Rian Johnson Directing Star Wars VIII!

[Loki882]

My dream scenario, he's playing a canonized Grand Admiral Thrawn. He's certainly got the look for it.

 

[Napoleon]

My dream scenario, he's playing a canonized Grand Admiral Thrawn. He's certainly got the look for it.

That's what I'm hoping too. It would be very refreshing for there to be a non-force user that's a major threat.

Also wasn't Joaquin Phoenix up for del Toro's role at one point?

 

[Brother Jack]

They ain't gonna do Thrawn proper. But there may be a villain that borrows heavily from Thrawn.

 

[Apollo]

Do Thrawn. Or don't do Thrawn. There is no "borrowing"..

 

[NotSoLongAgo]

What's the big deal with Thrawn? I never read any of the SW books so I always feel out of the loop when anybody talks about him. He looks ****ing awesome though

 

[Loki882]

What's the big deal with Thrawn? I never read any of the SW books so I always feel out of the loop when anybody talks about him. He looks ****ing awesome though

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Admiral_Thrawn

Enjoy.

 

[Sithborg]

Thrawn was good in his initial appearences, before Zahn got all fanficcy and Mary Sue'd him. And Mara.

 

[Gianakin_]

Thrawn is one of the best non-Force sensitive SW characters, EU or not. He needs to be done at some point.

 

[Apollo]

My dream scenario, he's playing a canonized Grand Admiral Thrawn. He's certainly got the look for it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Admiral_Thrawn

Enjoy.

 

[BatLobster]

I just want to say that as excited as I am about TFA, I get even more excited when it dawns on me that we have no idea where this new trilogy is going.

Any early guesses on a title for Ep. VIII? There's already of few new key elements that could potentially figure into the next two titles (IE- The First Order, The Resistance, Knights of Ren)

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

CORRECTION: Lucasfilm says reports that Star Wars: The Force Awakens would be regrouping for reshoots in Ireland this month are erroneous and that the actual plan is to begin shooting sequences from director Rian Johnson’s 2017 sequel Episode VIII.

http://www.ew.com/article/2015/09/09/star-wars-force-awakens-will-undergo-reshoots-ireland

 

[flickchick85]

Woo! Hopefully we'll get a casting announcement of that new female lead soon.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

It is understood some equipment that will be used in the upcoming film shoot has already been taken to Skellig, but bad weather has hampered attempts to bring more cargo across to the island.

http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/skellig-boatman-to-take-on-the-empire-352988.html

 

[Napoleon]

So it looks like Olivia Cooke had nabbed the lead female role in Steven Spielberg's Ready Player One, which is also set for 2017, so she's certainly out of the running for this movie.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/steven-spielbergs-ready-player-one-821728

 

[C Prometheus]

So it looks like Olivia Cooke had nabbed the lead female role in Steven Spielberg's Ready Player One, which is also set for 2017, so she's certainly out of the running for this movie.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/steven-spielbergs-ready-player-one-821728

Possibly. I admittedly haven't paid too much attention on Ready Player One so far, but the scheduling for it might not interfere with whatever Rian Johnson would need Ms. Cooke for in Episode VIII.

 

[Apollo]

^ Dang. I would love to see her in Star Wars. Maybe she'll audition again for a future SW flick.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

On the rumored eve weekend of filming in Ireland at Skellig Michael...

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Mark Hamill's family are in London.

Anyone know when this movie is going to get its own sub-forum? At the end of December? Sooner?

 

[titansupes]

^ I could see sometime in January next year. Give TFA plenty of time to breath before the inevitable "What about such-and-such a character/plot thread in EpVIII" threads start cluttering this section.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Irish Examiner - Boatmen told to give Skellig ‘wide berth’ for Star Wars shoot

Boats have been officially instructed to give Skellig Michael “a wide berth” over the coming week due to the Star Wars film shoot taking place on the UNESCO World Heritage Site.

