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The Sydney Morning Herald talked to Star Wars: Episode III producer Rick McCallum about the final film in the saga for which George Lucas has finished the script and shooting is set to start at Fox Studios Down Under.
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The producer, Rick McCallum, said yesterday that Episode III would be shot almost entirely inside the studios from next Monday. The main shoot would take 12 weeks, with Lucas returning for additional filming over the next 18 months.
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The $US115 million ($172 million) film has yet to get a title but covers Anakin Skywalker turning to the dark side to become Darth Vader - completing the six-film saga that began with Star Wars in 1977.
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"It's a huge picture and, under today's standards, it's a pretty moderately budgeted film," McCallum said. "But they're a lot of fun to make."
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For Episode II, Lucas finished the script only three days before shooting started. This time around, he finished with five days to spare.
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"I think they're always tough for him to write," McCallum said. "Especially this one, because it has to tie everything up from the prequels to the original trilogy. And you've got really big themes and issues in this one - how and why Anakin turns into Darth Vader."
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