The Force Awakens director has been speaking about the Irish landmark.
JJ Abrams says he can’t believe he was allowed to film Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens on Skellig Michael off the coast of County Kerry.
The UNESCO site plays a pivotal part in the blockbuster – on the way to becoming the highest grossing film of all time – and, even though the filmmakers are unlikely to return for Episode VIII, Abrams was blown away by it.
“I can’t believe they let us shoot there. I mean, it was so beautiful,” he said in a behind-the-scenes documentary around the making of the film.
Martin Joy, the Supervising Location Manager of the film added: “We were just blown away by it. It’s an extraordinary place. It certainly fed into our Star Wars universe.”
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