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Rumor Star Wars Episode VII to be filmed in Scotland

Discussion in 'Archive: Disney Era Films' started by Darth Chiznuk , May 4, 2013.

  1. AkshayTheJedi

    AkshayTheJedi Jedi Knight star 1

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    These are thai elephants. Sill larger than the Indian one's. However I still can't understand how they managed to bring an Asian elephant in the middle of a desert. It's not their habitat. Asian elephants can only be found near green pastures or rain forests as they can't survive extreme heat. Especially with the bantha costume. I wonder how they pulled this off.
     
  2. Ahsoka_Tano_11

    Ahsoka_Tano_11 Jedi Padawan star 4

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    that would be so.......... cool!
     
  3. LelalMekha

    LelalMekha Jedi Grand Master star 5

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    Her name was Mardji. :) The story of Mardji the elephant was explained in the former SW.com databank:
    "For A New Hope, an Asian elephant named Mardji played the bantha. The trained elephant from Marine World Africa, USA was transported to Northern California and dressed in layers of fur and a headpiece of two lightweight horns. Despite her training, Mardji was not comfortable underneath the bantha disguise, and often tried to remove the wardrobe as cameras rolled."
     
  4. AkshayTheJedi

    AkshayTheJedi Jedi Knight star 1

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    Aah sweet, thanks for the info!
     
  5. Echo-07

    Echo-07 Jedi Master star 4

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    This rumor actually started a while ago. I think it has legs since its still continuing. I also think it would be great to use quarries for environments.
     
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  6. A Chorus of Disapproval

    A Chorus of Disapproval Head Admin & TV Screaming Service star 10 Staff Member Administrator

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    Yes... Ralph McQuarrie would have been great to use for some environments. :(
     
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  7. anakinfansince1983

    anakinfansince1983 Skywalker Saga/LFL/YJCC Manager star 10 Staff Member Manager

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    Crap, that's a depressing thought. First Star Wars movie without McQuarrie.

    RIP Ralph, it's just not going to be the same.
     
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  8. A Chorus of Disapproval

    A Chorus of Disapproval Head Admin & TV Screaming Service star 10 Staff Member Administrator

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    I predict that some of his formerly scrapped concepts get a second look. They always look at previously unused art during these films.
     
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  9. EHT

    EHT Manager Emeritus star 7 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    Yes, thanks for that info, LelalMekha. And AkshayTheJedi, that's interesting... I didn't know the Thai ones were bigger than the Indian ones. According to Wikipedia those would both be the same subspecies of Asian elephant:

    Three subspecies are recognized:
    • the Sri Lankan elephant lives in Sri Lanka;
    • the Indian elephant lives in mainland Asia: India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand, Malay Peninsular, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, and China;
    • the Sumatran elephant lives in Sumatra and Borneo.
    Anyway... Scotland. There is lots of very cool natural scenery there that could make for an interesting planet setting in SW.
     
  10. A Chorus of Disapproval

    A Chorus of Disapproval Head Admin & TV Screaming Service star 10 Staff Member Administrator

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    Scotland's elephants get no love. [face_plain]
     
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  11. EHT

    EHT Manager Emeritus star 7 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    I was thinking this too. And either way, his designs and visual ideas had such a huge impact on so many parts of SW, it really seems like his legacy will live on in the new movies anyway.

    Yeah, they really don't. Such a shame.
     
  12. A Chorus of Disapproval

    A Chorus of Disapproval Head Admin & TV Screaming Service star 10 Staff Member Administrator

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    Agreed. If they pay homage to mostly anything that has previously appeared than they are near-automatically using his aesthetic. The bad pun above aside, his planetary landscapes were what I thought of when Scotland was first "announced".
     
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  13. The Bornless One

    The Bornless One Jedi Youngling

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    Is it possible that they will be looking for extras for the next trilogy?
     
  14. EHT

    EHT Manager Emeritus star 7 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    We've all already signed on as extras. You just missed the cut-off. :p
     
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  15. chris hayes

    chris hayes Jedi Grand Master star 4

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    Scotland looks to be a rumour no more since it's official that EP7 will be shot at the Pinewood studios in the U.K ........
     
  16. EHT

    EHT Manager Emeritus star 7 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    I thought about merging the two threads, but to me it looks like the confirmed info is that they'll use studios in the UK. What still seems to be unconfirmed is the use of Scotland's natural scenery for settings and backdrops.
     
  17. The-Eternal-Hero

    The-Eternal-Hero Jedi Knight star 4

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    Huh? He didn't do the PT either.
     
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  18. FRAGWAGON

    FRAGWAGON Jedi Master star 4

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    His spirit was thankfully intact. Chiang, Church, Tiemens.
     
  19. AkshayTheJedi

    AkshayTheJedi Jedi Knight star 1

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    They could be the same size, but personally I have seen both elephants and Thai one's are slightly bigger. I don't kno why but since they are sub species, they might be a bit different from each other. However elephants found in the Indian sub continent i.e. India, Nepal, Bangaldesh, Pakistan, Bhutan and Myanmar have almost identical breeds.
     
  20. Death T

    Death T Jedi Knight star 1

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    Wait, you mean it's not filmed in a galaxy far far away?

     
  21. SithLordDarthRichie

    SithLordDarthRichie CR Emeritus: London star 9

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    As stated previously, Thai Elephants are the same thing as Asian Elephants, they are not a distinct sub-species.

    Pictures here of the Bantha costume

    These days it would just be CGI
     
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  22. themetresgained

    themetresgained Jedi Master star 4

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    I'm just dying of cute at the mental image of a cranky elephant trying to pull bits of bantha costume off itself.
     
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  23. SithLordDarthRichie

    SithLordDarthRichie CR Emeritus: London star 9

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    It's certainly not cute for anyone nearby, unhappy Elephants are the worst thing you could deal with.
     
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  24. EHT

    EHT Manager Emeritus star 7 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    True. Elephants are cute despite their large size, but we could have gotten a headline like this: "George Lucas and members of film production crew trampled to death by elephant in Tunisia." :p

    But it looks like she was being treated fairly well, so it sounds like she was more annoyed at the costume than being abused or anything that would push her to snap.