Last night’s rehearsal on the main street of Dubrovnik was closed for public, but apparently someone had good enough vantage point to get some excellent shots. DuList published a series of photographs this morning depicting some sort of a flying craft, possibly a landspeeder, set on rails in front of Dubrovnik’s Franciscan Monastery. The craft is mostly covered over, but it’s presence alone is very intriguing. Enjoy the photos.

Set being prepared with some sort of vehicle in the foreground, photos DuList

Vehicle is mounted on curved rails, photo DuList

Close up reveals details and colour, photo DuList

Crew worked hard, long into the night, Photo DuList

Crew worked hard, long into the night, Photo DuList

The set is truly coming alive and the atmosphere in Dubrovnik is getting very heated. We can’t wait for what comes next.

Tonight, the main street of Dubrovnik is closed for public from 8:00pm to midnight. This is a planned operation by the production of Star Wars Episode VIII and the official explanation is a rehearsal of some technical parts of the filming. Word around town is none of the actors are still here, although the reports vary. Still, this evening everything seems pretty calm and we are to expect the same on the 4^th when another one of these rehearsals is being planned. Below are some photos published by a local news portal Dubrovacki Dnevnik of the situation around the set.

Set detail, photo Hrvoje Batinic

Set is being guarded, photo Hrvoje Batinic

Closed set = media attention, photo MP

Mayor of Dubrovnik was also present, photo MP

The same source reported earlier the filming itself might be prolonged until March 20^th (it was supposed to be done by March 17^th) and that apparently Dubrovnik is to play a very important role in Episode VIII.

We’ve already covered some of the rumours going around with regards to Dubrovnik part of Star Wars Episode VIII filming. Plenty is being said, no official confirmations are out explaining what part of the story is being filmed here or what characters will be seen on set.

Rey and Luke Skywalker share a scene in The Force Awakens, photo Lucasfilm

However, moscroatia.com reported earlier today that their sources have unofficially confirmed the actors to be appearing in Dubrovnik are none other than Mark Hamill and Daisy Ridley!! If this is true, Dubrovnik is definitely stepping up as one of the key locations in the upcoming Episode VIII and will cement its position as a place of pilgrimage for fans of Star Wars franchise from all corners of the globe.

Luke Skywalker, photo Lucasfilm

Of course, we understand this information is still unconfirmed, but that will hardly stop us from being excited at the very possibility of seeing Luke Skywalker and Rey on the streets of our fair city. Can you blame us?

It seems local Star Wars community in Dubrovnik is getting louder by the minute. As Dubrovnik Digest reports, there is a photo in circulation showing one of the traffic lights in Dubrovnik being defaced with an image of Darth Vader’s iconic helmet.

Darth Vader on Dubrovnik’s traffic light

It is unsure what the message should be, but it is most likely just an attempt of one of the younger Star Wars fans to score some bragging rights among his Dark Side favouring friends.

In the meantime, everybody in Dubrovnik is counting down the days to March 9^th when the sets will close and the entire city will hold its breath in hope to get a glimpse of anything that might give away the part of the plot being filmed here