Rumor: Star Wars Coming Back to Skellig Michael for a One Week Shoot Beginning September 14?

Skellig 04There are new reports coming from Skellig Michael, suggesting that the island off the coast of Kerry might once again act as a set for one of the upcoming Star Wars movies. The main reason for that conclusion is the fact that no regular sailings to the Unesco World Heritage site are planned for the week beginning September 14…

 

 

 

From IrishExaminer:

 

The Irish Examiner was told yesterday that boatmen are not available that week, fueling talk the uninhabited island will once again act as backdrop in scenes in a future Star Wars film.

 

It was reported earlier this year that Star Wars may return to the island this year, and the lack of regular boatmen sailings lends credence to the idea of its unique scenery getting an intergalactic makeover.

 

During last year’s shoot, the Irish Coast Guard was made aware of an exclusion zone around Skellig, but yesterday it said was unaware of such a request this year.

 

 

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Now, if this speculation turns out to be true, there are 2 likely scenarios:

 

  • Scenario A – They will be filming some pick up shots for The Force Awakens.
  • Scenario B – They will be filming scenes for Episode VIII.

 

While I included Scenario A as a likely scenario, I personally think it’s highly unlikely. 🙂

The main reason for that is that you don’t shoot pick up shots for one whole week. As you remember back in July 2014, the crew was filming only for three days on Skellig. So while filming a pick up shots so late in the movie’s schedule is not unlikely, I find it hard to believe that they will book a whole week for that.

 

 

Now onto Scenario B. If I am to bet money, I will bet everything on this one.

 

First of all, even during the filming last year, there were reports from the locals, that the scene form TFA shot there will be the last one in the movie. So it makes sense that Episode VIII will start from where The Force Awakens had left off. Now some of you might ask: “But why start filming the movie with that scene? Movies are not shot in sequence, and isn’t it a bit early for Episode VIII to start filming?”

 

Well, you’re absolutely right for these concerns, but there is a very simple explanation for this – the weather! Due to the severe weather during the winter, boats sail out to Skellig Michael only in the summer season (roughly April-October). So if the Episode VIII crew have intentions to film on Skellig, and they don’t do it in the next 2 months, then they will have to wait until April 2016, which is 9 months away. As you know Episode VIII is scheduled for a May 2017 release, and filming is expected to commence by the end of this year. So I won’t be surprised if in May 2016 the movie to be already in post production.

 

 

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Also as you remember during the Skellig Michael shoot last year, only Mark Hamill and Daisy Ridley were present on the set (image above). Several times Hamill pointed out that he dislikes having a beard and that he was ‘contractually obligated’ to grow it for The Force Awakens. He immediately shaved it after the end of filming. Few weeks ago we showed you a recent photo with Hamill, again with a beard. Obviously he is getting ready for some more Star Wars filming and our best guess is that it’s for Episode VIII later this year! What do you think?

 

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104 thoughts on “Rumor: Star Wars Coming Back to Skellig Michael for a One Week Shoot Beginning September 14?

  • July 24, 2015 at 6:12 pm
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    Scenario A:
    Luke Skywalkers one and only ten second scene has to be shot again as Mark Hamill fucked it up, playing Luke for ten seconds…

    Scenario B:
    The one and only 10 second scene of Luke Skywalker in Episode VIII will be shot. It will be like this: Luke standing on the steps of the temple, handing Rey the lightsaber back and saying goodbye.

    • July 25, 2015 at 12:10 am
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      You bet your sure.

      • July 25, 2015 at 11:11 am
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        I bet my sure?

        • July 25, 2015 at 7:00 pm
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          you better be sure

          • July 27, 2015 at 2:02 am
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            Sure bet

          • July 27, 2015 at 4:39 pm
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            Sure bet your sherbet is better.

  • July 24, 2015 at 6:20 pm
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    “Scenario A – They will be filming some pick up shots for The Force Awakens.”

    That also seems unlikely because I thought there is a final-ish cut of the film now?
    Seems to be cutting it kinda close as well.

