Star Wars Episode VIII updates from cast and crew

Now that Star Wars Episode VIII has officially begun filming, we’ve been picking up small bits of news here and there. We thought we’d share a few of them.

Episode VIII got its official code name: Space Bear. Whether that means Ewoks or not remains to be seen but there’s a panda on the logo. Space pandas would be cool. Space pandas in the snow! Of course, the code names don’t usually relate directly to the film. After all, according to Collider, Star Wars: The Force Awaken’s code name was Foodles. Sounds like someone’s having fun with these.

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While we haven’t seen any official space bears, we have seen a few adorable canines…

These Tweets from director Rian Johnson.

Day one in the can!
Meaning we finished, not that we filmed it in a toilet. Though I’m not saying we didn’t. Ok I should stop typing now.

— Rian Johnson (@rianjohnson) February 15, 2016

Friday quiz: Actual piece of technical equipment or droid? Quick! Quick! pic.twitter.com/Xq2VgMXPbK

— Rian Johnson (@rianjohnson) February 19, 2016

Week 2. Good morning! pic.twitter.com/17gExepdxs

— Rian Johnson (@rianjohnson) February 22, 2016

We’ve also gotten to share some fun updates from the cast.

First day on Star Wars 8 complete ! We must face them! Fight them!

— John Boyega (@JohnBoyega) February 15, 2016

#fridayfitness! (For anyone that’s gonna try and correct my form I KNOW it isn’t the best, I’ve just started doing sprint training so progressing all the time!) this was a tiny segment of my training but it looks cool cause I’m running with a freaking parachute and yes that is my chiropractor being my ‘starting blocks’ ahahaha

A video posted by @daisyridley on Feb 19, 2016 at 6:08am PST

Current mood. Good morning !

A video posted by @john_boyega on Feb 24, 2016 at 2:41am PST

@mrcalliet influenced my cardio routine today. Sharp! Of course doesn’t hurt that I have Oscar Isaac in the background cheering me on.

A video posted by @john_boyega on Feb 11, 2016 at 5:06am PST

Given we’re only into week two of filming, it’s heartening to see these little messages to the fans. Here’s hoping it continues!

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