Working Title for Star Wars: Episode VIII Confirmed?
A little over a year ago, Jedi News reported on two possible working titles for a couple of future Star Wars projects – Lunak Heavy Industries and Space Bear Industries.
Back then, it remained to be seen which films were represented by the production names. Apparently, Space Bear Industries is the working title for Rian Johnson’s Star Wars: Episode VIII, at least according to some online job profiles of a Camera Trainee, a VFX Coordinator, and a Digital Imaging Technician that seem to be working on the project.
Camera trainee Oliver Hallam’s page calls out Rian Johnson as the director, and even lists a description of the work involved (Star Wars VIII Tests). Freelance VFX Coordinator, Ashley Bradford’s LinkedIn profile states that she began work on the production in September, the same month that Episode VIII began filming.
At this point, it’s still unclear if Lunak Heavy Industries is the working title for Episode IX or one of the Anthology films, but I think it’s safe to say that Episode VIII is in fact in production under the subsidiary company Space Bear Industries. That name does make me wonder though…have we seen the last of the Ewoks (insert sarcastic half grin here)?
Special Thanks to MagnarTheGreat from the Cantina for the heads up!
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I personally am a big fan of the ewoks. But I know there is a lot of hate out there for them by a large percentage of die hard fans. Sadly I doubt we will see them again on the big screen. Maybe in cartoons.
If space bear does actually have relevance to the movie then perhaps there may be a large wookie presence. Or something new and even bigger.
I wouldn’t define die hard fans that branch that recons as legit only 2 movies and a half of the series as good
Hit the nail on the head. While I’m at it, let me also say that I am a gungan fan, and I am also a Star Wars fan too.
Gungans are cool – but Jar Jar Binks just isn’t.
There’s a reason they kicked him out of their city.
The gungan that fought Grevious was pretty cool
Nonsense. One needn’t love every flavor to be a fan of ice cream. Some just have a more discriminating palate.
would you define that someone a die-hard ice cream fan?
Yes.
maybe more a fan of those particular ice cream flavors
As an ex-Black Watch sniper. Really feel for the stormtroopers in ROTJ. Getting your arse handed to you by a bunch of teddy bears. No wonder the Empire has been rebranded to The First Order, and all the stormtroopers have been upgraded. They must have suffered serious recruiting issues on the back of that Endor defeat.
Lunak Heavy industries… Love it! That needs to be in canon immediately. Perhaps they can make ships or blasters? Foodstuffs?
Really excited for Episode VIII news, rumors, photoleaks and trailers in the next two years in 3,2,1 GO!
Lunak Heavy industries..? This is satire right?? Cause if this is the real title, then that sounds a little, umm… ridiculous..
Its a working title, much like “Blue Harvest”, for ROTJ if memory serves?
Ah okay, that makes a lot more sense.
Lunar Industries? Duncan Jones for the third anthology film ? He is a friend of rian Johnson and they tweeted and discussed about the best film Star Wars VIII / Warcraft.
Lunak seems to be for Rogue One: http://www.moviecastingcall.org/2015/07/star-wars-anthology-rogue-one-casting-call-for-new-lead-roles.html
Wasn’t Los Alamos the working title for Rogue One?
Well, when SWU wrote about the Los Alamos news (that’s as far as I could trace the story back), they called it a “code name” (http://www.starwarsunderworld.com/2014/11/exclusive-code-name-for-2016-stand.html). Meanwhile, Lunak is the name of the subsidiary production company.
But for a comparative, while we all know “Blue Harvest” as the code name/working title of ROTJ, but Jedi News UK says “Blue Harvest” was also the name of the production company for ROTJ (http://www.jedinews.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsID=12848).
Based on the above, “Los Alamos” seems more like a “working title” per se, but I think you can make the case for using the production company names in the same manner.
I’m in the Ewok camp too. Like em, always have 🙂
You do know Ewoks like to eat Gungans?
So what is where jar jar binks bones came from
Now THAT’S a spin off I want to see!
Star Wars Episode VIII: End Of Finn
^ title many of us are hoping for
Wow, you haven’t even met him yet…
And yet he knows exactly what he wants =)
Apparently you do too as you liked his post.