    Interesting that episode 8 starts filming this year… that means we could have confirmation of Han Solo’s involvement prior to Force Awakens premier?

    • July 24, 2015 at 7:36 pm
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      I think they’ll purposefully hold back official cast announcements until December because of this. We may find out a few new people or some returning, but they won’t do anything like the table read photo until post-TFA.

    • July 24, 2015 at 8:09 pm
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      ‘There is a final-ish cut now’.

      Have you seen Fanboys? I’m tempted to fake a terminal illness in order to try and see any rough cut. I wonder if it would work…

      • July 25, 2015 at 7:27 am
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        Like # 7. Yea maybe. But never good to cry wolf as life has a sick sense of humor sometimes.

      • July 25, 2015 at 7:46 am
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        I’m on chemo so I can at least survive to see TFA. I don’t appreciate that shitty comment.

        • July 26, 2015 at 6:52 am
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          “Personally, I hope you die” man, you’ve gotta love the internet.

        • July 27, 2015 at 5:17 pm
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          Man up and ignore the internet trolls.

    • July 24, 2015 at 9:05 pm
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      Or the test audience hated that Luke only featured in one brief scene and they are shooting some more?

      Or this may not be Mark shooting? It could be Kylo going to the island in Ep8 to torch it and try and find something he can use against him?

      • July 24, 2015 at 9:27 pm
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        I don’t believe this nonsense about Luke only being in the film for 30 seconds or whatever. He was present @ more than a few of the shoot dates if I recall.

        • July 25, 2015 at 4:24 am
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          30 seconds on the island and another minute-or-so during flashback sequences.

          Either way, a lot of fans will be disappointed.

          • July 25, 2015 at 4:40 am
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            Pablo Hidalgo said there are no flashbacks in Star Wars. Period.

        • July 25, 2015 at 12:00 pm
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          Only location shot we know he was at was Skellig Michael, with Daisy Ridley. I think it’s pretty safe to say that we won’t be seeing Luke on Jakku.

          • July 25, 2015 at 6:52 pm
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            Except that He’s on Jakku in the shot with R2… unless if there is a 2nd desert planet in Episode 7.

      • July 24, 2015 at 10:57 pm
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        Test audience??? If they showed this film to anyone outside of the industry, it’d be all over the internet by now. My bet is for Ep. VIII.

        • July 28, 2015 at 2:50 pm
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          I disagree. Hollywood always uses some sort of test audience but they could be in-house

  • July 24, 2015 at 6:21 pm
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    Just the possibility of more Luke and his appearance in episode 8 is exciting… hooray Luke!

  • July 24, 2015 at 6:23 pm
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    Sound logic. I agree it’s most likely a shoot for Episode VIII.

  • July 24, 2015 at 6:26 pm
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    Scenario A:
    Luke Skywalker’s one and only 10-second scene in the movie has to be reshot as Mark Hamill messed it up.

    Scenario B:
    Luke Skywalker’s one and only 10-second scene from Episode VIII will be shot. The scene is going like this: Luke is standing on some stone steps of a temple, handing the lightsaber back to Rey and saying goodbye to her.

    • July 24, 2015 at 7:05 pm
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      if I had to guess I would guess that Mark is in one or more scenes. I believe they are there a week to shoot jedi training scenes. will be curious to see who is there. The weather is a great explanation as to why it is shot now. Also, am I the only one who noticed the beard on Domhall gleason at the presser, is something up here?

      • July 29, 2015 at 5:40 pm
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        Like you’ve noticed that adult males do grow a facial hair? I am lazy to shave myself, so sometimes I am not shaving for a month and have a Hux beard.

  • July 24, 2015 at 6:27 pm
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    still hate the idea of Skywalker only having a minute in the movie

    • July 24, 2015 at 11:44 pm
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      I don’t know why people believe that stupid rumor. There’s zero evidence for it and plenty of evidence to the contrary.

      • July 25, 2015 at 4:27 am
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        babajo approves of this stupid comment.

