Just In! Eighth STAR WARS Film to Be Shot at Pinewood Studios

Last week it was announced that the seventh STAR WARS film, to be titled 'The Force Awakens' had wrapped up shooting at Pinewood Studios. Today, Variety reports that the eighth installment of the popular space saga is set to shoot at Pinewood as well. The news was revealed by Ivan Dunleavy, CEO of U.K. production facilities company Pinewood Shepperton.

Dunleavy shared the news with the help of iconic Star Wars character R2D2 during a speech today at the annual conference of the Confederation of British Industry. Dunleavy told R2, "Don't be bashful now. You've dealt with much scarier crowds than this one...."

The exec went on to share that "the showbiz side of filmmaking occupies a very small part of my time at the Pinewood group." He added: "In fact what's really interesting about Pinewood is that when you brush away the stardust, what you find underneath is essentially a manufacturing business. But quite a special manufacturing business."

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Star Wars Episode VII will star John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, and Max von Sydow. The actors will join original stars of the saga, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, and Kenny Baker.

Star Wars: Episode VII is being directed by J.J. Abrams from a screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan and Abrams. Kathleen Kennedy, J.J. Abrams, and Bryan Burk are producing, and John Williams returns as the composer. The movie opens worldwide on December 18, 2015.

Walt Disney Studios announced that fans can now visit StarWars.com and www.facebook.com/starwars for breaking Star Wars: Episode VII news!

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