Rumors About Star Wars Episode VIII – New Cast Member, New Filming Location.

Episode VIIIWhile Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens is a highly-anticipated release, many fans are already interested in looking further ahead to the future of the film franchise. Luckily, the fansite Clone Corridor has apparently come across a handful of rumors from “very reliable” sources regarding Rian Johnson’s Star Wars Episode VIII, including details on a possible actress who will be new to the Star Wars setting, where the movie might be filmed, and the new sets.

 

Let’s start with the biggest pieces of information first – the rumored new actress for the film is the 65-year-old Geraldine James. James’s credits include GhandiSherlock Holmes (2009) and its sequel A Game Of Shadows, Alice In Wonderland (2010), The Girl With The Dragon Tatoo (2011), and 45 Years. James is said to be ready to travel to Spain for filming in the near future.

 

Geraldine James

 

The sets were also interesting to note, as the sources also mentioned that there were desert sets being built. Their sources seemed to believed that these sets were meant to represent Tatooine – however, Clone Corridor speculated that the sets being built could be for Jakku, due to some similarities in architecture for the two planets. They also noted that one set – not necessarily related to the ones described above – is nearly complete, and it includes the Millennium Falcon.

 

Finally, the sources spotted a model of a long-necked monster under construction inside Pinewood Studios. The sources could not get any clear details beyond that, as they only saw a passing glance of the creature. Clone Corridor has stated that the monster might be for another Star Wars project like Rogue One as opposed to Episode VIII.

 

While taking a grain of salt may be necessary for this situation, it’s amazing to know that we’re already hearing things about Episode VIII just before the release of Episode VII. Stay tuned to Star Wars News Net for the latest and greatest stories on the Galaxy Far, Far Away.

 

Special thanks to Cantina member Altgr0160 for spotting this story.

 

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Grant has been a fan of Star Wars for as long as he can remember, having seen every movie on the big screen. When he’s not hard at work with his college studies, he keeps himself busy by reporting on all kinds of Star Wars news for SWNN and general movie news on the sister site, Movie News Net. He served as a frequent commentator on SWNN’s The Resistance Broadcast.

Grant Davis (Pomojema)

Grant has been a fan of Star Wars for as long as he can remember, having seen every movie on the big screen. When he’s not hard at work with his college studies, he keeps himself busy by reporting on all kinds of Star Wars news for SWNN and general movie news on the sister site, Movie News Net. He served as a frequent commentator on SWNN’s The Resistance Broadcast.

96 thoughts on “Rumors About Star Wars Episode VIII – New Cast Member, New Filming Location.

  • December 5, 2015 at 12:32 am
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    Ugh. No more desert planets. Even if it’s Tatooine or Jakku.

    • December 5, 2015 at 12:36 am
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      It’s a western. Every western has a desert.

      • December 5, 2015 at 1:01 am
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        yep, what Truther said is truth. But I want to see a desert planet with blue or purple sand.

        • December 5, 2015 at 3:05 am
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          Or black sand, like Sullust.

          • December 5, 2015 at 7:04 am
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            i hate sand…

          • December 5, 2015 at 7:25 am
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            It’s so rough and coarse, and it gets everywhere…

          • December 5, 2015 at 7:31 am
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            You just HAD to go there.

          • December 6, 2015 at 6:15 am
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            Yep 😉

          • December 5, 2015 at 7:31 am
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            Oh shit…

        • December 5, 2015 at 6:02 pm
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          That would be awesome.

      • December 5, 2015 at 1:43 am
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        I don’t see cowboy hats.

      • December 5, 2015 at 4:11 am
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        “It’s a western.”
        No, it’s most definitely not. It might have some elements, here and there, that are borrowed from Westerns (e.g. references to “The Searchers” in ANH and AOTC) but there’s nothing Western about ESB or ROTS. Two movies that, incidentally, did just fine without desert planets.

        (Yes, I know the last shot of ROTS was on Tatooine. That doesn’t, doesn’t count. )

        • December 5, 2015 at 4:25 am
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          You take life too seriously. Relax.

