UPDATE! It’s a Wrap on the Star Wars: Episode VIII Filming in Ireland!
On May 13 the Star Wars cast and crew arrived at Malin Head, Ireland where filming for Episode VIII commenced. 12 days later, on the day which the original Star Wars movie first hit theaters back in 1977, filming for the next installment of the Star Wars saga has wrapped. Read on for some last details…
For these 12 days the cast and crew visited 5 locations in 4 different counties in Ireland. Main filming was expected to end yesterday, but new reports suggested that filming is not just done yet.
Due to the good weather and other factors filming in Kerry was ahead of schedule and was expected to finish yesterday. The biggest part of the filming took place on Ceann Sibéal, where the Jedi temple set was built. Also yesterday we showed you some action from Dunmore Head in west Kerry.
But that’s not all. According to Independent.ie:
A third site at Fearann near Ceann Sibéal was also used and it’s understood the production team is also considering a fourth location in west Kerry.
Also the following photos definitely show that filming has finished:
How I will miss IRELAND! Its’ Beauty-Its’ People-It’s…Snack Food (#MagnificentMillie on alert for #Ep8DietPolice) pic.twitter.com/klCpbGLQ7w
— Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) May 25, 2016
And speaking about Joonas, here’s a video with his visit at the school we told you about yesterday:
Thanks to Mark Hoskins for the video and Terence Mulvey, and Ronan for the photos.
UPDATE!
Rian Johnson and Daisy Ridley officially confirm the end of filming:
I 💚 IRELAND
That’s a wrap on the emerald isle. Thanks to all the lovely amazing people here who have made our shoot extraordinary.
— Rian Johnson (@rianjohnson) May 26, 2016
Founder of SWNN, MNN and The Cantina forums.
Born on April 24, 1980.
Wow that kid was so excited Chewie picked him up, he kept punching himself in the face.
haha! What WAS that?!
I always punch myself in the face when I get picked up by a Wookiee. I almost broke a rib once when I thought a Klingon looked at me but it turned out to be a cardboard cut out..
Who is this friend of Chewbacca these kids are talking about? These kids talkin’ EU?
Tarfful from III: Revenge of the Sith
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Tarfful
“he has a friend named Tarrful”
…..
Thankfully these kids have been spared the horrors of the holiday special.
Mr. Hamill is not a Jedi when it comes to punctuation. He’s zero for three on those apostrophes.
Lucky they don’t have grammar nazis in a galaxy far, far away 🙂
Hopefully. I’d hate to see what they’d do to the grammar Jews.
wait wait wait… this is the end of Episode 8 filming as a whole or just for the Ireland shoots? Seems a little fast to be done with the film (3 months?)
It says “Filming in Ireland”
But then a few sentences later it says that filming on the next installment has wrapped.
“12 days later, on the day which the original Star Wars movie first hit theaters back in 1977, filming for the next installment of the Star Wars saga has wrapped.”
Exactly. I think maybe it was a mistake by the writer? Or did they rush VIII filming schedule?
I think if they were completely finished filming now, they’d be comfortable with a May, 2017 release date. I’m pretty sure the article meant “filming (in Ireland) for the next installment has wrapped”
Cuteness overload with Chewie and those Irish kids! All I ever had visit my school was some guy dressed up impersonating Abraham Lincoln.
http://116.imagebam.com/download/CaM4eau8CpQc6cRG4D2Jfg/48593/485927588/2016_Celebration_KEY_ART.jpg
Celebration poster. So cool.
That is an excellent poster.
i mean heck not even a title reveal??? has to be something
so can we say this poster tells us episode 8 may be a highlight during celebration 2016??
No way – to soon. My $ is on R1 getting the limelight…
Hopefully there’s at least a title reveal for Ep. 8.
It’s Guinness time.
Poe Tayto chips. The chips of the stars
Rumoured son of Darth Tater
And brother of Luke Frywalker.
does anyone know where else the location shoots are headed? i know mexico was in talks… also some asian country that i can’t remember.. seems like they still have quite a bit to do?