    • July 25, 2015 at 1:42 am
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      It doesn’t matter to me if the entire rest of the film is “great” by film standards, the very fact that someone could have conceived of not only the thought of having Luke appear only as a cameo and having the original cast not ever interact with each other again, but also not immediately have discarded that as a bad idea is frustrating to me on just about every possible level of frustration.

      Seriously! The movie didn’t HAVE to be this way! Someone in some pitch room at some point actually said this was a good idea. Someone said:

      “Hey…let’s make Star Wars 7, bring the original cast back…..and do nothing with them. Let’s only put Luke in the movie as a cameo, and never have them talk to each other. This is my fantasy idea of what happens after Return Of the Jedi– wait, what the hell is Return Of The Jedi? I’ve never seen Return Of The Jedi because I’m a cold corporate business think tank– what is that movie?”

      This will forever frustrate me to the nth degree in the following ways:

      – frustration as a fan of the original Star Wars films who loved and grew up with the original characters and was curious to see what happened to them next

      – frustration from a creative perspective as a creative person that someone would waste such a once in a lifetime opportunity

      – frustrated that the filmmakers, despite their bullshit interviews, really do just look at us as cogs in a machine– a commodity to exploit, rather than “friends and family ”, and try to dangle things in front of us they know we want, and “strategically” place them in the films to “guarantee” we will return for subsequent exploitations– I mean “films”– as though we would not have come back for Star Wars Episode 8 if Luke/everyone had a substantial part in Episode 7, and holding the original cast hostage to spread out individually over the next several films was the “only way to insure the success” of following films.

      Newsflash: if the audience is satisfied, you will always get repeat customers. Edging people is a desperate marketing ploy used to make up for weak material. Did it take 3 movies for Luke Skywalker to blow up the Death Star? Nope. He did it at the end of A New Hope. There never had to be other films after that, it was pretty complete on its own, yet still left the door open enough for other stories to be told with the world and characters it established. Nevertheless, the original film was still pretty complete on its own as is. But they made another film that is just as good as the original film, if not better in some ways, and is just as iconic as the original film. Yes, I know Empire Strikes Back left a lot unresolved, but it was completely satisfying as far as the adventures of the characters we expected to see goes. They didn’t only put Han in it for ten minutes because they wanted to focus on Luke’s training as a jedi, or vice versa. Nobody important got gypped.

      Which begs the question: how weak is the material for the new movie?

      A new Star Wars film didn’t need to be made, the story was complete. Nobody wanted to touch it as a filmmaker for so long in hollywood, until Disney sold JJ the planet earth in exchange for doing it. However, the possibilities of what may have happened after Return Of The Jedi has always interested people, and there is potential there for a really cool and great movie. There’s only really a few ways to fuck it up, and so far, I’ve heard about every one of them through the rumor mill with this movie.

      One can ONLY hope ( 😉 ) that these rumors are all part of a massive Disney/Abrams disinformation campaign to throw folks off the scent of the movie so we’ll all be so surprised when we see the film, and it will blow our minds.

      Right now, you might say this is MY only hope. wink emoticon (What’s that? You got it already? Oh…Okay.. Stop making Star Wars references? What? Oh you don’t get the Star Wars references because you’re a cold corporate business think tank that’s never seen Return Of The Jedi?

      Oh.)

    • July 26, 2015 at 12:44 am
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      Just grow a dick and shut up.

      • July 26, 2015 at 5:01 am
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        I’m really trying, but when I do, it only grows on your face, so I can’t shut up.

  • July 24, 2015 at 6:39 pm
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    its for VIII

  • July 24, 2015 at 6:39 pm
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    Could be episode 3.5 (rogue one) perhaps

  • July 24, 2015 at 6:40 pm
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    Could the week be used for both VII and VIII?

  • July 24, 2015 at 6:49 pm
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    They’ve already been casting for Episode VIII with Donnie Yen and Benicio del Toro rumored.

    • July 24, 2015 at 11:29 pm
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      Donnie has been suggested for Rouge One

      • July 25, 2015 at 2:49 am
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        Cheeky!

