ncr
11-05-05, 02:17 PM
Also would like to know what they filmed in Thailand.....!
Further down on the Starwars.com site (http://www.starwars.com/episode-iii/castcrew.html) (Episode III Cast & Crew) it says:
Filmed at Fox Studios, Australia and on location in Guilin, China; Mt Etna, Italy; Grindelwald,Switzerland; Phuket, Thailand & Tozeur, Tunisia and at Elstree Film Studios & Shepperton Film Studios, England.
Some assumptions:
Tunisia - well, that has always been the traditional location for the Tatooine shots :) In fact, George Lucas derived the name of the planet from the southernmost province (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tataouine) of Tunisia, which is called Tataoiune (French) / Taţāwīn (Arabian). (And I have been there in 1994 with my father and visited an 'Uncle Owen cave home' as once used by the Berber population.)
Etna - lava battle on Mustafar
Switzerland - probably Alderaan (the script mentions "awesome mountains" in scene 239 - see below)
China/Phuket - Wookie home planet (Kashyyyk) ??? I mean, it's supposed to have lush vegetation.... (which again isn't really a typical trait of Phuket anymore)
Funnily there's also a planet called Utapau in Episode III - a placename not uncommon in Thailand (meaning 'shipyard for Chinese junks'), most famous because of U-Tapao airbase in Rayong, but also occurring in Changwat Phetchaburi and near Hat Yai. Don't know about the geography/climate of that planet, though......
Anyway, for those who want to know what happens in Episode III before watching the movie (spoiler warning - well, to some extent, we already know the story, anyway!):
http://www.supershadow.com/starwars/episode3/revenge_of_the_sith/
concise plot summary (http://www.supershadow.com/starwars/episode3/plot.html)
scene-by-scene synopsis (http://www.supershadow.com/starwars/episode3/revenge_of_the_sith/plot_script.html)
complete movie script (http://scripts.cgispy.com/newsboard.cgi?action=view&num=2&user=script)
So.... when does it come to the Thai theaters? *impatient*
After that we will be able to play the 'spot the Thai location' game!
Further down on the Starwars.com site (http://www.starwars.com/episode-iii/castcrew.html) (Episode III Cast & Crew) it says:
Filmed at Fox Studios, Australia and on location in Guilin, China; Mt Etna, Italy; Grindelwald,Switzerland; Phuket, Thailand & Tozeur, Tunisia and at Elstree Film Studios & Shepperton Film Studios, England.
Some assumptions:
Tunisia - well, that has always been the traditional location for the Tatooine shots :) In fact, George Lucas derived the name of the planet from the southernmost province (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tataouine) of Tunisia, which is called Tataoiune (French) / Taţāwīn (Arabian). (And I have been there in 1994 with my father and visited an 'Uncle Owen cave home' as once used by the Berber population.)
Etna - lava battle on Mustafar
Switzerland - probably Alderaan (the script mentions "awesome mountains" in scene 239 - see below)
China/Phuket - Wookie home planet (Kashyyyk) ??? I mean, it's supposed to have lush vegetation.... (which again isn't really a typical trait of Phuket anymore)
Funnily there's also a planet called Utapau in Episode III - a placename not uncommon in Thailand (meaning 'shipyard for Chinese junks'), most famous because of U-Tapao airbase in Rayong, but also occurring in Changwat Phetchaburi and near Hat Yai. Don't know about the geography/climate of that planet, though......
Anyway, for those who want to know what happens in Episode III before watching the movie (spoiler warning - well, to some extent, we already know the story, anyway!):
http://www.supershadow.com/starwars/episode3/revenge_of_the_sith/
concise plot summary (http://www.supershadow.com/starwars/episode3/plot.html)
scene-by-scene synopsis (http://www.supershadow.com/starwars/episode3/revenge_of_the_sith/plot_script.html)
complete movie script (http://scripts.cgispy.com/newsboard.cgi?action=view&num=2&user=script)
So.... when does it come to the Thai theaters? *impatient*
After that we will be able to play the 'spot the Thai location' game!