Writing over at Star Wars Interviews, Dennis Pellegrom brings us his usual insight into the work behind the scenes with his second interview with performer Nick Kellington, who was Bistan in Rogue One and now portrays Snook Uccorfay in The Last Jedi.
What are the big differences (if there are any) between filming a Star Wars saga film and a Star Wars spin-off movie?
There was very little difference between the experience of filming a saga film and a spin-off movie. It’s all Star Wars, whether the film has an episode number or the words, “A Star Wars Story” in the title. For me, it’s just as exciting, just as fun. You’re still surrounded by cool alien creatures, on amazing sets, creating stories about a galaxy you love. Also, no matter what the title of the film, working in these creature suits is just as claustrophobic and uncomfortable. Ha ha! That never changes.
Maybe it also felt similar because I was working with the same core Creature Effects (CFX) team. It was lovely to see so many familiar faces from Rogue One and I also got to know some of the CFX team from The Force Awakens that I had not met previously, which was cool for me as I am very much a fan of that film.
Actually, when I think about it, there was one big difference on The Last Jedi and that was getting to see Mark Hamill on set. That never happened for me on Rogue One.
