A pair of princes visit the Star Wars: Episode VIII set
Production continues on Star Wars: Episode VIII, but filming took a brief pause today as The Duke of Cambridge and his brother, Prince Harry, paid a visit to the set. The brothers got an up close look at the film’s set, an actual X-Wing, and got to meet director Rian Johnson, stars Mark Hamill, John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, plus Chewbacca and BB-8! Check out the photos and video of the princes from their visit below!
Star Wars: Episode VIII is written and directed by Rian Johnson and continues the storylines introduced in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, also welcomes back cast members Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, Gwendoline Christie, and Andy Serkis. New cast members will include Academy Award winner Benicio Del Toro, Academy Award nominee Laura Dern, and talented newcomer Kelly Marie Tran.
Star Wars: Episode VIII is produced by Kathleen Kennedy and Ram Bergman and executive produced by J.J. Abrams, Jason McGatlin, and Tom Karnowski. 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).
Star Wars: Episode VIII is scheduled for release December 15, 2017.
Don’t forget BB-8 – The Duke and Prince Harry say hi to the @starwars cast!https://t.co/9ibP96L2vS
— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) April 19, 2016
(Photo credit: Getty Images)
