Star Wars: New Movie To Be Made In Britain

[Jazzy]

Filming of the next Star Wars movie will take place in Britain, returning the franchise to its British roots.

The seventh film in the cult sci-fi series is due to start production next year and is planned for release in 2015.

The six previous Star Wars films were all partly filmed in the UK at several studios steeped in British cinematic history, including Pinewood, Elstree and Shepperton.

Disney's Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy said in a statement: "We've devoted serious time and attention to revisiting the origins of Star Wars as inspiration for our process on the new movie, and I'm thrilled that returning to the UK for production and utilising the incredible talent there can be a part of that.

Star Wars: Episode VII will be made by Emmy-award-winning director JJ Abrams next year and the three icons of the original Star Wars movies - Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher - are expected to make a comeback.

The Chancellor, who helped broker the deal, hailed the move as a fresh coup for British tax breaks and tweeted: "Great news for our creative industries. May the force be with us."

He told Sky News: "The UK has done good work in the last couple of years to make it self a more competitive place to come and do your movies and your television, and this is a fantastic vote of confidence in the United Kingdom."

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Good news for Britain.

 

[Success]

It'll be interesting to see how the movie will turn out. Hope they film some in Scotland!

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

No matter where its made, I hope it turns out good!

 

[Crusader]

The force is strong in us.