Okay…why do you want him to die? A character from a movie that we collectively hasn’t seen yet? Kinda trollish.
And don’t you dare say that it’s due to the limited footage we have of him in the trailers. Then might as well say Captain Phasma is only good at walking and holding her gun.
I am just going to call it hidden racism and you are too chicken shit to just come out and say it, because you would really have no other reason right now to say that.
However, since he was a Stormtrooper and probably has been one his whole life, I find it a little odd that the resistance would accept him so quikly and not be weary of him. yeah, yeah, I know he saves Poe…but still. I would think Leia would be a little more cautious about him in the event that he could be an undercover spy for the first order. I just find it hard to swallow that they would bring him to their secret base since after all, by the time he gets there he had probably only been out of the first order a couple days by then. I really hope it isn’t a matter of “HEY, This was a stormtrooper a couple days ago who has killed hundreds of our soldiers! but he saved Poe’s life and seems like an ok guy! it is ok that I a brought him here to your secret base isn’t it Leia? even if it is Han that brought him there….you would hope that leia has a stroke over it and wants to strangle him for bringing him there. SO yeah, I am kinda iffy about this character and hope it isn’t a George lucas move that hurts the movie because it makes no sense .
Oh my gosh, what’s that beeping in my pocket? Oh, it’s my racism detector! It’s going crazy…
Many of us? Nope, only the racists. Crawl back into your hole. Let’s call out Frisk and Xtra Crispy as well while we’re at it. So sorry a black man offends your sensibilities.
No need to apologise. He doesn’t offend us. What’s offensive is the agenda that Hollywood is most likely using him to promote.
Hollywood wants money.
More diverse cast likely brings more money.
Therefore, please stop yourself the next time you have a though remotely about any of this.
Hollywood is indeed all about money, or more specifically power. Psychological power.
They will however not earn more money by making their cast diverse. Star Wars have always attracted, and will continue to attract the same audience as it always has. Nerds and geeks of all colors and genders.
But this time they will most likely sneak in a little subliminal message into everyones favorite story. Ethnic minorities are Heroes and White men are evil. Particularly the blonde ones.
This is one of many hateful subliminal messages that has gone on for only a few years and already it has brought the entire western world on it’s knees. Europe is done for. So is America. But enjoy your beloved diversity.
Star Wars Episode VIII: The First Order Strikes Back
The would not do that there would be a many of fanboys
MagnarTheGreat is appropriately named. That guy has a serious gift for tracking down Star Wars news.
Star Wars Episode 8: Let the Wookies Win!
Star Wars episode VIII: the revenge if salacious crumb
Episode VIII: It’s a Crap!
It would not bother me one bit to see the Ewoks again. I was 9 years old when ROTJ came out..and I could care less how un realistic it was for them to win a war with sticks and stones in a completely unrealistic Universe with laser sword wielding Wizards a Homosexual robot, explosions and sounds in space, a warrior princess and a 7 foot ape co-piloting a spaceship that travel’s faster than the speed of light. By now Wicket is probably the leader of his tribe and hungry for more stormtrooper cuisine. Seeing him again would be fantastic.
It wasn’t that the sticks and stones were unrealistic, it was that I kept seeing the zippers up their backs.
Show me an actual zipper on one of them in the context of the movie.
Yet Lucas chose to CG their eyes instead of remove the zippers.
I can’t possibly believe that this would be the title lol
Working title.
Spoiler Alert! Let’s put together what we know. Luke lost a hand with the light saber. That means if someone found the lightsaber, then someone may also have found the hand. Previous movies had clones…put that together and…wait for it…Kylo Ren might be a clone made from lukes DNA (hand), in fact all the Knights of Ren might be clones made from the Skywalker DNA. We know Kamino makes clones, maybe someone brought the hand to Kamino and the result was to clone or add the Skywalker DNA into a being. Luke battled the instinct to turn to the dark side, but the clones came along and there is your movie. Not to mention someone sharing Luke’s DNA could make him crazy as they compete within the Force which knows no difference to the DNA causing Skywalker issues. Even if Luke is the bad guy, is it the clone or actually Luke? Remember the hand, remember cloning the Hand to create or fuse a new being with Skywalker DNA.