A marine notice issued yesterday by the Department of Transport said the shoot was due to take place between 5am this Monday and 7pm on Friday, although the instruction appears to fall short of the exclusion zone set up during filming on the island in summer 2014.

http://www.irishexaminer.com/irelan...ig-wide-berth-for-star-wars-shoot-353463.html

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Rian Johnson, Ram Bergman, and Steve Yedlin visited Skellig Michael about 12 days ago.

The Force is already with us!
Debate raged over whether Star Wars should be permitted back to Skellig Michael this week, but as of Tuesday, the Force was already with us - the director Rian Johnson, producer Ram Bergman and director of photography Steve Yedlin for the film were all on Skellig Michael.
Full details - and world exclusive pictures - in tomorrow's Kerry’s Eye - Made in Kerry.

https://www.facebook.com/kerryseye/photos/a.10150139420465806.286309.181964130805/10152948996050806/ (September 2, 2015)

Return of the Jedi to Skellig Michael

Debate raged over whether Star Wars should be permitted back to Skellig Michael this week - but Kerry's Eye can exclusively reveal that as of Tuesday, the Force is already with us.

A huge production crew for Star Wars VIII - the sequel to the film shot on the World Heritage Site last year - arrived in South Kerry on Tuesday and visited Skellig Michael.

The director, producer and head of photography for the blockbuster film - along with up to 30 pre-production crew, were ferried on to the island at around 2.30pm.

Star Wars VIII director and writer Rian Johnson, producer Ram Bergman and Director of Photography Steve Yedlin - possibly the most important figures in the production, apart from the stars - were amongst the crew members on the island on Tuesday.

The crew brought no equipment on board the boats with them, but it is understood that they were walking the island and taking pictures, and spent a number of hours surveying the area.

Read the full story in Kerry's Eye

http://web.archive.org/web/20150908095406/http://www.kerryseye.com/news.html

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

RTE News - Stars Wars filming on Skellig Michael to commence
September 14, 2015

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Final preparations are being made in Co Kerry for filming of part of the next Star Wars movie on Skellig Michael, 12km off the coast.

Cast and crew members flew into Kerry Airport this morning on a private jet from London.

Filming is due to start tomorrow morning.

The island is being used in the opening scenes of the next instalment of the Star Wars series, one of the most successful film franchises of all time.

http://www.rte.ie/news/2015/0914/727811-skellig-michael/ (video)

Irish Times - Skellig Michael ‘Star Wars’ filming cancelled amid high winds
September 14, 2015

High winds around Portmagee and Ballinskelligs saw filming of Star Wars: Episode VIII on the Unesco World heritage site of Skelllig Michael cancelled on Monday morning, with the small boats which service the site refusing to go to sea.

Locals say the seas were too rough for the boats on Monday morning.

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/envi...s-filming-cancelled-amid-high-winds-1.2350941

Irish Examiner - Bad weather halts Star Wars filming on Skellig Michael
September 15, 2015

Weather conditions and sea swells dictated that Skellig Michael was not going to be accessible by boat for the film crew hoping to begin shooting Star Wars Episode VIII yesterday, with all filming postponed until today.

A crew of around 100 people and cast members, including

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Mark Hamill who will reprise his Luke Skywalker role, are expected to be on the boats due to leave Portmagee today at 7am.

Hamill’s son Nathan was spotted checking in to the Butler Arms Hotel in Waterville yesterday afternoon — no surprise as the actor’s three children accompanied him to Kerry last year also for filming.

A private jet landed at Kerry Airport at 10.30am yesterday and some time later, four limousines were seen exiting the airport.

Other crew members are staying in the newly refurbished Sea Lodge Hotel also in Waterville, while others will stay in the Ocean View holiday village in Portmagee, which has been booked out for the duration of filming with security men on duty around the clock.

http://www.irishexaminer.com/irelan...r-wars-filming-on-skellig-michael-353827.html (photos)

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

The Movie Bit - Star Wars Episode VIII Shooting in Kerry Day Two Report UPDATED

http://www.themoviebit.com/2015/09/star-wars-episode-viii-shooting-in.html

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The Irish weather brought no surprises yesterday as the first day of shooting for Star Wars Episode VIII was postponed due to bad weather. The seas were so rough around Skellig Michael, that the boats couldn't land. So for Rian Johnson and his crew, yesterday was literally a washout.

