Star Wars Episode 7 has almost finished filming
Film is set to debut Christmas 2015
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Your support makes all the difference.Star Wars: Episode 7 producer Kathleen Kennedy has revealed that the sequel will wrap within the next three weeks.
She told the Guardian she was "thrilled" to be returning to London for the film, announcing that George Lucas's Industrial Light and Magic special effects company will be setting up its first studio in the UK to work on the new trilogy.
Given the huge interest in the film, it's incredible the crew have managed to keep its plot (mostly) under wraps.
Kennedy said it was "quite remarkable standing here within three weeks of finishing filming on Star Wars episode VII".
"This studio continues a long tradition of Stars Wars films being made in London, it goes back to 1976," she added. "I think Stars Wars aspires to technical excellence and that’s what brings ILM to London today as this explosion of creativity inside the UK has been quite remarkable."
Star Wars: Episode VII is set for release on 18 December, 2015.
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