JJ Abrams Sought the Authenticity of Skellig Michael for Star Wars - The Force Awakens

Dublin (ots/PRNewswire) -

The UNESCO world heritage site that is Skellig Michael is located
on the Wild Atlantic Way on Ireland's west coast and has been wowing
audiences since the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, where
the final scenes of this record-breaking movie were filmed.

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This exclusive behind the scenes video gives fans a unique insight
into the film makers' choice of Skellig Michael as a location for
Star Wars & how it fit with Abram's goal of creating a real &
authentic backdrop for the movie.

Tommy Harper, the Executive producer recalls the moment they
discovered the Skellig islands:

"I got an email from Rick Carter [Production Designer of Star
Wars: The Force Awakens]. He sent this link, and it was Skellig
Island. J.J. [Director of Star Wars: The Force Awakens] immediately
wrote back and said, "I love you! This is the best."

Since 1977, the renowned movie franchise has travelled through
many galaxies, and this time, director J.J. Abrams along with cast
and crew jetted into a little village called Portmagee, County Kerry,
on Ireland's Wild Atlantic Way . From here, they travelled eight
miles (12 Km) by sea to a dream film location, Skellig Michael, which
the crew described as "from another time and place".

It's not hard to believe that Star Wars found its unique filming
location on the Wild Atlantic Way - currently the longest coastal
driving route of its kind in the world. The 2,500 km touring route
promises the drama of Ireland's Atlantic Coast, a wealth of culture
and living history.

Filming began in August 2014, and J.J. Abrams [Director of Star
Wars: The Force Awakens] remembers the excitement:

"I can't believe they let us shoot there. I mean, it was so
beautiful."

Martin Joy [Supervising Location Manager of Star Wars: The Force
Awakens] declares:

"We were just blown away by it. It's an extraordinary place. It
certainly fed into our Star Wars universe."

The first Star Wars film in a decade recorded the biggest global
box office opening in history. It debuted in 30,000 cinemas
world-wide, scoring first place finishes in every market, except
Korea & Vietnam. With the movie yet to be released in China (the
world's second largest movie market), there is no doubt the Wild
Atlantic Way will be leaving it's impression on many in the year
ahead.

More background and stories about Star Wars filming on Skellig
Michael are available here:

http://www.ireland.com/starwars

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