New Episode VIII Casting Call Reveals Star Wars is Going Back to Iceland!
New casting call for fully paid extras, featured background performers, photo-doubles and stand-ins has been announced by Disney for Rian Johnson’s Star Wars: Episode VIII. One particularly interesting bit of info from the casting call is that there are still available slots for the London and Iceland locations, pretty much confirming that Star Wars will be going back to Iceland once again.
This report comes from the site TheBitBag. According to them slots are now open for those who want to become a part of the extras for Star Wars: Episode VIII. It has been reported that Disney is in need of fully paid extras, featured background performers, photo-doubles and stand-ins. You must be eligible to work in an entertainment industry in London to apply.
Those who are interested can sign up at the Casting Collective with the following details:
Casting Collective
109-111 Farringdon Road
London EC1R 3BW
United Kingdom.
Also there is an opening for speaking roles for the film, those who are interested can send their resumes to:
Star Wars Episode VIII
Mary Vernieu
Betty Mae Casting
13375 Beach Ave.
Marina Del Rey, CA 90292Star Wars Episode VIII
Nina Gold Casting
117 Chevening Road
London NW6 6DU
United Kingdom
And for those who are experienced film crew members and production staff, there are still available slots for the London and Iceland locations, they can send their resumes to this email: resumes@lucasfilm.com. It is reminded that no submissions for actors or extras are allowed on this email.
I am not familiar with this site, but if you go to the official Casting Collective site, you will notice that there is indeed an urgent casting call looking for:
Icelandic, Scandinavian and Nordic men and women wanted for major new feature film filming from April 2016. We are specifically looking for Icelandic Speakers so please list here the languages you speak. You must have a UK National Insurance number and be over 16 years of age and live in London or surrounding area.
As we know Episode VIII will be filming in Dubrovnik from March 9th. Also months ago it was revealed that Rian Johnson and crew will return in April to Kerry, Ireland to film some scenes probably with Mark and Daisy and their adventures on the planet Ahch-to. Now it appears that they will have to fit another international filming location in April.
Filming in April in Iceland is not surprising at all. The Force Awakens crew did the same thing twice. First they filmed in April 2014 there and had a slight helicopter incident. Then again in April but 2015 they did some re-shoots in Iceland. Also Rogue One filmed in Iceland last September. So as you see, Iceland has become an important part from Star Wars. It would be interesting to see if the Episode VIII filming there will be brief as it was for TFA. The scenes shot in Iceland can be seen as backgrounds during the final battle on Starkiller base. What could it be this time? More background shots for a new planet or a more important location with bigger screentime in the movie? What do you think?
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Iceland was used in really many great films to depict alien worlds, my favourite feature of iceland is in Oblivion.
Yeah, I love Oblivion. I hope they use Iceland for more than just background scenes. Such a waste otherwise. If they’re looking for Icelandic speaking people then maybe the chances are even that bit higher.
I get the feeling that some of the locations could be used as sites for ancient Jedi temples that were destroyed by the Empire. The Iceland craters seem to support a bombardment, but that may not be used at all.
or maybe snoke’s hideout. darken the sky and it could make a cool sith world. đ
wow, forget the movie, now i want to vacation there. đ
â shotgun!
Loving these locations…
Which parts of TFA were filmed in Iceland?
I don’t think TFA was filmed in Iceland. Rogue One was, as I understand, on location in close proximity to an Icelandic volcano.
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Damn, I’m nordic looking. Too bad they’re only casting out of the London area.
Looks like training day for Rey.
“snoke ain’t got nothing on me!” đ
Weird departure from highly secretive to advertising like you’re hiring
for some burger flipper at Wendy’s. Is it me, or does this seem fake? I
know nothing about how these things work so I may very well be wrong in
my suspicious feeling toward this.
Still hate the planet name, Hope they change it like they have with names in the EU. I hope they go to new locations at the least since Iceland is quickly becoming the Canada/Prague of the 21st century.
Sounds like a sneeze.
I’ll wait till I hear it pronounced till I decide.
I didn’t know that sneezes sounded like “aak toe”
Weird.
Depends how you pronounce it.
The spelling really only allows for one or two ways to pronounce it. “Achoo” is not one of them.
Does every sneeze come out achoo? No! I simply made a jokey comment that the name sounded like a sneeze, that’s all. I didn’t think anyone would take it seriously.
Well excuuuse me, princess.
(I hope you get that reference)
So long Princess!
They mentioned how to pronounce it on here months ago but I figured it was just speculation but I think it be real now. Then again Rey was Kira just a few months before te film came out.
Why do they need Icelandic-speakers from London?
What real purpose is there for speaking Icelandic in the film set? they got Icelandic 2nd unit or something?
Starkiller base 2.
Don’t even joke!
But this one is gonna be built within a sun and will feed of supernovas.
But then again, this is Star Wars, not Star Trek, right J.J.?
Come on, now.
…That’s for Episode IX.
Nice! Iceland always looks good on film. It’s perfect for that other-worldly look.
new zealand would be cool too like LOTR
All of the locations of Episode VIII that we know of so far are Game of Thrones filming locations. All of them! Dubrovnik, Iceland, Ireland and England. It’s a conspiracy!