          • December 5, 2015 at 4:40 am
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            Fair enough 🙂

        • December 5, 2015 at 5:31 am
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          However; Boba Fett, who is introduced in Empire is based off Clint Eastwood from the The Man with No Name trilogy…

          • December 5, 2015 at 6:01 pm
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            And that fact was lost on GL when he replaced the original voice which was the actor’s best Clint Eastwood impression.

        • December 5, 2015 at 6:02 pm
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          Utapau was pretty ‘desert’ to me.

          • December 5, 2015 at 7:37 pm
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            Utapau had lots of vegetation though. Wookieepedia informs me that apart from the sinkholes it’s a savanna planet.

  • December 5, 2015 at 12:35 am
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    Rey’s mother?

    • December 5, 2015 at 2:08 am
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      First thing that popped into my mind.

      • December 5, 2015 at 2:15 am
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        Mara Jade?

        • December 5, 2015 at 6:20 am
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          Rey’s mum

    • December 5, 2015 at 5:31 am
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      If that turns out to be the case, then my theory on whether Rey is Han and Leia’s daughter will be false.

  • December 5, 2015 at 12:47 am
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    She has orange hair.

    Mara Jade

    • December 5, 2015 at 1:03 am
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      Clearly it’s Plagueis.
      😛

    • December 5, 2015 at 1:27 am
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      she would be in the correct age range. but i’m not getting my hopes up until mara jade actually pops up in something cannon related.

    • December 5, 2015 at 2:04 am
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      Very first thing that popped into my head.

    • December 5, 2015 at 2:40 pm
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      Same age as Luke too,good call.

  • December 5, 2015 at 12:48 am
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    Long neck monster….Krayt Dragon?

    • December 5, 2015 at 12:59 am
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      that was my first thought too. let’s hope 🙂

  • December 5, 2015 at 1:45 am
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    Desert planet? D-e-s-e-r-t planet? If this guy’s throwing in another planet that looks exactly like tatooine or jakku and has a different name I’m out.

    • December 5, 2015 at 2:05 am
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      Maybe you can convince them to change it to a dessert planet.

    • December 5, 2015 at 2:54 am
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      I agree. But if it’s Jakku, this might indicate that this planet holds more mysteries than we suspect. Which would make some sense: Rey spent a good deal of her life there. Plus, who knows what secrets all those stranded, disaffected Imperials might be carrying with them?

      Then again, maybe Rey suddenly remembers sometime after the events of TFA: “Oh shit, I left the iron on! I have to go back!”

  • December 5, 2015 at 3:15 am
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    Mon Mothma anyone?

    • December 5, 2015 at 4:01 am
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      She’d be too much too young to play Mon Mothma in this time period.

      – Pomojema

      • December 5, 2015 at 5:18 am
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        I agree, maybe a new Leader/Queen/Senator from Naboo? Or If we come to find that Han didn’t get married to Leia, perhaps this is his new wife? The options are endless, but regardless it’s great to see some new facts for episode 8.

        Btw, love your show, and would love to record an episode with you guys some day on The Resistance Podcast!

    • December 5, 2015 at 5:11 am
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      no

    • December 5, 2015 at 6:18 am
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      she be dead

  • December 5, 2015 at 3:41 am
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    She will be wife of Luke

    • December 5, 2015 at 1:22 pm
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      Rey’s mother?

  • December 5, 2015 at 4:16 am
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    spain? will we perhaps be revisiting naboo? that’d be awesome!

    • December 5, 2015 at 4:32 am
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      Yeah, I’d love to see it redone realistically with sets and miniatures and the like.

      • December 5, 2015 at 4:48 am
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        You mean like they did in the prequels?

        • December 5, 2015 at 5:45 am
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          Hahahaha. You’re funny. Making a plastic dome and immediately adding CGI pillars and spaceships doesn’t count in my book.

        • December 5, 2015 at 5:46 am
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          Shhhh, don’t say that too loud. Remember, the prequels were “all digital.”