  • July 24, 2015 at 6:49 pm
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    The script isn’t finished for VIII yet is it? Especially the final draft….Although JJ said at SDCC it was going to start filming soon.

  • July 24, 2015 at 7:47 pm
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    Maybe they planned on having Hamill in EP7 for only a few minutes, then they read all the backlash on it, so decided to shoot an additional Hamill scene?

    Far-fetched, I know, but I gotta assume JJ has people keeping track of reactions to rumors and stuff on sites like this, and then tweaking things accordingly.

    At least he should be.

  • July 24, 2015 at 7:47 pm
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    This could be the explenation why Mark Hamill is wearing the beard again.

  • July 24, 2015 at 8:19 pm
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    Kira: I think so…
    Luke: Know, don’t think.

    • July 24, 2015 at 11:13 pm
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      Kira becomes agitated.
      Kira: In that case, I don’t know! >:/
      The master turns, smiling with radiance.
      Luke: Exactly! 😀

  • July 24, 2015 at 8:22 pm
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    “What do you think?”

    Personally, I’m relieved to likely have a non-story-spoiling confirmation that Luke Skywalker doesn’t die in The Force Awakens.

  • July 24, 2015 at 8:49 pm
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    “I think they’ll purposefully hold back official cast announcements until December because of this.”

    It could be unintentionally leaked by Ford’s / other actor’s appearance @ a filming location or something along those lines… I guess We’ll see!

    “Have you seen Fanboys? I’m tempted to fake a terminal illness in order to try and see any rough cut. I wonder if it would work…”

    I have not, I’ll check it out. Haha, well… We’ve all been waiting since when? Oct 2012? (Well for me the wait started in 1983…. I can wait (less than!) 5 months.

    Think about that for a second… the release date is getting close. For some reason September through December usually moves real fast for me… it might be due to the change of the seasons here in chicago. We basically go from 90 degrees to 20 within a couple months :/

  • July 24, 2015 at 8:52 pm
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    A week doesn’t seem very long if they have to transport and rebuild sets…. But it’s hard to believe they have pick-up shots to film so late in the game that couldn’t be done with green screens. Must be for VIII, surely?

    • July 25, 2015 at 2:05 am
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      Like the article says, they only filmed for 3 days for Ep7. so a week is more than double that time.

    • July 24, 2015 at 9:40 pm
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      Sorry but I accidentally reported this comment! Please disregard

      • July 25, 2015 at 2:40 am
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        YOU SON OF A BITCH!!!!

  • July 24, 2015 at 9:01 pm
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    Lucas reshoot what they called the pick up scene more than a year after principal photographs wrapped up for the PT. My speculation is JJ intend to beef up the scene for Luke owing to passionate reaction from fans

    • July 26, 2015 at 8:25 am
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      he doesn’t give a fuck about what you trolls think.

  • July 24, 2015 at 9:28 pm
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    What about the possibility that an additional scene is being shot that is super-secret, so much so that they wanted to avoid any possibility of the info leaking early (much like the “I am your father” moment. wasn’t it actually a different line on set originally just to throw people?).

    • July 24, 2015 at 10:49 pm
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      Indeed. The line was “Obi-Wan killed your father.” And certain publications actually ran with it, saying “Alec Guinness to Play Villian In Star Wars 2”

    • July 25, 2015 at 1:09 am
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      If this is the case I’m calling it: he consults with animatronic mo-cap Yoda force ghost!

  • July 24, 2015 at 9:37 pm
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    I’m surprised no one has mentioned the beard Oscar was sporting during his ALS challenge [which he did during shoting] compared to his relatively clean shaven look throughout the rest of the trailers.

    • July 24, 2015 at 11:31 pm
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      SPOILER: Oscar Isaac is shooting secret scenes as Poe Dameron’s evil twin brother, Derek.

    • July 25, 2015 at 1:48 am
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      Well… it’s been reported that Poe shows up at the start of the movie (scenes filmed at Pinewood Studios primarily in May-July 2014) and then doesn’t really show up again until later, then at the Greenham common set (filmed September 2014). Oscar’s Ice Bucket challenge video was shot in late August (as was Mark Hamill and Harrison Ford’s, filmed in California and Wyoming respectively, which adds some suspicion to Harrison Ford being in his video).

