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Rumor: Episode VII to return to Tatooine?

tatooine1Tatooine again? The Hollywood Reporter is now claiming a source has told them that “an extensive re-creation of Tatooine” is in the cards for “a Morocco-like environment.”

Given the political situation in Tunisia and the various rumors of other desert locations, there could be some truth to this… Or it’s all just a little old-fashioned misdirection. In any case: Rumor.

7 Replies to “Rumor: Episode VII to return to Tatooine?”

  1. Hmmm…. I have no issues with using Morocco to show us new areas of Tatooine. But, I don’t think it’s a good idea to try to recreate iconic locations like the Lars Homestead (inside or out), or the canyon at Sidi Bouhlel (site with Jawa Rock, Tusken attack, etc.). Maybe they could pull it off, but those places have unique characteristics, and trying to remake them could easily not work. On the other hand, if we’re going back to Mos Eisley, they may as well rebuild the famous street outside the Cantina, because almost all of the original buildings are now gone.

  2. Tatooine is such an important part of Star Wars iconography that it makes a certain amount of sense to return there. But its backwater status starts to feel a little implausible. A lot going on there, for a planet that’s supposed to be the middle of nowhere.

  3. I think we all know what this means:
    As the camera swoops through the halls of Jabba’s Palace, one can’t help but feel how empty this once great den of villainy now truly is. Stopping at Jabba’s old dais, a small, but equally slimy and bulbous Hutt body covers the throne. A single tear pours out it’s gelatious eye. Episode VII: A Hutts Revenge.
    Am I right, or am I right?
    I really hope I’m wrong. And it’s safe to say I am.

  4. No duh. Tatooine aint no “farthest from.” It IS THE CENTER OF THE SW UNIVERSE ; P

    Stinky’s Revenge?

  5. To be honest, I don’t even need Tatooine in the movie. But it would be a fantastic choice for the teaser which will hopefully turn out to be even more epic than the one JJA did for his first Star Trek movie. :-)

    Or Marocco might not be Tatooine after all. It could be Moribund (unless, of course, GL just renamed it to mess with everyone’s head).

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