UPDATE: The latest set photos claiming to be for Star Wars: Episode IX have been proven false (h/t SWNN) as the set has been confirmed in a video to be the Fountain of Youth set for Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides). The original story is as follows.
New Star Wars: Episode IX set photos have revealed the first look at a new location in the film.
The set photo reveals a large set of ruins engulfed in an overgrown jungle environment. This isn’t the first time we’ve seen a jungle setting in set photos from Episode IX as previous leaks have from the Black Park set have revealed exteriors for a jungle location in the film. However, the newly revealed set photo features a mysterious statue in the ruins set. While not much is clear, a large black and white image is set in place of where the statue’s head would be, suggesting the statue is of a woman.
Plot details remain under wraps, however, Star Wars: Episode IX is expected to be an all-out war between the Resistance and the First Order as the franchise concludes the Skywalker Saga. You can check out the new set photo below!
The film stars Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong’o, Domhnall Gleeson, Kelly Marie Tran, Joonas Suotamo, Billie Lourd, Naomi Ackie, Richard E. Grant, Keri Russel, Matt Smith, Dominic Monaghan, Anthony Daniels, Billy Dee Williams, and Mark Hamill.
Star Wars: Episode IX hits theaters December 20, 2019. Stay tuned to Heroic Hollywood for the latest news on the future of the Star Wars franchise as we learn it.
