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| The incredible Rebel base interiors for THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK at Elstree Studios in 1979. |
It housed labyrinth planet killers, bog planets, enormous ice caverns, and alien-filled cantinas for the the STAR WARS universe from 1976 to 1982 (as well as a few mostly blue screen domains during 2002 and 2005), then became home to the globetrotting exploits of that fearless archeologist adventurer Indiana Jones. Now, the UK's prestigious ELSTREE STUDIOS celebrates 100 incredible years of existence in bringing dreams to cinematic reality. It's had some rough patches over the years, mirroring the ever-changing overall state of the British entertainment industry with whom its been locked in symbiosis, and studio facilities may also have shrunk over the last ten years- the loss of the incredible George Lucas Stage to make way for a TESCO superstore in the nineties remains an unforgivable act- but Elstree's lasting legacy as one of the world's finest film and TV production base facilities looks set to be sustained for a long time to come- particularly as home to many continued popular BBC series and event specials.
To all the men and women, past, present and future, working at the studios: HAPPY 100TH BIRTHDAY!
Elstree Film Studios Homepage
List of Elstree Studios productions - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
STAR WARS AFICIONADO WEBSITE: AFICIONADO REVIEW: 'THE ELSTREE EMPIRE DAY' - 5TH MAY 2012
Building the Falcon in Wales:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2977265/A-long-time-ago-Welsh-dockyard-far-away-Never-seen-images-reveal-secret-1979-project-construct-Star-Wars-Millennium-Falcon-classic-films.html#ixzz3TLQz3o3e
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