Theres no telling what the little orange alien is up to, but director Rian Johnson has sent out a behind-the-scenes image of actress Lupita Nyongo performing asMaz Kanatafor next yearsStar Wars: Episode VIII.
The filmmaker, who is picking up the franchise fromThe Force Awakenshelmer J.J. Abrams, posted the below shot without comment Monday to his Tumblr account, showing a close-up of the bespectacled being, with Oscar-winner Nyongo in her motion-capture suit in the background on a non-descript volume set.
Arrayed around the perimeter are a series of performance capture cameras, documenting her every movement.http://rcjohnso.tumblr.com/post/142244762595
Johnson previously released a backstage shot of cinematographer Steve Yedlin near the cockpit of the Millennium Falcon to mark the end of Week 4 of shooting.http://rcjohnso.tumblr.com/post/140845667440/cinematographer-steve-yedlin-hard-to-believe
Episode VIIIis set for release on Dec. 15, 2017.
Credit: Lucasfilm