          • December 5, 2015 at 7:24 am
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            Clones was bordering.

          • December 5, 2015 at 11:16 am
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            Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith were all digital in the sense that there’s no shot without digital alteration. Don’t show the models, show the final shots, that’s what it counts. That’s why more than 2000 shots per film produced look BAD, because there’s no time enough to do it right. That’s why the force awakens looks good, because the thing was under control.

          • December 5, 2015 at 11:19 am
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            Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith were both all digital in the sense that there’s no shot without digital alteration. Don’t show the models, show the final shots, that’s what it counts. That’s why more than 2000 shots per film produced look BAD, because there’s no time enough to do it right. That’s why the force awakens looks good, because the thing was under control.

          • December 6, 2015 at 6:10 am
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            Exactly.

          • December 5, 2015 at 1:22 pm
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            No , TPM had a lot of location shooting.

        • December 5, 2015 at 11:13 am
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          He means, NOT LIKE THIS:

          • December 5, 2015 at 7:38 pm
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            That’s not Naboo, dopey.

          • December 5, 2015 at 11:41 pm
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            Haha, Dopey. Cute 😀

          • December 6, 2015 at 12:40 am
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            One of my least favorite shots in the saga. You can find better work in student films.

          • December 6, 2015 at 6:10 am
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            See, you get me.

    • December 5, 2015 at 5:14 am
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      Naboo is nor awesome.

      • December 5, 2015 at 5:24 am
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        well thanks for your opinion.. i’m sure many people would be stoked about naboo..

        • December 5, 2015 at 5:44 am
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          Actually, Naboo is awesome, Bluemilk7 is dead wrong on that one.

          • December 5, 2015 at 8:33 am
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            Reyna might have to visit Naboo to pay her respects to her Grandmother, after all 😉 There may be force ghosts….

  • December 5, 2015 at 5:11 am
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    Great actress. Love the fact that they’re continuing to use great British talent.

    • December 5, 2015 at 1:13 pm
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      It makes me wonder if she’ll speak in her natural accent. I wonder if in the new movies, they will finally make canon that what we hear as the English/British accent is the accent that most “elite class” humans (those who serve as officers in the Empire/First Order, for example) speak on purpose.

      • December 5, 2015 at 2:01 pm
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        She does.

      • December 5, 2015 at 2:05 pm
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        It was established a while ago that English accents is meant to represent that the character is from/ has spent a lot of time on Coruscant. : )

    • December 5, 2015 at 1:19 pm
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      Rey has clearly British accent in the movie , which tells obvious speculation

    • December 5, 2015 at 5:53 pm
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      Harkens back to Tarkin – Cushing is in half a movie and he’s iconic.

  • December 5, 2015 at 5:18 am
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    Star Wars spends so much time on desert planets, they may as well call it Dune Wars 🙂

    • December 5, 2015 at 1:12 pm
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      Seriously. I would be curious to see a Star Wars movie with scenes set on a water or other liquid planet — a battle with aircraft over the raging seas.

      • December 6, 2015 at 6:07 am
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        Kamino…

    • December 5, 2015 at 5:52 pm
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      Its a symptom of the genre.

      Princess of Mars, Dune, Star Wars.

  • December 5, 2015 at 6:22 am
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    Please please please be Mara Jade!!!

  • December 5, 2015 at 6:41 am
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    Hopefully this one will have a more sexual back story.. : /

  • December 5, 2015 at 8:26 am
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    Shoot my [tiny] scene in about 6 weeks

  • December 5, 2015 at 8:48 am
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    Did I miss this train already because this is the first time I’ve seen the so-called TFA soundtrack playlist online. Maybe it was featured in a SWNN podcast episode or I simply missed a posted article. Is this the real deal? If so, this is somewhat informative, and if not, feel free to disregard as a reveal. *Mild-to-Moderate Spoilers Ahead* c/o Blastr.com (link: http://www.blastr.com/2015-12-2/small-reveals-soundtrack-list-star-wars-force-awakens)

