BEHIND THE SCENES: EVERYBODY, SAY... "MONSTER"!

With the near conclusion of filming of scenes set in Maz Kanata's waterhole on Takodana, J.J. Abrams, costume designer Michael Kaplan and creature supervisor Neal Scanlan pose for a group shot with the many bizarre aliens and droids created for The Force Awakens at Pinewood Studios.

EPISODE VIII: NEXT MOVE - SURVIVAL!

Supposedly safe in hyperspace within the Resistance cruiser Raddus, General Leia Organa considers her, and her dedicated freedom fighters, next steps for survival, as well as contemplating the price they've paid so far. A quiet and effective character moment for the much-missed Carrie Fisher, during The Last Jedi.

Rian Johnson on 'that' space scene:

http://www.digitalspy.com/movies/star-wars/news/a847782/star-wars-last-jedi-rian-johnson-justifes-princess-leia-moment/?utm_content=buffere423a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=maintwitterpost

Going through the scene with Rian Johnson.

Find out more about Fisher's new character wardrobe for VIII, in this interesting interview with costume supremo Michael Kaplan:

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/13/fashion/michael-kaplan-costume-designer-star-wars-jedis-princesses-kylo-ren-pants.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8fui_dYsQQ&feature=youtu.be

EPISODE VIII: SPOT THE SCANLAN!

A happy Neal Scanlan, UK Creature and Special Make-ups Effects Creative Supervisor for The Last Jedi, enjoys the people and alien patrons of the Canto Bight casino (200 of which were created and costumed in all by Michael Kaplan), as seen in this fun image taken for VANITY FAIR's preview of the film from mid-2017, by acclaimed photographer Annie Leibovitz.

Lens legend Annie Leibovitz directs the Canto Bight shoot for VANITY FAIR.

Mark Hamill makes a fun vocal cameo as a CGI alien with slot-machine interests in BB-8.

Find out more about the film's cameos and Easter Eggs here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p09c0MXDxto

Don't forget, The Last Jedi spin-off short story book Canto Bight is still available in hardback worldwide, and in the UK from Century Publishing.

Get it here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Canto-Bight-Star-Ahmed-Saladin/dp/0525480366/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1516032911&sr=1-1&keywords=star+wars+canto+bight

EPISODE VII: A STEALTHY CAPTAIN!

Having detected unusual behaviour from First Order Stormtrooper FN-2187 during his prior actions on Jakku, the statuesque and totally intimidating Captain Phasma is determined to find out what's going on, slowly going up the steps of the newly docked transport towards him, in this unseen moment from THE FORCE AWAKENS.

Phasma is stealthily monitoring FN-2187.

On the set, Gwendoline Christie as Phasma with costume designer Michael Kaplan.

Michael Kogge's Young Readers adaptation of the film establishes that Phasma is annoyed that one of her soldiers, particularly Finn, has gone rogue, and is determined to get some kind of personal retribution- an element in the screenplay that was watered down by the time of filming.