(Fake) winter is coming to the Episode IX set, and more Star Wars news
By Ariba Bhuvad
Star Wars is going to have a super-exciting 2019. We’ve got Episode IX coming out in December, the Star Wars Celebration taking place in Chicago in April, and a live-action series releasing on Disney’s new streaming service, Disney+, probably in the fall.
The most anticipated of those events, Star Wars: Episode IX, is still in production, although some actors (like C-3PO actor Anthony Daniels) have announced that they’re through with filming. But others are still shooting. Luke Griffin, of the Instagram Griffins, uploaded a few image of the crew dressing an outdoor set with fake snow. Be sure to scroll through the multiple pics:
Star Wars has taken us to a few snowy environments in the past. There are quite a few trees in this environment, so it’s probably not the ice planet of Hoth. It kind of looks like where Rey, Finn and Kylo fought in The Force Awakens, but that happened on Starkiller Base, and that’s gone.
Any ideas? The folks at ComicBook.com have some interesting theories.
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Speaking of snow, the Polar Vortex has currently taken over the Midwest and east coast, dropping temperatures to -50 degrees Fahrenheit. But don’t worry: Star Wars alum Billy Dee Williams (Lando Calrissian) is here with a helpful suggestion:
Hey baby it’s really cold outside… 🎼
— Billy Dee Williams (@realbdw) January 30, 2019
Thinking of everyone across the country battling below zero temperatures today. Stay safe and warm and if you have to go outside, don’t forget your cape! pic.twitter.com/mNMMvgBKWm
You heard him: don’t forget your cape. Also, who else is excited to see Williams return as Lando in Episode IX?!
Finally, Disney’s live-action Star Wars series, The Mandalorian, just made an important hire. According to Geek Tyrant, the stunt coordinator from Batman V Superman, Ryan Watson, will be lending his talents to the project.
The Mandalorian stars Game of Thrones‘ own Pedro Pascal (Oberyn Martell) and Breaking Bad’s Giancarlo Esposito, among others. It’s being written and executive produced by none other than Jon Favreau, the guy who kickstarted the current superhero boom with Iron Man back in 2008. The Mandalorian is set after the original Star Wars trilogy but before the sequel trilogy, and follows a lone gunfighter (Pascal) in the outer reaches of the galaxy.
Like we said, 2019 is gonna be big for Star Wars.
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h/t ComicBook.com