"Star Wars: Episode VIII" launches production, unveils cast February 16, 2016 - 15:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "Star Wars: Episode VIII" has officially kicked off production at London's Pinewood Studios and Disney happily announced it with this video. It picks up where "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" left off, with Daisy Ridley's Rey handing out Luke Skywalker's (Mark Hamill) lightsaber to the original owner, AceShowbiz reports. Also in the announcement released on Monday, February 15, the studio unveiled the official cast lineup. Ridley, Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong'o, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, Gwendoline Christie and Andy Serkis are among the returning stars, while Benicio Del Toro, Laura Dern and Kelly Marie Tran are tapped to play new characters. The stars took to social media to share their excitement filming the movie. Boyega tweeted, "First day on Star Wars 8 complete ! We must face them! Fight them!" Hamill wrote on his own Twitter page, "An adventure just beginning.... #StillNoDialogue #RianHasMoreLinesThanMe #Wait4VIII #StarWars #StarWarsEpVIII." Rian Johnson is directing the film and wrote the script. Plot details are still kept under wraps. The movie is scheduled for a release December 15, 2017 in the U.S.   Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running”   Partner news |  Latest news Protesters rally as Georgia debates 'foreign agent' bill  Georgian critics label the bill "the Russian law", comparing it to legislation used by the Kremlin to crack down on dissent.Former Pashinyan envoy urges end to Genocide speculation Marukyan has urged authorities in Armenia stop discussions about verifying the names of 1.5 million victims.Azerbaijan, Jordan sign deal on defense cooperation Azerbaijan and Jordan have signed an agreement on cooperation in the field of defense, according to an official statement.First Canadian expert join EU mission in Armenia The first Canadian expert to join the European Union’s civilian mission in Armenia has arrived in Armenia. |
