will be joining returning crew members Pippa Anderson (Co-Producer, VP Post Production), Neal Scanlan (Creature & Droid FX Creative Supervisor), Michael Kaplan (Costume Designer), Jamie Wilkinson (Prop Master), Chris Corbould (SFX Supervisor), Rob Inch (Stunt Coordinator), Ben Morris (VFX Supervisor), and Nina Gold (UK Casting Director).
Star Wars: Episode VIII is scheduled for release December 15, 2017.