    1. Main Title and the Attack on the Jakku Village
    2. The Scavenger
    3. I Can Fly Anything
    4. Rey Meets BB-8
    5. Follow Me
    6. Rey’s Theme
    7. The Falcon
    8. That Girl with the Staff
    9. The Rathtars!
    10. Finn’s Confession
    11. Maz’s Counsel
    12. The Starkiller
    13. Kylo Ren Arrives at the Battle
    14. The Abduction
    15. Han and Leia
    16. March of the Resistance
    17. Snoke
    18. On the Inside
    19. Torn Apart
    20. The Ways of the Force
    21. Scherzo for X-Wings
    22. Farewell and the Trip
    23. The Jedi Steps and Finale

    • December 5, 2015 at 2:31 pm
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      Yep, it’s the real deal.

      “I can fly anything” is most likely referring to Poe, revolving around his and Finn’s escape from the star destroyer.
      Guessing “The Rathtars” are livestock being smuggled in the The Falcon’s cargo hold.

      “On the Inside” is intriguing. Centres around Star Killer base.
      “Torn Apart”, maybe the death of Han?
      “Farewell and the trip”, Rey, Chewie, and BB-8 off to find Luke
      “The Jedi Steps and Finale”, We finally meet Luke.

      • December 6, 2015 at 12:38 am
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        Jedi Steps could be referring to a lost temple or something he’s in.

        • December 6, 2015 at 1:15 am
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          It could, I just have this picture in my head of Rey with Luke’s lightsaber in her hand, walking up those Skelig Michael Island steps, with a hooded Luke standing at the top waiting for. I would actually prefer no words are exchanged, then the movie ends. It’s a little similar to the ending of the ESB. Rey, Chewie, and BB-8 fly to see Luke in the Falcon, In Empire it was Lando and Chewie. Then you saw Luke, Leia, Artoo, and C3PO, watching them fly away. That was always my favourite ending out of all the movies. Hoping TFA delivers are similar emotional one.

          • December 6, 2015 at 4:20 am
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            Well, All the other 6 films end silently unless you count sound effects and Chewbacca’s roar so it sounds right to me. Plus it’s original and not trying to rip any of the others of. I was kind of worried that they would have another parade or ceremony sequence.

        • December 6, 2015 at 1:17 am
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          Maybe it was considered too spoiler heavy.

          • December 6, 2015 at 4:18 am
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            I like that it sounds martial artsy too.

  • December 5, 2015 at 10:02 am
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    Like this kind of news. And don’t forget that in 2 weeks we problably will see the first Rogue One trailer, if rumors were correct (isn’t it?) Really excited, and this is just the beginning! 😉

    • December 7, 2015 at 1:35 am
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      Not calling bullshit or anything, but do you have a source of this?
      I have never really been on this site a ton so, yeah.

  • December 5, 2015 at 10:29 am
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    when I first read that Geraldine James was cast,My 1st thought was Her stood on a Bridge of a Star Destroyer as an Imperial/new order Officer .She oozes class and has great screen presence. And a very plum accent.

  • December 5, 2015 at 2:38 pm
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    Great actress.

  • December 6, 2015 at 12:36 am
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    Man, What the fuck ever happened to the abandoned Girl With The Dragon Tattoo sequels? Or at least the American ones. Totally dropped the fucking ball on that one same with the unfinished Narnia series.

    • December 7, 2015 at 10:46 am
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      Just my opinion. I think the original sweden-denmark-germany-norway trilogy is really really good . Great actors, great atmosphere and solid scripts, lot of tension and mistery. I like so much FIncher’s films but his version i think didn’t add nothing new to the story and his filmography.

      • December 8, 2015 at 6:24 am
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        I love the orignals but it’s more troubling to me that they were never finished less because of their quality but since I have OCD about unfinished film sequels. The Super Mario Brothers film was a horrible piece of shit but they ended it in a cliff hanger which still bugs me since two of the stars of it are dead now, And they probably couldn’t get anyone back for any amount of money. Same with Narnia where the kids are too old or left the business now.

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