Were any scenes in Rogue One filmed in Tikal?
In Star Wars Episode IV, the scenes featuring the Rebel Base on Yavin IV were filmed at the historic Mayan site of Tikal, in Guatemala.
Scenes at the same base appear in Rogue One; were these shot on location at Tikal, or did they simply use inserted backgrounds?
Best Answer
No, according to Rogue One's IMDB page. It was not filmed in Guatemala.
Filming locations include:
- Canary Wharf Underground Station, Canary Wharf, Isle of Dogs, London, England, UK (Death Star)
- Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
- Bovingdon Airfield, Bovingdon, Hertfordshire, England, UK (Scarif)
- Reynisfjara, Iceland (Eadu)
- Gan, Laamu Atoll, Maldives (Scarif)
- Wadi Rum, Jordan (Jedha)
However, stills may have been used to create composites for use in green screen shots.
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1. Star Wars (1977)What locations was Rogue One filmed?
According to CNTraveler, Rogue One filming locations are scattered from the Maldives to Iceland and from London to Jordan. If you remember the planet Eadu in the film, the audience will be pleased to know that this was shot at Reynisfjara, Iceland.Was Star Wars filmed in Tikal Guatemala?
Yavin 4 \u2013 Tikal, Guatemala. The Mayan ruins of Tikal were used for the establishing shots of the rebel Massassi base at the end of Star Wars, A New Hope. This is where the Millennium Falcon lands and the rebel's stage their attack on the first Death Star as it is closing in on Yavin 4.Where did they film the Battle of Scarif?
Laamu Atoll, Maldives In "Rogue One," Scarif is played by the Laamu Atoll, a string of islands that form part of the Maldives archipelago. The idyllic location witnesses explosive battle scenes as Jyn Erso leads a rebel squad on a mission to steal Death Star plans.Location visit to the Maldives, Planet Scarif from Star Wars Rogue One
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Answer 2
Yes, Tikal was the location for Yavin, as in the original Star Wars (representing the same rebel base location). Dunno why this isn't acknowledged on IMDB or Wikipedia info for Rogue One yet. It might be that only scenic photography was filmed there and used as a background for scenes filmed in greenscreen studios. See example still here; the background (jungle & temples) is Tikal but the foreground area isn't (they wouldn't cut a huge clearing in the jungle like that at Tikal just for filming).
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