UPDATE! It’s a Wrap on the Star Wars: Episode VIII Filming in Ireland!

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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:

 

Rian
Rian Johnson
Joonas
Joonas Suotamo

 

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:

 

 

 


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28 thoughts on “UPDATE! It’s a Wrap on the Star Wars: Episode VIII Filming in Ireland!

  • May 25, 2016 at 11:08 pm
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    Wow that kid was so excited Chewie picked him up, he kept punching himself in the face.

    • May 25, 2016 at 11:13 pm
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      haha! What WAS that?!

    • May 26, 2016 at 1:56 am
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      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..

  • May 25, 2016 at 11:20 pm
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    Who is this friend of Chewbacca these kids are talking about? These kids talkin’ EU?

  • May 25, 2016 at 11:31 pm
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    “he has a friend named Tarrful”

    • May 25, 2016 at 11:32 pm
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      …..

    • May 26, 2016 at 9:14 am
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      Thankfully these kids have been spared the horrors of the holiday special.

  • May 25, 2016 at 11:45 pm
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    Mr. Hamill is not a Jedi when it comes to punctuation. He’s zero for three on those apostrophes.

    • May 26, 2016 at 3:49 pm
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      Lucky they don’t have grammar nazis in a galaxy far, far away 🙂

      • May 27, 2016 at 5:34 am
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        Hopefully. I’d hate to see what they’d do to the grammar Jews.

  • May 25, 2016 at 11:45 pm
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    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?)

    • May 26, 2016 at 12:08 am
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      It says “Filming in Ireland”

      • May 26, 2016 at 8:43 am
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        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.”

        • May 26, 2016 at 11:18 am
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          Exactly. I think maybe it was a mistake by the writer? Or did they rush VIII filming schedule?

          • May 26, 2016 at 3:50 pm
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            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”

  • May 25, 2016 at 11:54 pm
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    Cuteness overload with Chewie and those Irish kids! All I ever had visit my school was some guy dressed up impersonating Abraham Lincoln.

    • May 26, 2016 at 12:27 am
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      That is an excellent poster.

      • May 26, 2016 at 7:01 pm
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        i mean heck not even a title reveal??? has to be something

    • May 26, 2016 at 8:48 am
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      so can we say this poster tells us episode 8 may be a highlight during celebration 2016??

      • May 26, 2016 at 6:28 pm
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        No way – to soon. My $ is on R1 getting the limelight…

        • May 27, 2016 at 5:33 am
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          Hopefully there’s at least a title reveal for Ep. 8.

  • May 26, 2016 at 2:04 pm
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    It’s Guinness time.

  • May 26, 2016 at 2:50 pm
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    Poe Tayto chips. The chips of the stars

    • May 26, 2016 at 3:28 pm
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      Rumoured son of Darth Tater

      • May 27, 2016 at 5:33 am
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        And brother of Luke Frywalker.

  • May 26, 2016 at 5:14 pm
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    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?

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