Except that Kylo Ren doesn’t look like Luke and cannot be a clone then,
Episode VII: The Force Awakens. Episode VIII: Space Bear Industries. Episode IX: Revenge of the Twinks.
Star Wars Episode VIII –
“The Search for More Money”
😉
Cue high pitched voice with Yiddish accent “May the Schwartz be with you”.
Star Wars Episode VIII: We (Still) Ain’t Fount Shit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3iFJpGJiug
that is a Evagellion title XD
For those confused by this article, let me clarify… Space Bear Industries is NOT the actual title of Episode VIII. It is very common in the industry for films to use a working title that doesn’t really have anything to do with the actual film. Usually these are used to be able to identify the film either before the production has an official title or as a ruse to disguise the nature of the project, and in some cases – both. Episode VII used a working title [Foodles Productions (UK) Limited] in the early stages of production.
thank you
Blue Harvest: Horror Beyond Imagination
I live in a city where lots of movies are shot…so you see these working titles on signs all over the place…many are quite strange…
Star Wars Episode VIII. Revenge of the Ewoks.
Star Wars Episode VIII: The Lion, The Witch, and Skywalker
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letov_LF-107_Lu%C5%88%C3%A1k
OK, probaly wrong but, Lunak: A glider designed in 1948, way ahead of its time. Lunak in English can also be “flexible,” “smooth,” “tender.” But I’m going with the old story about Led Zeppelin’s name, where Keith Moon (Luna, get it?) said the future Yardbirds spinoff would “go over like a lead balloon.” The band named themselves as such in a self-effacing way. Lead Zeppelin, Heavy Glider.
Who says there won’t be an Ewok in The Force Awakens 😉
Warwick is involved, and he could be playing Wicket, as well as other small aliens. I don’t know much about the current Canon (as in, outside of the movies), but if
3-PO’s red arm hasn’t been explained, perhaps it has something to do with the Ewoks? Who knows, we could see one. IDK… Who knows what we will see, but i know there will be tons of surprises.
there is a comic book about how he got his red arm
Ah HA! interesting….. Well, i will have to pick that up. Comes out December 2nd, it looks like.
Seems like I read something where Abrams denied Ewoks being in TFA. But if you want to see some more Ewoks, Greg Rucka included them at the beginning of his Shattered Empire Series. It just continues from the ROTJ scene, but still…more Ewoks…and it is strongly implied that they may be eating the fallen Imperials. 🙂
Abrams also denied that Benedict Cumberbatch was Khan. I take what JJ says prior to the film’s release with a grain of salt at this point.
The Return of the Ancient Fear, Darth Blogueis
Star Wars Episode VIII “The Force Yawns”
Star Wars Episode IX “The Force Sleeps Again”
Or as someone said before…
Episode VIII “The Force Hits the Snooze Button
Episode IX “The Force is Late For Work”
🙂
Star Wars: Vandelay Industries
You and I need to be friends.
you wanna be my latex salesman?
I’ll be your Kel Varnsen!
nice to meet you, kel. i’m h.e. pennypacker, industrialist, philanthropist and bicyclist.
Careful with that scarf, Pennypacker!
Dr. Van Nostrin?
oh…ah…uh…that’s right.
Star Wars;Resistance-First Order Civil War follows the Jedi Knights Finn and Rey and the resitance as they fight the first order or this could be a tv show on Disney XD on a different day than rebels
OT followed a bunch of Rebels and one jedi who fought against the Empire. I don’t see your point. And since the trailer is out, it’s clearly not on the level of a TV show. 🙂
Episode VIII: Return of Darth Vegas.
They’re code names, like Blue Harvest. Not working titles.
I definitely think this is the real answer.
Or “Jar Jar’s Great Adventure”,
honestly, I’m disturbed at the lack of creativity in codenames this time around…
Episode VIII: Mickey Milks More
They didnt’ pay 4.5b dollars to not make movies, get over it, internet morons.
Wow, a one-line argument with flippant namecalling. I bet that took some real intelligence. You, my friend, when the hypocritical troll award. Congratulations. You deserved it.
