Spoilerphobes beware: More Episode VII set pics from TMZ. These aren’t from Abu Dhabi, but in the studio and/or a sizable workshop in the U.K… And you don’t need to know your McQuarrie inside and out to spot something familiar.
Two new ladies: Lupita Nyong’o and Gwendoline Christie join the cast of Episode VII
Lucasfilm has announced not one, but two new women are joining the cast of Episode VII: Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o (12 Years a Slave) and Game of Thrones’ Gwendoline Christie!
“I could not be more excited about Lupita and Gwendoline joining the cast of Episode VII,” says Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy in a statement. “It’s thrilling to see this extraordinarily talented ensemble taking shape.”
Nyong’o has been rumored for a while now, but Christie is a complete surprise… And yes, this is a welcome announcement for those of us who were hoping to see more diversity in the cast!
Episode VII set pics end up… on TMZ?
Is there any clearer sign of how different the media landscape from the days of the prequels than Abu Dhabi set photos showing up on TMZ? I don’t recognize any of our principal actors, so chances are most of the folks pictured are extras. But, if you dare click through, keep an eye out for something straight out of the old McQuarrie concept art.
Video: Carrie Fisher talks “granny Leia” and accents
Carrie Fisher on her A New Hope accent, the buns, Gary, her books and more on the Paul O’Grady Show. (via)
A look at an Episode VII set at Pinewood?
A look at an Episode VII set at Pinewood? Fair warning: this is an ‘exclusive’ from the fairly sketchy Star Wars 7 News, but it is a photo of some familiar objects apparently built at the Pinewood lot. So much for that – they’ve deleted the post.
Back in London: Dispatches from the Episode VII cast
John Boyega and Daisy Ridley have returned to London, with both attending yesterday’s Star Trek – Live in Concert at The Royal Albert Hall. Boyega’s also engaged in some very relevant reading… All that and more below the cut.
Continue reading “Back in London: Dispatches from the Episode VII cast”
Carrie Fisher is “fighting for the buns,” will start filming Episode VII in a few weeks
Carrie Fisher has been out and about lately, first in an interview with BBC Radio Wales (as reported by Digital Spy) and at the Hay-On-Wye literary festival.
She told the BBC that she’s “fighting for the buns, but that’s always what I’m doing. I think they should make an appearance if I just walked by a rocket window and I was in buns,” and would also appreciate the gang going and getting their nails done as a respite from all the blasting and lightsabers. (There you have it: The female agenda is Star Wars spa time. Really. We swear.)
At the festival, she revealed that aside from the script reading we’ve seen, she’s also done costume fittings and rehearsals for Episode VII, but not any actual filming yet. That’s expected to start in a few weeks.
Ice and camels: Dispatches from the Episode VII cast
John Boyega particularly has been very sharey this week… Nothing particularly sensitive, but it is fun to get these quick glimpses. More Instagrams and tweets beneath the cut – including, finally, confirmation that that is Daisy Ridley’s Twitter. (If the photo wasn’t enough…)
Continue reading “Ice and camels: Dispatches from the Episode VII cast”
Singing twins in Episode VII?
Singing twins in Episode VII? Jedi News has seemingly found some evidence that actress Thea Shengelaya and her sister Liana have spent a few days filming on Epiosde VII. The two sing together as the Healer Twins.
It’s official: Episode VII is shooting in Abu Dhabi… And you could win a chance to be in the movie!
We’ve already seen some evidence, but Lucasfilm and Abu Dhabi’s twofour54 announced today that they are indeed currently filming in the UAE. “We were very excited to start the filming of Star Wars: Episode VII in Abu Dhabi,” Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy said in a statement. “It has been an incredible place to commence this journey.” J.J. Abrams “and cast” (we’re not sure who) flew to Abu Dhabi “in early May.” Hundreds of crew are working currently, and “key production staff” have been working with the locals since January.
Fans can also win a chance to be in the film, as part of A Force For Change, a new initiative with UNICEF.
The Hollywood Reporter’s sources say they’re recreating parts of Tatooine there, as one might expect from the clip, which bears a strong resemblance to the Mos Espa market in The Phantom Menace. Variety has a few more details on the financial arrangements.
Now on to important matters: What the hell is that thing on the right?
