Star Wars 9 director hints that new film could be shot in space
The director of the forthcoming Star Wars film has revealed that he’s keen to shoot some scenes in space.
Colin Trevorrow, who is gearing up to film the ninth film in the franchise, has submitted a request to the International Space Station.
The filmmaker, who also directed Jurassic World, told the crowd during a panel at the Sundance Film Festival:
“I asked the question, ‘Is it possible for us to shoot IMAX film plates in actual space for Star Wars?’ I haven’t gotten an answer yet but they’ve shot IMAX in space.”
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Fellow director Christopher Nolan went on to admit that he had considered shooting scenes for last year’s Interstellar in the same way.
“Funny enough, we had that conversation with Interstellar,” he said. “There's incredible footage from space now."
Trevorrow has time to make up his mind as the Star Wars cast have only just started the eighth film in the franchise, directed by Rian Johnson.
Short film Apogee of Fear (2008) is currently the only film to have been made in space, directed by Richard Garriott.