Give me a break. “Internet morons” is referring to the basement dwelling neckbeards who throw a hissy fit over everything they cherish either changing or something being added to it.I’m personally ecstatic getting new Star Wars material. Beats watching the same 3 movies and it’s 10 different versions over and over again.
Wow, inflammatory and inaccurate.
Based on record breaking pre-sale ticket numbers, Star Wars fans are okay with new content.
I think we must see the new content first before we can say whether we are “okay” with it. However, Mickey has a track record for milking franchises dry. I wouldn’t be surprised if we see a “Wicket 8: Wicket Saves Endor (again)” direct-to-video release. If it makes money, then I don’t blame them from a business perspective. Still, there is more at stake so I’m rightly concerned.
And you call me a troll? lol. How is Disney “milking” anything? I think right now I’d say they are in a financial hole until the movies actually start coming out.
They’re not in a “financial hole.” They have a corporate asset that is worth more than what they paid for it. So, right now, their portfolio of assets-to-debts is richer than before their acquisition of Lucas Films. In other words, they’re not in a financial hole, but on a financial hill. So they don’t need to make a single movie. They could just hold onto Lucas Films for a few years and still make money when/if they do sell the Star Wars universe (plus Lucas Films is great collateral for other investments deals).
Of course, Disney won’t just hold onto the company. They will make movies, shows, books, and comics in the meantime. I have no problem with that per se. After all, Disney is in the entertainment business, not the financial investment business. My concern is Disney’s tendency to drive movie series into the ground with short-sighted quick-buck saturation mentality that leads to Cars, Aladdin, Lion King being cheapened by mediocre direct-to-video sequels, short stories, cartoons, etc.
And I think my fear is justified here. In the first approx. 30 years of the Star Wars universe, we got just three main movies. Yet, within months of Disney taking over, they announce 6 new movies in just 6 years. Plus, Disney will release two cartoon shows, probably one live show, theme park, countless books and cartoons. And how many different DVD, Blu Ray, and Digital releases will there be. They aren’t dispersing SW in drips and draps, but in a flood. Lucas Film must become a sweat shop to keep up with that production schedule. And can the quality of SW be maintained during this deluge? Time will tell, but the past says “probably not.”
So to sum up, I could be wrong, but this “moron” also could be right. Disney may produce a great movie (as they’ve done in the past), but then milk the series bone dry with mediocre sequels (as they’ve done in the past).
Star Wars Episode VIII: Shroud of Darkness
Star Wars Episode IX: Beacon of Light
Stop upvoting your own stupid posts.
Star Wars Episode VIII – The Knights of Ren Want Vader’s Damn Lightsaber Right Now or They Will Get Very Angry and Reek Havoc on the Galaxy
Star Wars Episode VIII- Knights of Ren Buy Vader’s Lightsaber on Ebay and Pay Extra for Priority Mail.
Star Wars Episode VIII- The Legend of Overnight Delivery.
Rey and new friends search for the myth of the stories about the shipping of days gone past and must find it before The Knights of Ren discover it.
They’re searching for Luke, a Jedi Postmaster. Yeah, I just jumped the shark.
I’d be ok with Ewoks as long as they are now infected and have become zombie Ewoks.
I like it. I was thinking of something similar: Ewoks turned into monsters because they got wet or were fed after midnight.
I would be ok with Ewoks if they were all played by Wookies.
Star Wars VIIII: Dennis Moore and the Lupines of Darkness.
Star Wars IX: The Black Knight Bleeds Again
This is one of those rare times when all the best jokes are taken. =c
Episode VIII actually scares me.
Why?
The director I would say.
It should be IX that scares you.
I think Qui-Gon was on to something. Now wouldn’t that be the most ideal Darth Lord. The emperors Master and potentially the one who created Anikan Skywalker
I noticed this when I first saw it as well. Amazed it hasn’t been picked up on more. I think it’s supposed to be the PT’s “I am your father” moment.
What do you mean “hasn’t been picked up on more”? This is the go-to assumption about Anakin at this point. Evil Space Jesus.
Is this a joke? Are you guys high or something?
Star Wars Episode VIII: Attack of the Drones
Well, when Episode VII turns out to be a disappointment (“That’s it?!”), fans will say Episode VIII (“Star Wars – The First Order Strikes Back”) will be darker and better, duh.