New 'Star Wars' Filming Locations Have Been Released
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Star Wars: The Acolyte brought fans across a galaxy not so far away. The production team revealed the filming location and a large chunk of the show’s galaxy comes from Wales. Osha’s home Brendok, used Taf Fechan Forest in Bannau Brycheiniog for the scenes of the young Mae and Osha playing under a Bunta tree. The drained Upper Neuadd Reservoir in the same area of Wales was used for the area where the Jedi ship was docked on Brendok. The Upper Neuadd Dam near the reservoir served as the wall that guarded the coven. Showrunner Leslye Headland explained the location choice, “What was incredible about Wales was that, you know, you could shoot in a beautiful wooded area, but then if you moved up further, you’d be in snow.”
Another key location in The Acolyte, Kelnacca’s forest home on the planet Khofar was shot on the island of Madeira, Portugal. The film crew utilized the laurel forest Fanal, Caniçal, Porto Moniz, and Ribeira da Janela, and the isles of Porto Santo, Desertas, and Selvagens. Rather than waiting for perfect weather and the skies to clear, the cast and crew took advantage of the island's climate for a unique aesthetic. Producer Damien Anderson said Madeira “offered environments we had never seen before and gave us the opportunity to expand our creativity to create new worlds.” He continued, “The ocean and the style of the locations we chose portray the loneliness and remoteness of certain characters.”
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Other filming locations include a small, empty lot west of Trago Mills in Merthyr Tydfil and Brecon Beacons National Park in Wales while many of the interior scenes were filmed in Shinfield Studios in Berkshire. The Englefield Estate close to the studio had a wooded area used for some scenes. Production designer Kevin Jenkins emphasized the importance of the environment during the High Republic. Despite the title, the wars that Star Wars is known for haven’t started at the time of The Acolyte. Jenkins explained, “You have to remember that they weren’t at war in the middle of the Roman Empire. What Rome looked like at 400 B.C. as compared to 5 A.D. was not the same, so we took that approach with creating an older, more peaceful version of the galaxy than we’ve seen so far.”
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