      Perhaps the month plus between shooting he was able to grow all that beard?

  • July 24, 2015 at 10:15 pm
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    I think a week shooting will be for a major Episode 8 scene for sure. I am betting it’s kinda gunner be a Empire Strikes Back Yoda vs Kill Bill 2 training scene with Diasy Ridley and Mark Hammel. The same stuff yah alway seen but with a different back drop with the new character training to become a female Jedi. The new Jedi lead buy looks is being switched on it’s head and now going to be female. Let’s hope it’s just not more of we have already scene and they make things more invigarating and fresher.

  • July 24, 2015 at 10:42 pm
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    I saw someone mention the movie Fanboys, I’m not sure if anyone is aware because I haven’t seen it posted anywhere but you can actually bid right now to get a private screening of TFA and a tour of Lucasfilm. The bidding was at $25,000 last time I saw it. But yeah lol if you got the money, get an early peek. You can find this on the Star Wars App in the news section

  • July 24, 2015 at 11:34 pm
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    Switching Boyega for Ridley – the whole last scene shot last time was part of the mystery box, A fake ending. Mark my words.

    Boyega – The all powerful

    • July 25, 2015 at 12:58 am
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      They’d have to reshoot a ton of stuff if that were the case…
      You don’t just have Rey rejecting the lightsaber throughout the movie until she finally accepts her destiny as she takes it up to fight Kylo Ren… only to have Finn end up being the true “chosen one.”

      • July 25, 2015 at 2:14 am
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        We don’t know what was shot, the whole stuff could be flipped due to the mystery box. Boyega will become the Jedi. He will have the falcon, the sabre and get the girl. His role in the movie is biggest and the most specialist role in Hollywood’s history. No Kathleen Kenndy’s actions will stop this. She can flaunt and push Ridley all she wants. Its Boyega who is the star

        Boyega The All Powerful

        • July 25, 2015 at 4:30 am
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          of course boyega will be played up as the star. 99.9% of all of hollywood movies are in man’s favor. was there any doubt about this inherent sexism?

          • July 25, 2015 at 5:11 am
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            You are probably right. But some think it ridiculous that a woman can be more powerful than a man. It would be nice for a lead female in star wars. But a lot don’t think it important anymore because there are more lead roles now in Hollywood it’s not an important for star wars to have one. Star wars needs to be left alone. No doubt rey will either die or turn evil so that find will save the day. The same tired clichés repeated time after time.

        • July 25, 2015 at 9:35 am
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          All the teasers and stuff seem to show Rey as the stronger individual.

  • July 24, 2015 at 11:38 pm
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    Mark Hamill was filming Kingsman that was why he was around for a longtime in the uk

  • July 25, 2015 at 12:20 am
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    This is fantastic news, I’m from Ireland, I’m just delighted to see our beautiful, and holy sacred places being used for such a great series like Star wars.

    Ireland is Gods hand of creativity, when you look at the deep immense beauty,, it could have easily been the garden of Eden if God chose it,, our country has a very very deep spiritual heritage that is ideal for Star Wars,, especially in the magnificent vista of the west coast of Ireland,, its rugged, its majestic,, and peaceful and scenic on the eyes and senses,but within that is also the incredible change of weather there,, for a moment it can be calm and sunsplit and warm, then to a grey wind of cool and rain,, and then sunshine again,, its an incredible part of Ireland. God bless you all may the force be with you,,

    • July 25, 2015 at 8:09 pm
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      Up here in Norway we are apparently only deemed fit to stand in for the ice-world Hoth.

      When are they going to the fjord planet?

  • July 25, 2015 at 12:34 am
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    I’d really like to see a tropical planet in Episode VIII if not this one. That’s something we never seen in any of the previous films before, They could even name it Dac.

