Colin Trevorrow Wants to Shoot STAR WARS: EPISODE IX on Film and in Space
Director Colin Trevorrow is planning to shoot Star Wars: Episode IX on film, not digital. He spoke about this during a press conference at the Sundance Film Festival with Christopher Nolan. He says one of the reasons that he wants to shoot the movie on film is because he's treating the movie like a period piece. He explains:
"The only place where I tend to not be able to attach myself entirely to something shot digitally is when it's a period film. There's something in my brain that goes, 'Well, they didn't have video cameras then,' [Film] tends to remind us of our memories, of our childhoods, the way we used to see films... I could never shoot Star Wars on anything but [film] because it's a period film: It happened a long time ago!"
It's no surprise that this movie would be shot on film. After all, J.J. Abrams shot The Force Awakens on film, and Rian Johnson will shoot Episode VIII on film. I think Trevorrow's reasoning is a bit different than their reasoning, though. I've never heard anyone say they want to shoot a movie on film because it's a period piece.
That's not the only thing, though! Trevorrow asked Lucasfilm and Disney if he could shoot parts of the film on location... in outer space! He says:
"I asked the question, 'Is it possible for us to shoot IMAX film plates in actual space for Star Wars, and I haven't gotten an answer yet, but they've shot IMAX in space!"
If that happens, Star Wars: Episode IX could be the first major film to have scenes actually shot in space. The cost for that seems like it would be astronomical, so I seriously doubt he's going to get to the greenlight to do that. But, if he does, it would kinda be pretty cool. Do you think Disney should let him shoot part of his film in space?
Source: THR