Earlier today U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne announced during a visit to the Episode VII production set that a new Star Wars movie, the Gareth Edwards/Gary Whitta standalone film, will begin shooting in Britain sometime in 2015.
The new stand-alone Star Wars movie, to be directed by Gareth Edwards and written by Gary Whitta, will be filmed at the Pinewood Studios, near London, according to an e-mailed statement from the Treasury. Star Wars: Episode VII is being filmed in the U.K.
“This will mean more jobs and more investment,” Osborne said. “I have been determined that we back our brilliant creative industries which is why we have invested in skills and training as well as providing tax relief for films, high-end TV, animation, video games and regional theater.”