Lucasfilm officially announced today that Star Wars: Episode VII will be filmed in the United Kingdom which isn’t all that surprising since Episodes I-VI were filmed there as well.
Kathleen Kennedy, President of Lucasfilm, had this to say:
We’ve devoted serious time and attention to revisiting the origins of Star Wars as inspiration for our process on the new movie, and I’m thrilled that returning to the UK for production and utilizing the incredible talent there can be a part of that. Speaking from my own longstanding connection to the UK with films like Raiders of the Lost Ark, Empire of the Sun and recently War Horse, it’s very exciting to be heading back.
George Osborne, the London Chancellor of the Exchequer was quite pleased with the news as well:
I am delighted that Star Wars is coming back to Britain. Today’s announcement that the next Star Wars film will be shot and produced in the UK is great news for fans and our creative industries.
Considering he’s the dude in charge of taxation, of course he was excited!