Star Wars: The Last Jedi Movie

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Production: What we know about Star Wars: The Last Jedi?

Key Facts

1. “This [film] is going to start right where the last one left off,” Episode VIII director Rian Johnson said. “It was a break from tradition. The second film is where we zoom into the characters, getting to the heart of them and challenging them (7/17/16).”
2. Joining the production crew will be some of the industry’s top talent, including Steve Yedlin (Director of Photography), Bob Ducsay (Editor), Rick Heinrichs (Production Designer), Peter Swords King (Hair and Make-Up Designer), and Mary Vernieu (US Casting Director). They will be joining returning crew members Pippa Anderson (Co-Producer, VP Post Production), Neal Scanlan (Creature & Droid FX Creative Supervisor), Michael Kaplan (Costume Designer), Jamie Wilkinson (Prop Master), Chris Corbould (SFX Supervisor), Rob Inch (Stunt Coordinator), Ben Morris (VFX Supervisor), and Nina Gold (UK Casting Director).
3. John Boyega told Variety (1/12/16) the film is “much darker” than Episode VII, calling his role as Finn “more physical” in the sequel.
4. Star Wars: Episode VIII, originally scheduled for release on May 26, 2017, will now debut on December 15, 2017. The move follows the extraordinary success of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, which was the first Star Wars movie to premiere in December. In the popular holiday moviegoing corridor, it smashed numerous records, including biggest domestic and global debuts of all time as well as the biggest domestic second and third weekends, en route to becoming the highest grossing domestic release of all time with over $861M and the third biggest global release ever with $1.887B (Lucasfilm, 1/20/16).

Filming Timeline

1. 2017 - November: The film was set to Completed  status.
2. 2016 - December: The film was set to Post-Production  status.
3. 2016 - February: The film was set to Production  status.

   Began principal photography at Pinewood Studios in London on February 15, 2016.

4. 2015 - May: The film was set to Pre-Production  status.

   Filming is due to start in 2016 with a release date scheduled for 2017. The film will be shot at Pinewood Studios just outside of London.

5. 2014 - June: The film was set to Development  status.
6. 2012 - October: The film was set to Announced  status.

   Upon purchase of Lucasfilm by Disney, the studio announced a targeted 2015 release date for Star Wars: Episode VII. Followed by additional Star Wars films every two to three years.

7. 2010 - October: The film was set to Concept  status.

Star Wars: The Last Jedi Release Date: When was the film released?

Star Wars: The Last Jedi was a nationwide release in 2017 on Friday, December 15, 2017. There were 8 other movies released on the same date, including Ferdinand, Hedgehogs and Beyond Skyline. Additional information: 3D/2D; IMAX.

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