Today was far more eventful, with somewhat decent weather allowing the cast and crew gain access to the Island this evening. Mark Hamill was on site, reprising his role as Luke Skywalker and like the shoot for episode VII, his family were in tow, with his son Nathan, instagramming some wonderful pictures of the local scenery. We're also hearing Daisy Ridley along with her stunt double is also in the area and were also out on Skellig Michael this evening.

Not sure how we put this when it comes to political correctness, but we're also getting reports of a "little person" coming ashore this evening with the crew. No Ewok costumes were in sight, thankfully. We're informed it was most definitely not Kenny Baker and with no sign of an R2 prop in sight, we wonder just exactly what their role is.

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In reference to our little person comment, we know believe that the little person who came ashore this evening was indeed Kenny Baker, who of course plays R2-D2. Looks like Luke had some company on Skellig Michael!

This short person was doing this recently

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Kenny Baker

http://www.lep.co.uk/news/community/r2-d2-actor-drafted-in-to-choose-best-cake-1-7460787 (video)

But after deciding on a winner the man who plays the famous droid couldn’t stick around as he promptly left to catch a flight to carry on work on the newest Stars Wars movie, The Force Awakens.

According to The Movie Bit, it's for Episode VIII.

Irish Examiner - ‘Star Wars’ crew returns to Skellig as weather calms
September 16, 2015

http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/star-wars-crew-returns-to-skellig-as-weather-calms-354070.html (photos)

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Entertainment Tonight - Benicio Del Toro Says He Might Not Be the Villain in 'Star Wars: Episode VIII'



USA Today - Benicio Del Toro on 'Star Wars' villain rumor: 'That's just something people are saying'

http://entertainthis.usatoday.com/2015/09/18/benicio-del-toro-star-wars-villain-episode-8/

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

A veil of secrecy surrounds the filming, but amongst the Hollywood names arriving in Kerry was

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British actress Daisy Ridley, who plays the lead role

in the new film and the Star Wars film to be released in December.

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She

was spotted descending from the passenger helicopter at Con O’Shea’s on Valentia Island on Tuesday evening at 7pm.

According to local sources, it is expected that filming will be finished on Skellig Michael today (Thursday), September 17th.

http://www.kerryseye.com/news.html

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Have you ever heard the old joke about the ’Jedi who walked into a bar’? Well that was certainly no joke last night as Luke Sykwalker stopped off in a pub in Co Kerry to lend a hand behind the bar.

“There was a great atmosphere in the bar last night as Luke Skywalker got behind the bar to give the lads a hand pouring Guiness,” Steve Lynott said.

“He was very generous with his time. Despite getting off the shoot late in the day, he stood for pictures and signed autographs for children and still had to get up early this morning for more filming.”

http://www.irishexaminer.com/examvi...force-to-pull-some-pints-in-kerry-354390.html

Irish Mirror - As Star Wars cast and crew departs Skellig Michael, we discover secrets of filming as we visit stunning Kerry island (tabloid)

http://www.irishmirror.ie/lifestyle/travel/star-wars-cast-crew-departs-6471863

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A source revealed: “There were around 100 film crew members working on the island.

“They came on a powerful boat that takes only 20minutes to get from Portmagee to the island.

“Production lasted three days.

“They wanted to begin on Monday originally, but the weather was so bad that no one could get on or off the island.

“So they began on Tuesday, and finished on Thursday night.

“They’d booked another three days, but they didn’t need them in the end, it was wrapped up a lot quicker than expected, thanks to the weather improving.”

An insider said: “Daisy was filming a fighting scene from 8am one day in a flat area up a first set of steps.

“The effects team made some fake rocks.

“They looked incredible, just like the real thing, those who have never been to the island wouldn’t have realised they were fake.

“One of them was placed where Daisy shot one of the action scenes. She was swinging around. You’d imagine they’ll add her lightsabers during the editing…”

A 15 minute-climb leads to the monastery, a few metres from where another fight scene was reportedly shot.