

The fans were unwilling to provide any specific details on when the scenes took place, pointing out that this could be considered a spoiler. Read more: Film crews currently in Iceland shooting scenes for an upcoming Star Wars movieįans in Iceland who saw the film tell Iceland Magazine it was difficult to recognize any specific Icelandic landscapes in the movie: There were snowy scenes, for sure, but it was difficult to tell whether they had been shot in Iceland or not. Finally, the film crews returned for a third time late September to shoot scenes on the black volcanic sands of Mýrdalssandur beach, although those scenes were said to be for a different Star Wars movie, Rogue One, which is a stand-alone movie, featuring Mads Mikkelsen, to be released next year. According to the sources of local news site visir.is Chewbacca and some Stormtroopers could be seen at the scene. Read more: Star Wars film-crew is reportedly heading back to Icelandįilm crews then came for a second visit this spring to film by Eyjafjallajökull in South Iceland.

According to sources the crew also filmed some scenes in the geothermal areas close to Lake Víti in North Iceland. Once last year, when a film crew made a stealth visit to Iceland, shooting scenes which were to take place on the icy planet Hoth.

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Read more: Chewbacca reportedly spotted filming on Eyjafjallajökull glacierįilm crews working on the movie visited Iceland on three occasions. (Although everyone Iceland Magazine spoke to stressed that they had not come to see Iceland play a minor role: Fans were there for the saga - not the landscapes!) Fans who were expecting to see long landscape shots of Iceland were somewhat more disappointed. The film, everyone agreed, was great: "Star Wars is back!" one fan remarked. Adding to the excitement was the knowledge that parts of the film had been shot in Iceland. All of the six other movies of the Star Wars franchise had been. In May 2013, it was revealed that production of Episode VII would take place in the United Kingdom. Fans in Iceland, as everywhere, were overjoyed to see this latest chapter in the saga. Star Wars: The Force Awakens (also known as Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens) is an American science fiction/space opera film that was released on December 18, 2015. The latest Star Wars movie, The Force Awakens, was premiered last night. This photo, however, is taken on Sólheimajökull. Hoth or Iceland? Scenes in the latest Star Wars movie The Force Awakens taking place on the icy planet Hoth were filmed in Iceland, on Eyjafjallajökull. This game is about kicking ass with the Force.Haden Blackman Star Wars: The Force Unleashed is a Star Wars video game that takes place between the films Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith and Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope.
