Radio and TV presenter Chris Evans has been discussing the Little Marlow film set that is ‘around the corner’ from his home.
It is rumoured to be for the new Star Wars TV series with the set built alongside the Spade Oak nature reserve appearing to feature dozens of houses creating a galactic village for the show.
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Talking on Virgin Radio, Chris Evans revealed he has also spotted multiple cranes and green screens on the set as he questioned what ‘major motion picture’ was being filmed there.
The set can be seen in the ‘behind the scenes’ trailer for the TV show that has been titled ‘Star Wars: Andor’.
Chris Evans said on Virgin Radio: “We think someone is making a major motion picture around the corner of our house but we're not quite sure.
“There seems to be a temporary location and there’s all these illumines signs.
“They’re usually film location crew signs, that is what they usually are and they are very good at taking them away, by the way.
“I think someone is making a major motion picture on the banks of the River Thames."
He continued: “There is a massive crane, there are two actually, we saw a camera on the top of the crane - it's half a mile back but looks so much closer because there is so much going on.”
“On Thursday we saw two cranes, massive cherry pickers - huge things, and they were a good couple hundred metres apart and they were holding up a massive green screen.
“It’s a huge thing that’s going on there.”
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Next to the film set, there is a row of marquees expected to be used for dressing rooms, production facilities, and equipment.
The presenter wondering if these are used to make the filming more Covid-19 secure.
He added: “There are these huge temporary marquees, they aren’t the one you see at like a country fair.
“I think they must make them for movies or maybe it’s a Covid thing.
“Maybe they’ve made massive marquees purely so you can make movies outdoors and be more easily Covid compliant.”
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Later on in the show Chris Evans revealed that the “info was in” and showed his excitement that Star Wars are filming their new TV show in Little Marlow.
The radio presenter said: “Guess what they're filming where I live, the new Star Wars TV show.
“They're doing a mega-series, it’s the Star Wars TV show, it’s amazing.
“It’s very cool, it is opposite the garden centre that we go to! I’m really excited.”
It has been announced that the Star Wars TV show, Andor, will be released on Disney+ and consist of 12 episodes.
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