    • July 25, 2015 at 1:05 am
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      I concur… would be cool to see a tropical world. Supposedly the Maz Kanata castle scene will be a jungle environment?

      In the comicon reel it looks like regular trees. I think I heard the thing about jungle world on the last Fly Casual podcast? I heard it from somewhere. Is it just me who’s heard this?

      • July 25, 2015 at 10:21 pm
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        Ahh now I know where I heard it… the toys… some of the troops are called “jungle troopers”… jungle is sort of tropical right?

  • July 25, 2015 at 12:53 am
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    You forgot C and D.
    Scenario C – Backlash over rumours of Luke Skywalkers’ brief appearance have forced them to flesh out the final scene more. In other words, this isn’t a reshoot, but an entirely new/alternate scene being filmed.

    Scenario D – Disney plans to follow Marvel’s lead with post-credit scenes to tease new films. Can we look forward to something at the end of the credits to give us some insight into the plot of VIII?

    • July 25, 2015 at 1:30 am
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      Remember it is Luke Skywalker and Rey scene where Luke Skywalker can only rescue a broken spirited Rey (parallel to Luke and Wampa on ESB Hoth). The probable ending of Finn, Han Solo and Chewbacca deaths or captures at movie’s end! Luke has to train Rey (like Degobah parallel)! Rey has to train to become a Jedi before they attempt to rescue those who are captured in EP VIII!

      • July 25, 2015 at 1:38 am
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        Well if the rumors turn out to be true, Rey is such a Mary Sue, she doesn’t need to be trained. Just needs to make up her mind to save the galaxy with Luke’s old lightsaber.

        • July 25, 2015 at 4:55 am
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          Only in your mind. Just an excuse to hate

          • July 25, 2015 at 7:28 am
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            You’re funny.

  • July 25, 2015 at 1:02 am
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    I had another star wars dream last night… I was working an entry level position @ lucasfilm… I was cleaning up trash cans & Carrie Fisher told me I was doing a good job. It was the old Carrie Fisher unfortunately but hey, in a manner of speaking I got to meet her.

    • July 25, 2015 at 1:07 am
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      Did you end up “giving her your light saber” if you catch my drift?

      • July 25, 2015 at 4:43 am
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        Ha!

        No, I’ll leave that to Maz Kanata, as she seems the right height for the job.

  • July 25, 2015 at 1:26 am
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    How did this rumour that Luke is barely in TFA get started? From the comic con panel etc, it certainly seems like the big 3 are going to be more than cameos..

    • July 25, 2015 at 2:51 am
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      I’m all for logic.. watch the trailer again, the background with Luke and artoo looks nothing like that island. Luke will be in more than one scene.

      • July 25, 2015 at 3:23 am
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        I think that’s from the rumored flashback.

      • July 25, 2015 at 12:56 pm
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        I’ve heard that it’s from the flashback scene, with the fire being a funeral pyre.
        It’s funny though, because in the behind-the-scenes photos released during celebration, they appeared to show that scene being filmed outside on the Pinewood backlot while it was being used for the opening village attack scenes… so who knows what’s going on there.
        Perhaps they finally decided that opening the film with a lightsaber falling from space was kind of silly, and decided that having Luke visit Jakku prior to the film made a bit more sense.
        IF the scene of the Stormtroopers on the transport preparing to land is listed at scene 3, it doesn’t leave a lot of room for the scenes people had previously described.

    • July 25, 2015 at 12:48 pm
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      It mostly got started by the same people who have leaked highly reliable information to date so far. People don’t see any reason to doubt them.

  • July 25, 2015 at 2:49 am
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    If Luke Skywalker is only onscreen for 30 seconds, many Bothans will die in the aftermath.

    • July 25, 2015 at 4:32 am
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      i hope some of these are the prequel bashers. The world can sure use less of them.

  • July 25, 2015 at 2:51 am
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    SKELLIGE!!!!!!

  • July 25, 2015 at 5:08 am
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    o regular sailings to the Unesco World Heritage site are planned for the week beginning September 14… so based on that you guys conclude its for a star wars shoot ?

    SCENARIO C : the island is closed for a week’s shooting for another non star wars related movie.

    thats like saying “ow they closed that island in Hawai where they shot Jurassic Park, they must be shooting a sequel”
    Lost was shot on those locations too.

  • July 25, 2015 at 5:48 am
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    Why do people keep saying there’s Flashbacks? There was never a flashback in the OT, as far as I can think. JJ is going with the OT asthetic… A flashback just doesn’t seem to suit Star Wars that dream sequence in the PT was terrible.

  • July 25, 2015 at 6:31 am
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    Most likely a plot twist (a la “I’m your Father”) that has been kept under wraps untill now.

  • July 25, 2015 at 7:32 am
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    Somethings gotta be up with Luke’s appearance . We still have yet to see him. Maybe he’s in some sort of physically altering bondage or restraints? Hmmmm.

  • July 25, 2015 at 9:40 am
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    It is for part reshoots and epp 8,as they seen the rough cut and JJ wanted something added..Doing it all in one is cost effective and they can now post produce small scenes within a week.George lucas changed the fight scene in ROTS with obi and Anakin weeks before screening..Can be done

  • July 25, 2015 at 10:28 am
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    Some directors like to shoot in sequence.

    • July 25, 2015 at 12:42 pm
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      An overlooked thing in the comic-con reel is the clapperboards. They show info like the scene number, take, time and date of shooting. Unfortunately, the date format doesn’t seem to be consistent…
      Anyway, you end up with the following info:

      Scene 3 – Take 4 – 8:30 – 06-02-14 – First Order Stormtroopers on transport shuttle
      Scene v34 – Take 1 – 11:34 – 05-22-14 – Jakku plain with moisture vaporator and other junk in distance.
      Scene 48 – Take 5 – 12:56 – 06-22-14 – Ship interior? Given the cold lighting, blacks and reds, I’d guess it’s First Order.
      Scene 123 – Take 6 – 7:12 – 05-06-14? – Millennium Falcon Interior.
      Scene 161 – Take 18 – ???? – ??-??-14 –
      Leia in Resistance base.
      Scene v178 – Take 1 – 16:19 – 18-7-14 –
      Inside Maz Kanata’s Castle
      Scene v235A – Take 2 – 16:44 – 20-06-14 –
      R2-D2… somewhere.

      It does show that for the most part, TFA has been shot in sequence. Given that they had to reschedule things after Harrison broke his leg, it makes sense that it might have been a little out of order.

  • July 25, 2015 at 8:38 pm
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    It’s a scene for Episode VIII. Luke is training his new Padawan when they are attacked by the new villain. Luke sacrifices himself so that his Padawan can escape.

    Sorry but Luke fans will really be disappointed by this new trilogy.

  • July 26, 2015 at 12:48 am
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    Bearded theories make me fall asleep.

  • July 26, 2015 at 1:36 am
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    Maybe it’s a scenario scene to put ships flying on it? like xwings?

  • July 26, 2015 at 11:05 pm
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    Please let it be the scene where Luke receives a razor and cuts his beard 😉 Jedi do not need a beard, only Qui-Gon and Obi Wan had one. A beard makes Mark Hamill look like a hermit 🙁 … he’s no Ewan McGregor or Liam Neeson.

  • July 27, 2015 at 6:34 pm
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    Scenario C? Maybe the ending of VII has been re-written.

    • July 27, 2015 at 10:58 pm
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      Why would they waste all that money, why would Disney have to pay insurance out, TWICE to local traders just because they had a change of heart? UNESCO are already pissed off due to the destruction of birds nest. Imagine if they cut the scene altogether? Disney would be wide open to an EU law suit on grounds of environment laws!

      • July 28, 2015 at 2:15 am
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        Disney would be liable and open to a law suit for not using a scene? I don’t really follow that logic. I’m not sure why this idea of a rewrite would really be so far fetched, especially if they found a better ending or a change that wouldn’t lock them into a corner for episode 8. It wouldn’t surprise me, the movie has already been rewritten once…

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